Lok Sabha Question No. 2595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Health ATMs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## HEALTH ATMs

2595. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has installed Health ATMs at various railway stations through the Public-Private-Partnership Mode and if so, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives;
- (b) the  number  of  trained  staff  engaged  to  assist  the  passengers  to use  the  facility  along  with  the  details  of  the  checkups  which  are included in these ATMs;
- (c)
- the amount of funds allocated by the Government for the purpose;
- (d) the details of the number of travellers using the said ATMs since its inception;
- (e) whether the ATMs will help the commuters to check their health conditions at a low cost and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Railways  has  decided  to  extend  the  primary  health check-up facility to other stations especially in rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2595 BY SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE, DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA, DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S., DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, SHRI  KULDEEP  RAI    SHARMA  AND  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2019  REGARDING HEALTH ATMs

(a)  to  (f):  No,  Sir.    However,  in  order  to  earn  revenue  through  sources other than freight & passenger fares, Indian Railways have issued NonFare  Revenue  (NFR)  policies/schemes  on  Mobile  Assets,  Out  of  Home Advertising,  Rail  Display  Network,  Unsolicited  proposals,  Content  on Demand  in  2017  and  New  and  Innovative  Ideas  and  Concept  Schemes (NINFRIS)  in  2018  respectively.    Full  powers  have  been  delegated  to General  Managers  and  Divisional  Railway  Managers  to  implement  the policies and they are empowered to explore various means of generating additional  non-  fare  revenues.  While  no  Health  ATM  has  been  installed under the Public-Private-Partnership mode, 24 Health Kiosks have been setup  at  a  few  railway  stations  by  private  licensees  on  payment  of license fee to Railways. The private licensees man the Health kiosks by their  own  staff.  The  machines  provide  information  about  various  health parameters.  No  funds  have  been  allocated  by  the  Government  for  the purpose  as  the  Kiosk.  The  above  facility  is  available  only  at  stations where licensees have come forward to install the machines under nonfare revenue generation policies.

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