Lok Sabha Question No. 1823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Free Cochlear Implants
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LOK SABHA

## Free Cochlear Implants

Unstarred Question No. 1823 To be Answered on 06.03.2018

## SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Governments scheme to provide free cochlear implants to children said to have broken the cartel that restricts implantation to just & few and poor is surgeons hospitals;
- (b) whether there are 172 centres under the scheme where implantation can be done but a close look the data shows that only 30 of them have done more than 10 surgeries while I01 have not done at and another 20 have five or less; any done
- (c) whether it is true that despite a Government scheme, nine private centres which have done more than 20 surgeries each accounted for almost two thirds of the 911 surgeries done till August this year; and being
- (d) if the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto? SO,`

## Answer Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment

## (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- Appliances (ADIP) implemented by the Ministry provides for Cochlear Implant surgery with a of Rs. 6.00 lakh per   child. Ali Yavar Jung National  Institute of Speech & Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) (AYJNISHD); Mumbai is the nodal agency for   Cochlear   Implant surgery and   rehabilitation Procurement of Cochlear Implants is made\_by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India inviting Tender on a national basis. This has resulted in reducing\_the cost of cochlear implant from to Rs.3.67 lakh The   cochlear  implants are   distributed all over India to the 172 empanelled hospitals Where surgeons conduct the cochlear implant surgery Thus cochlear implant is not restricted to only a few hospitals. being ceiling
- (b): The Ministry has apptoved empanelment of 172 Hospitals, out of which 14 Hospitals did not enter into a MoU with AYJNISHD, Mumbai. Of the remaining 158 hospitals, 83 hospitals have conducted cochlear implant  surgeries 50 hospitals (19 Government and have done less than 10 cochlear implant surgeries. 33 Hospitals (10 Government and 23 Private Hospitals) have done more than 10 cochlear implant surgeries. 07 Hospitals (02 Government and 05 Private) have done more thar 30 cochlear implant surgeries.

Total number of surgeries done $0 far is 1089 (323 surgeries done in Government Hospitals and 766 done in Private Hospitals)

- (c); As the pace of cochlear implant surgery was slow in Government Hospitals, it was decided to empanel Private Hospitals also; More than 20 surgeries have been conducted in 18 Hospitals out of which 04 are Government Hospitals and 14 are Private Hospitals
- (d): Details of surgeries done in Government and Private Hospitals are given in the Annexure: In view of the waiting list of children to be provided with Cochlear Implants, it has been the endeavoureof the Government to empanel both Government and Private Hospitals under the Scheme. long

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