Lok Sabha Question No. 3144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Super Speciality Hospitals under PMSSY
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## SUPER SPECIALITY HOS PITALS UNDER PMSSY

## 3144. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Union Health and Family Welfare Department issued necessary instructions through Letter No. Z-28016/37/2018/PMSSY- 1 dated 14 th June, 2018 to all the health/medical education Principal Secretaries of States to make the super speciality hospitals constructed under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana within stipulated time frame and to operate them properly;
- (b) if so, the status/progress of super speciality hospit al of Gajra Raja Government Medical College, Gwalior in this regard;
- (c) the progress of the purchase and utilization of medical equipment in the said hospital;
- (d) the facility being provided for diagnosis and treatment of out and indoor patients in the said hospital;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  facility  regarding X - ray,  CT  scan,  MRI,  endoscopy,  dialysis, etc. available in the said hospital;
- (f)  the  status  of  sanctioned  posts  of medical  teachers/officers,  superintendent, director, technicians, nursing staff , etc. and appointment made in this regard; and
- (g) the progress of higher studies in sup r speciality subjects?

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

- (a): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, vide letter No. Z - 28016/37/2018/PMSSY1 dated 14 th June, 2018, has issued the timelines for completion of the upgradation pro under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) along with guidelines on the role and responsibilities of the Executing Agency (EA), Procurement Support Agency (PSA) of the projects and Government Medical Colleges concerned, in the procurement, installa and commissioning of medical equipment for the upgradation projects.

However, no instructions for operatin g the Super Speciality Blocks were issued vide the said letter.

- (b): Construction  of Super  Speciality  Block  (SSB) at  Gajra  Raja  Medical  College, Gwalior, under Phase -III upgradation programme of PMSSY, has been completed. Works of Modular  Operation Theatres  (MOT),  Medical  Gas  Pipeline  System  (MGPS)  and  Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) at the SSB have also been completed .
- (c) Ordersfor procurement of 56 items of medical equipment worth Rs.28.97 crore hav e beenplaced for the upgradation project, out of which 45 items have already been delivered.
- (d)  &  (e)  Scope  of  the  upgradation  of  the  Medical  College  includes  c onstruction  of 210 bedded  (including  30  ICU  beds  and  12  Dialysis  beds) Super  Speciality  Block    having 6 departmentsnamely, GI Medicine,  GI  Surgery,  Urology,  Nephrology,  Neonatology,  and Paediatric Surgery, with 6 OTs .

Diagnostic  equipment  like  1000  mA  X  Ray,  Computed  Radiography,  MRI  1.5T, Colour  Doppler,  Endoscopes  and  Dialysis  Machines  have  been  procured  for  the  Medica Colleg e.

- (f) & (g): Provisioning  of  manpower  required  for  running  the  facilities  created  un PMSSY upgradation project and sending proposal to MCI/NMC for creation of additional PG seats are the responsibility of the Government Medical College/ State Governmen t concerned.