Lok Sabha Question No. 4889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Army Hospitals
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4889

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST  MARCH, 2017

## ARMY  HOSPITALS

4889.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Army Hospitals functioning in the country at present, State / UTwise including Jharkhand;
- (b) whether  several  proposals  regarding  setting  up  of  Army  Hospitals  in  various States / UTs are under  consideration of the Government; and
- (c) if so, the State / UT-wise details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (c): There  are  132  Armed  Forces  Hospitals  in  the  country.    The State  /  UT-wise  number  of  such  hospitals  is  indicated  in  the  Annexure. There  are  98  Field  Hospitals,  which  are  located  in  different  parts  of  the country  based  on  operational  requirement.    In  addition,  one  Military Hospital is being raised at Likabali, Assam and approval has been granted for raising a Military Hospital at Panagarh, West Bengal.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4889 FOR ANSWER ON 31.3.2017

| S. No.   | State                     | Number of Armed Forces Hospitals   | Number of Armed Forces Hospitals   | Number of Armed Forces Hospitals   |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State                     | Army                               | Air Force                          | Navy                               |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh            | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 3.       | Assam                     | 5                                  | 2                                  | -                                  |
| 4.       | Bihar                     | 2                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 5.       | Goa                       | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
| 6.       | Gujarat                   | 5                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 7.       | Haryana                   | 3                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 6                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 9.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 11                                 | -                                  | -                                  |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                 | 2                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 11.      | Karnataka                 | 1                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  |
| 12.      | Kerala                    | 2                                  | -                                  | 2                                  |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh            | 6                                  | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 14.      | Maharashtra               | 9                                  | -                                  | 2                                  |
| 15.      | Manipur                   | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                 | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 17.      | Nagaland                  | 2                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 18.      | Odisha                    | 1                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
| 19.      | Punjab                    | 9                                  | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 20.      | Rajasthan                 | 10                                 | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 21.      | Sikkim                    | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu                | 3                                  | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 23.      | Telangana                 | 2                                  | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 24.      | Tripura                   | 1                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand               | 5                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh             | 12                                 | 3                                  | -                                  |
| 27.      | West Bengal               | 7                                  | 1                                  | -                                  |
| 28.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | -                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
| 29.      | Delhi                     | 2                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
|          | Total:                    | 111                                | 12                                 | 9                                  |

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