Lok Sabha Question No. 2651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Viability Gap Funding Window for Setting up of Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2651 TH

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 MARCH, 2020

## VIABILITY GAP FUNDIN G WINDOW FOR SETTING UP OF HOSPITALS

## 2651. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a) whether Government has proposed to set u p Viability Gap funding window for setting up hospitals in the PPP mode;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Aspirational Districts with no Ayushman empanelled hospitals are to be covered in the first phase;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  Government  has  proposed  to  target diseases  with  an  appropriately  designed Preventive regime using Machine Learning and AI; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINI STER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) to (d): 'Public Health & Hospitals' being a State Subject, the primary responsibility for setting up of hospitals lies with the State Governments.

However, in January 2019, Broad Guidelines for Private Investments in setting up of Hospitals in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, subsequent to launch of AB - PMJAY, were issued.

Further, as announced in Budget 2020 - 21, it is proposed to set up Viability Gap funding window for setting up hospitals in the PPP m ode. In the first phase, those Aspirational Districts will be covered, where presently there are no Ayushman empanelled hospitals.

Accordingly,  in  order  to  incorporate  the  above,  the  existing  guidelines  are  b reviewed in consultation with all the stakeholders.

(e) & (f) : The Government has set up a task force to explore the usage of Machine Learni and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the basis of different datasets available. The potent AI implementation in Public Health Management i nclude:

- a) Tele -Radiology
- b) Tele - Ophthalmology
- c) Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)
- d) Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Health data
- e) Disease Surveillance
- f) Tele - Medicine
- g) Early Detection of Diseases
- h) Health data analytics
- i) Remote monitoring through Wearables -elderly/special cases
- j) Research in Bio - Technology

Also,  the  National  Digital  Health  Blueprint  (NDHB)  report,  which  advocates  t deployment  of  Artificial  Intelligence  and  Machine  learning  technologies  in  Public  H solut ions, has been prepared.

Further, the Government is currently working towards a robust framework for ensur Privacy, Security  and anonymization of patient data, which will facilitate the efficient use Artificial Intelligence in upcoming as well as current national level programmes in Heal of AI in Tele - Radiology programme is an area of priority.