Lok Sabha Question No. 4782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Free Pathology/Diagnostics Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, SANTOSH KUMAR, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, HARI OM PANDEY

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 4782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd MARCH, 2018

## FREE PATHOLOGY/DIAGN OSTICS SCHEME

4782. DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to roll out free Pathology/ Diagnostics Scheme and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi; and
- (b) whether the Government has asked the State Governments to start providing a basket of essential services for free to patients visiting public healthcare facilities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b): Government of India has launched NHM Free Diagnostic Services Initiative, under which support is provided to States for pro viding free diagnostic services in Public Health Facilities.  The guidelines on National Free diagnostics service initiative al the  model  tender  document  have  been  developed  and  disseminated  to  the  States. T guidelines are intended to assist Stat es/UTs to roll out the initiative. The detailed guideli along with the model tender document is available on web - link mentioned below: - http://nhsrcindia.org/sites/default/files

/practice\_file/ Free%20Diagnostics%

20Service%20Initiative.pdf

The guidelines provide illustrative list of investigations to be provided free level of the health facility as under: -

| Public Health Facility   |   No. of Investigations |
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sub Centre               |                       7 |
| Public Health Centre     |                      19 |
| Community Health Centre  |                      39 |
| District Hospital        |                      57 |

29 States/ UTs have implemented Free Diagnostics Initiative through NHM funding and State budget. Implementation strategy and number of investigations provided at fa level varies from State to Stat e. The State/ UT wise details are as under: -

## (i) 28  States  are  providing  Laboratory  services  either  in - house  or  through  PPP mode:

Andhra Pradesh, A&N islands, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu,  Delhi,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana, Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Lakshadweep,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Puducherry,  Punjab,  Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, West Bengal .

## (ii) 25 States are providing CT scan services either in - house or through PPP mode:

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajastha Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Kerala,  Lakshadweep,  Puducherry,  Punjab,  Sikkim,  Tamil  Nadu, Telangana, A&N Islands .

## (iii) Teleradiology (X - ray) (6 States):

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal .