Lok Sabha Question No. 3373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Shortage of Beds in Hospitals/ Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas, Locket Chatterjee, N.K. Premachandran

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH JULY, 2019

## SHORTAGE OF BEDS IN HOSPITALS/ MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 3373. SHRI K. NAVASKANI: MS. LOCKETCHATTERJEE: SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the availability of beds in the hospitals/medical colleges of the country is much less as compared to the population and not in accordance with the norms prevalent at international level consequently the patients are forced to lie down on the floor;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the re sons therefor indicating the number of hospital/medical college beds available in the count ry particularly in the Central Government hospitals and its associated hospitals including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other medical colleges;
- (c) the funds allocated during each of the last three years and the current year for thi s purpose, hospital/medical college -wise and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet the norms prevalent at international level and improve the bed population ratio;
- (d)  whether  the  Government proposes  to  introduce  programme  to develop  thehealth infrastructure facilities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  action  taken/proposed  to  be taken  by  the  Government  for  providing special  financial assistance  for  increasing the  bed  capacity  in  Government  medical colleges  and  General Hospital s?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a ) As per the provisional data of National Health profile - 2018, compiled by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), one bed in Government Hospitals including Primary Health Cent (PHCs) in rural and urban areas is available for average 1844 peoplei n the Country. However, data at international level is not maintained centrally.
- (b)  The  number  of  beds  in  respect  of  Safdarjung,  Dr.  Ram  Manohar  Lohia,  Lady  Harding Medical  College  and  Associated  Hospitals  and  All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences, w Delhi is as under:

| Name of Hospital                                            | Number of beds   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Safdarjung Hospital*                                        | 2873             |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College and Sucheta Kriplani Hospital | Smt. 877         |
| Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital                          | 375              |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital                              | 1447             |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi          | 2483             |

## *including Sports Injury Center

- (c) No separate budget is allocated to Hospitals for increasing the number of beds. Ho funds  allocated  during  each  of  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  to  Safdarjung, Manohar  Lohia,  Lady  Hardinge  Medical  College  and  Associated  Hospitals  and  All  India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi is as under:
- **Including Dr. RML PGIMER, New Delhi

| Name of Hospital                                                 | Budget allocated (In crores)   | Budget allocated (In crores)   | Budget allocated (In crores)   | Budget allocated (In crores)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                  | 2016- 17                       | 2017- 18                       | 2018- 19                       | 2019- 20                       |
| Safdarjung Hospital*                                             | 943.98                         | 1121.39                        | 1177.17                        | 1227.20                        |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital | 296.00                         | 406.49                         | 410.74                         | 475.10                         |
| Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital                               | 90.00                          | 105.48                         | 111.81                         | 124.90                         |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital**                                 | 492                            | 556.87                         | 562.49                         | 750                            |
| All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi                  | of 2043                        | 2400                           | 3018                           | 3599.65                        |

Further,  'Health'  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the State Government to make efforts for increasing the bed strength in their Hospitals in accordan requirement and fund availability. However, the Central Government provides assistance t State  Governments  in  their  efforts  to  provide  better  health care  facilities  to  people  through various schemes including under National Health Mission (NHM).

(d) & (e) As far as Central Government Hospitals located in Delhi viz. Safdarjung, Dr Manohar  Lohia  and  Lady  Hardinge  Medical  College  & Associated  Hospitals  are  concerned, Government  approved  redevelopment  of  LHMC  with  additional  570  beds.  Super  Speciality Block cum paid ward block with 807 beds and Emergency Block with 500 beds in Safdarjung Hospital were started in 2018. Super Specialit y Block in Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has also been approved with additional bed capacity of 509.

In addition, the Central Government has also set up six new AIIMS at Jodhpur, Bhop Bhubneshwar, rishikesh, Raipur and Patna under Pradahan Mantri Swast hya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).