Lok Sabha Question No. 4223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. 4223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH AUGUST, 2017

## GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## 4223. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

(a) the number of Government run hospitals in the country, State/UT - wise;

- (b) whether the Government proposes to renovate the Government hospitals in Jharkhand and equip  them  with  l atest  medical  equipments  and  to  increase  the  number  of  doctors  and  sta therein; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): A s per the provisional data of National Health Profile - 2017,compiled by the Central Bureau  of  Health  Intelligence  (CBHI),  the  number  of    Government  hospitals  includi Community Health Centres (CHCs) available in rural and urban areas in the Country, State/UT -wise is given in Annexure.
- (b)& (c): Public Health and hospitals being a State subject, it is the primary respons of  the  State  Governments  to  provide  health  care  services  includin g  undertaking renovation/ modernization of their health facilities to the people as per their requirement.

However, under National Health Mission (NHM), support is extended to States/UTs t strengthen their healthcare system for providing accessible, affordable and quality healt all  the  citizens  based  on  proposals  submitted  by  the  States/UTs  in  their  P rogramme Implementation  Plans  under  which  assistance  is  provided  for  infrastructure  strengthe capacity building, human resource, medical equipments, etc .

Under  NHM  for  the  year  2017 - 8,  no  proposal  has  been  received  from  Jharkahnd  regarding renovat ion  of  existing  District  Hospitals  or  to  equip  them  with  latest  medical  equip However, approval has been given for medical equipment as per State's proposal in Record of Proceedings in 2017 - 8.

In 2017 - 18 while no new position of Medical Officer h as been approved, however, 170 new positions of staff nurses has been approved.

## State/UT- wise  number  of  Government  Hospitals  in  Rural  and  Urban  areas (Including CHCs) in India

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT      |   Total Number of Government Hospitals |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                    258 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                    212 |
| 3        | Assam                     |                                   1215 |
| 4        | Bihar                     |                                   1033 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              |                                    214 |
| 6        | Goa                       |                                     33 |
| 7        | Gujarat                   |                                    486 |
| 8        | Haryana                   |                                    159 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          |                                    164 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                    132 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 |                                    555 |
| 12       | Karnataka                 |                                    475 |
| 13       | Kerala                    |                                   1280 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                    451 |
| 15       | Maharashtra               |                                    711 |
| 16       | Manipur                   |                                     30 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 |                                     40 |
| 18       | Mizoram                   |                                     34 |
| 19       | Nagaland                  |                                     36 |
| 20       | Orissa                    |                                   1789 |
| 21       | Punjab                    |                                    241 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 |                                    752 |
| 23       | Sikkim                    |                                     33 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                |                                    563 |
| 25       | Telangana**               |                                    178 |
| 25       | Tripura                   |                                    140 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                    964 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               |                                    460 |
| 28       | West Bengal               |                                   1566 |
| 29       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                     30 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                |                                      4 |
| 31       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                      4 |
| 32       | Daman & Diu               |                                      5 |
| 33       | Delhi                     |                                    109 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep               |                                      9 |
| 35       | Puducherry                |                                     14 |
|          | India                     |                                  14379 |