Lok Sabha Question No. 6484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Ambulance Services
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6484 TO BE ANSWERED ON  6 TH APRIL, 2018

## AMBULANCE SERVICES

## 6484. SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government hospitals in the country have no proper ambulances to cater needs of the patients, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether many amb ulances are frequently getting repaired and unavailable particularly t emergency patients and patients are taking the services of private ambulances for whic charge high rates and poor people cannot afford private ambulances;
- (c) if so, the de tails thereof and reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to make available ambulances at each Governm hospital to cater to the needs of the poor patients through 104 and 108 ambulance serv Andhra Pradesh in future?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : As per reports submitted by the States/UTs, there are 23989 A ambulancesin operation across the country. The State - wise details including Andhra Pradesh is annexed.
- (b)  to (d) : Public Health and Hospitals being a State subject. The responsibility to pr healthcare services including repair, availability,  monitoring a nd ensuring the functionalities of ambulances in Government Hospitals particularly for emergency patients in the States lies the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments.   However, under National Health Mi the States/UTs are provided t echnical and financial support for strengthening their healthca systems including support for  emergency health transport services/ambulance services fo patients through 102/104 and 108 ambulance services, based on the requirements posed by t intheir Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

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## Annexure

| Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on Sept 2017)   | Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on Sept 2017)   | Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on Sept 2017)   | Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on Sept 2017)   | Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on Sept 2017)   | Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on Sept 2017)   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.no.                                               | State/UTs                                            | Dial 108                                             | Dial 102/104                                         | Other patients transport vehicle (empaneled)         | Total Ambulance under NHM                            |
| 1                                                    | Bihar                                                | 10                                                   | 799                                                  | 44                                                   | 853                                                  |
| 2                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                         | 239                                                  | 363                                                  | 0                                                    | 602                                                  |
| 3                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                     | 198                                                  | 126                                                  | 0                                                    | 324                                                  |
| 4                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                      | 0                                                    | 331                                                  | 0                                                    | 331                                                  |
| 5                                                    | Jharkhand                                            | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 2581                                                 | 2581                                                 |
| 6                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                       | 606                                                  | 739                                                  | 0                                                    | 1345                                                 |
| 7                                                    | Orissa                                               | 420                                                  | 487                                                  | 0                                                    | 907                                                  |
| 8                                                    | Rajasthan                                            | 713                                                  | 586                                                  | 0                                                    | 1299                                                 |
| 9                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 1488                                                 | 2270                                                 | 150                                                  | 3908                                                 |
| 10                                                   | Uttarakhand                                          | 139                                                  | 109                                                  | 0                                                    | 248                                                  |
| 11                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                    | 0                                                    | 123                                                  | 0                                                    | 123                                                  |
| 12                                                   | Assam                                                | 380                                                  | 316                                                  | 235                                                  | 931                                                  |
| 13                                                   | Manipur                                              | 0                                                    | 43                                                   | 0                                                    | 43                                                   |
| 14                                                   | Meghalaya                                            | 43                                                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 43                                                   |
| 15                                                   | Mizoram                                              | 0                                                    | 60                                                   | 0                                                    | 60                                                   |
| 16                                                   | Nagaland                                             | 0                                                    | 80                                                   | 0                                                    | 80                                                   |
| 17                                                   | Sikkim                                               | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 18                                                   | Tripura                                              | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 19                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                       | 439                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 439                                                  |
| 20                                                   | Goa                                                  | 37                                                   | 0                                                    | 4                                                    | 41                                                   |
| 21                                                   | Gujarat                                              | 585                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 585                                                  |
| 22                                                   | Haryana                                              | 360                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 360                                                  |
| 23                                                   | Karnataka                                            | 711                                                  | 0                                                    | 200                                                  | 911                                                  |
| 24                                                   | Kerala                                               | 43                                                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 43                                                   |
| 25                                                   | Maharashtra                                          | 937                                                  | 2674                                                 | 0                                                    | 3611                                                 |
| 26                                                   | Punjab                                               | 242                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 242                                                  |
| 27                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                           | 829                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 829                                                  |
| 28                                                   | Telangana                                            | 316                                                  | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 316                                                  |
| 29                                                   | West Bengal                                          | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 2635                                                 | 2635                                                 |
| 30                                                   | A&N Island                                           | 0                                                    | 1                                                    | 0                                                    | 1                                                    |
| 31                                                   | Chandigarh                                           | 6                                                    | 9                                                    | 0                                                    | 15                                                   |
| 32                                                   | D&N Haveli                                           | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 33                                                   | Daman & Diu                                          | 3                                                    | 4                                                    | 0                                                    | 7                                                    |
| 34                                                   | Delhi                                                | 0                                                    | 265                                                  | 0                                                    | 265                                                  |
| 35                                                   | Lakshadweep                                          | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 36                                                   | Puducherry                                           | 11                                                   | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 11                                                   |
| All                                                  | India                                                | 8755                                                 | 9385                                                 | 5849                                                 | 23989                                                |

Source -NHM

- MIS report