Lok Sabha Question No. 967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Modern Facilities in Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Malook Nagar, Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 967 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## MODERN FACILITIES IN HOSPITALS

## 967. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR: SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  Government  hospitals  so  far  in  the country  where  ICU  facilities  are available;
- (b) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to set up new hospitals and pr ovide modern health facilities in existing hospitals including arrangement of ICU in the country to deal with the situation arising from Covid - 19 pandemic;
- (c) whether the Government is providing any financial assistance to hospitals or patients fo treatment of novel Corona virus and if so, the details of the criteria fixed in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to increase health budget in the next financial year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

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

- (a): The number of Government Hospitals, both Central and State Government where ICU facilities are available is not maintained centrally. How ve , as far as Covid - 19 is concerned, the  information  provided  by  States  on  Covid -19  portal  gives  details  of  ICU  beds  and ventilators in COVID dedicated facilities (Government and Private both) and is provid Annexure .
- (b): Public  Health  and  Hospitals  being a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  of strengthening of healthcar system including setting up / upgradation of health facil with  respective  State  Government.  However,  States  /  UTs  are  being  provided  requi technical and Financial assis tance for managing the COVID 19 Public Health Challenge from time to time

All the States/UTs are provided with necessary financial support under 'India COVID 19  Emergency  Response  and  Health  System  Preparedness  Package.'  During  FY  2020 - 21 funds of Rs. 425 6.81 cr have been released to States / UTs as on 10.9.2020. States may ut these funds also for setting up of new COVID dedicated facilities.

- (c): For treatment of those affected by COVID, Government is implementing Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Ja n Arogya Yojana (AB - PMJAY) to provide health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to around 10. poor  and  vulnerable  families  (approx.  50  crore  Individuals)  as  per  Socio - Economic  Caste Census (SECC)data. To effectively cover AB - PMJAY beneficiaries for testing and treatment of COVID 19,  packages  for  'Testing  for  COVID -19'  and  'Treatment  of  COVID -19'  have been notified.
- (d) & (e): The Ministry of  Health & Family Welfare will request allocation of f unds as per requirements under the overall budget of Government of India.

ANNEXURE State  wise  details  of  ICU  Beds  and  Ventilators  in  different  Government  (Central  and  State)  run dedicated COVID Hospitals* (as on 16 th September, 2020)

|   Sl. | State / UT Name             |   ICU Beds |   Ventilators |
|-------|-----------------------------|------------|---------------|
|     1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |         18 |            18 |
|     2 | Andhra Pradesh              |       1367 |           484 |
|     3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |         43 |            11 |
|     4 | Assam                       |        329 |           278 |
|     5 | Bihar                       |        218 |           262 |
|     6 | Chandigarh                  |         60 |            30 |
|     7 | Chhattisgarh                |        338 |           270 |
|     8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli         |         46 |            46 |
|     9 | Daman &Diu                  |         21 |            11 |
|    10 | Delhi                       |       1075 |           956 |
|    11 | Goa                         |         35 |           117 |
|    12 | Gujarat                     |       1454 |          1840 |
|    13 | Haryana                     |        214 |           165 |
|    14 | Himachal Pradesh            |         69 |            72 |
|    15 | Jammu and Kashmir           |        284 |           236 |
|    16 | Jharkhand                   |        103 |            74 |
|    17 | Karnataka                   |       1238 |           853 |
|    18 | Kerala                      |        747 |           357 |
|    19 | Ladakh                      |         31 |            25 |
|    20 | Lakshadweep                 |          3 |             2 |
|    21 | Madhya Pradesh              |        721 |           308 |
|    22 | Maharashtra                 |       4039 |          2848 |
|    23 | Manipur                     |         20 |            24 |
|    24 | Meghalaya                   |         69 |            71 |
|    25 | Mizoram                     |         40 |            58 |
|    26 | Nagaland                    |         50 |            25 |
|    27 | Odisha                      |        222 |           140 |
|    28 | Puducherry                  |         57 |            50 |
|    29 | Punjab                      |        348 |           111 |
|    30 | Rajasthan                   |        939 |           602 |
|    31 | Sikkim                      |         20 |            57 |
|    32 | Tamil Nadu                  |       3595 |          2134 |
|    33 | Telangana                   |        815 |           303 |
|    34 | Tripura                     |         73 |            19 |
|    35 | Uttar Pradesh               |       2110 |          1512 |
|    36 | Uttarakhand                 |        376 |           423 |
|    37 | West Bengal                 |        406 |           340 |

*    Source :