Lok Sabha Question No. 1212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Treatment of the Poor at Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav, Rama Devi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1212 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## TREATMENT OF THE POO R AT PRIVATE HOSPITALS

## 1212. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken note  that  hospitals  which  were  given  land by  the Government at concessional rate refuse to give treatment to the poor, if so, thedetails thereof along with the action taken in this regard;
- (b) whether the Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to sure providing free treatment to 25 per cent of OPD patients and 10 percentage of IPD patients, in connection withtheWrit Petition No. 2866/2002;
- (c)  if  so,  the  reason  for  not  taking action  by  the  Government  on  its  own according  to  the prescribed terms and conditions which resulted in court intervention; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government in this regard and punitive measures taken against officers held guilty in this regard?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (e): As  per  Constitutional  provisions,  'Health'  is  a  State  subject.  It  is  within  the domain  of  State/UT  Government  to  ensure  that  hospitals  given  land  at  concessional  ra provide free treatment to the poor. Since this is a State matter, Union Ministry of Hea th and Family Welfare does not maintain details in this regard.

As  per  information  furnished  by  the  Land  and  Development  Office  (L&DO),  Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, land has been allotted to the following private hosp Delhi on conce ssional rates: -

- i Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
- ii Veeranwali International hospital (Delhi Hospital Society)/PRIMUS - ORTHO
- iii Dr. Vidya Sagar Kaushalya Devi Memorial Trust (VIMHANS)
- iv Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital
- v St. Stephens Hospital
- vi An additional strip of land measuring 773 square yards was allotted to R.B. Seth Ram Hospital for expansion of the hospital. Initially the land had been allotted by D

In pursuance of directions issued by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in Writ Petition(C) 2866/2002 in the matter of Social Jurist Vs. GNCT Delhi and others, the Govt. of NCT Delh issued guidelines for provision of free treatment facilities to patients of Economicall Section  (EWS)  category.  The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vid e  its  order  dated  01.09.2011  has ordered  that  25%  OPD  and  10%  IPD  patents  have  to  been  given  treatment  free  of  cos Accordingly, vide order dated 02.02.2012, Government of India took a policy decision th the six private hospitals which have been pro vided land by L&DO on concessional rate must strictly follow the policy of providing treatment free of cost to 25% OPD and 10% IPD patients.

As per information made available by L&DO, out of six hospitals to whom L&DO had allotted  the  land  on  concess ional  rate,  two  hospitals,  namely,  St.  Stephen  Hospital  an Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital failed to comply with the mandatory condition and filed W Petition before the Hon'ble High Court, who passed the order dated 28.04.2014. The Department filed SLP s in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India against the order of Hon'ble High Court. Now, the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 09.07.2018 has made it mandatory for the above mentioned hospitals to strictly observe the condition of providing treatment fre e of cost to 10% IPD and 25% OPD Economically Weaker patients.

Government of NCT of Delhi has constituted a Monitoring Committee for this purpose. and  when  any  complaint  is  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  Land  &  Development  Office  by Directorate  of Health  Services,  Govt.  of  NCT  of  Delhi,  action  under  lease  terms  is  initi against the erring hospital, which inter - alia includes issuance of show - cause notice, cancellation of allotment, etc.