Lok Sabha Question No. 2053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: CGHS Funds
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2053 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th DECEMBER, 2017

## CGHS FUNDS

## 2053. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) has surrendered the funds provided to them for expansion of services during the years 2014 - 17;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the measures adopted to ensure efficient utilisation of the funds by CGHS;
- (d) the reasons for not issuing medicines prescribed by the doctors of CGHS empanelled private hospitals to the CGHS beneficiaries by CGHS dispensaries; and
- (e) the steps taken to ensure that medicines prescribed by doctors of CGHS empanelled private hospitals are issued to the CGHS beneficiaries?

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

- (a): Yes.
- (b): The details of unutilized funds during the year 2014 - 17 are at Annexure.

Following are the reasons for non -utilization of funds allocated to CGHS: -

-  Savings under Salary Head under non - Pla  head due to vacant posts of Medical Officers.
-  Delay in obtaining sanctions for projects under Capital Heads and receipt of RE towards fag end of the Financial Year.
-  Under PORB the bills could not be submitted in time as the Revised Estimate (RE)/Fi Estimate (FE) was allocated towards the fag end of the Financial Year and the Pay & Accounts Offices (PAOs) of some of the CGHS units are located outside the Cities.
- (c): Following  measures  have  been  adopted  to  ensure  efficient  utilization  of  funds CGHS: -
-  The expenditure figures are regularly mo nitored by Senior Officers of CGHS.
-  All the funds under Capital Head are already placed to the CPWD for effective utili of funds.
-  As on date the expenditure under Revenue Head and PORB are as per the proportiona expenditure required to be made.

( d) & (e): Issue of medicines prescribed by doctors of the private empanelled hospitals not  permitted  except  in  post - o erative  follow -up  cases  of  Neurosurgery,  Cardiac  surgery (including  coronary  Angioplasty  and  implants),  Cancer  treatment,  Kidney  transp lantation, Hip/Knee  Joint  Replacement  and  Accidents  where  prior  permission  has  been  obtained  fo follow - up treatment.

The medicines prescribed by doctors of CGHS empanelled hospitals in above cases a issued by the concerned Wellness Centres as per the available Generic or Brand name avai at  CGHS  Wellness  Centre.  Items  which  fall  under  dietary  preparations,  cosmetic s,  tonics, Ayurvedic preparations advised by the Allopathic Doctors etc. are not supplied under CGHS.

## STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF UNUTILIZED FUNDS

(In Crores of Rupees)

|            | 2014- 15             | 2014- 15           | 2015- 16             | 2015- 16           | 2016- 17             | 2016- 17           |
|------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|            | Allo cation under RE | Actual Expenditure | Allo cation under RE | Actual Expenditure | Allo cation under RE | Actual Expenditure |
| Non - Plan | 750.00               | 734.38             | 815.00               | 798.11             | 890.00               | 879.04             |
| Plan       | 156.90               | 116.55             | 138.61               | 119.77             | 115.00               | 103.48             |
| PORB       | 875.00               | 948.32             | 1065.00              | 1058.71            | 1240.00              | 1224.00            |

## ANNEXURE