Lok Sabha Question No. 1863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: In-Vitro Fertilization
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, A.K.P. Chinraj, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION

## 1863. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE :

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

- (a) the details of total number of registered and unregistered In - Vitro Fer tilization (IVF) clinics functioning in the country, State/UT -wise;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any guidelines for the functioning of these cli so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether these clinics indulge in unfair practices and duped married couples, if so, the of complaints received against these IVF centres and the action taken by the Government a such centres;
- (d)  whether  only  a  small  number  of  IVF  centres  are  opene d/operational  in  the  Government hospitals across the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Governments to estab IVF  centres  under  National  Health  Mi ssion  and  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Government thereon and the present status of the said proposal?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) Details are annexed as Annexure.
- (b) : Yes.  National  Guidelines  for  Accreditation,  Supervision  and  Regulation  of  Artif Reproductive  Technique  (ART)  Clinics  in  India,  have  been  formulated  by  Indian  Council Medical Research (ICMR).

These guidelines have been circulated to all States /UTs for follow - up.

- (c) : The National Registry of ICMR, received complaints against 15 enrolled ART Clinic Status of these complaints is as under: -
- i.  Complaints found incorrect -9
- ii  Complaints under investigation - 4
- iii  Complaints found factual -2

and enrollment of clinics cancelled

- (d) & (e) : Yes. As per database of National Registry of ART Clinics and Banks in India, ICMR,  only  two  ART  Clinics  are  enrolled  under  National  Registry.  Eight  clinics  are  u process of enrolment.
- (f) : Yes, a proposal for establishment of IVF centre at EK Nayanar Memorial Women & Child Hospital at Mangattuparamba,  Kannur District in the National Health Mission -PIP 2016 17 (Innovations) of Kerala State, was received and has been processed .

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## Status of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Clini cs and Banks In India

## under National Registry of ART Clinics and Banks in India Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Ansari Nagar, New Delhi -110029 (India)

| S. No   | States/UTs                | ART          | ART               | Clinics                  | ART               | ART Banks         | ART Clinics & Banks identified by ICMR, yet no response received from them (F)   | Grand Total G=(D+E+F)   |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No   | States/UTs                | Enrolled (A) | Under Process (B) | Enrollment Cancelled (C) | Total (D)=(A+B+C) | Under Process (E) |                                                                                  |                         |
| 1*      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 11           | 21                | 0                        | 32                | 1                 | 11                                                                               | 44                      |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 4       | Assam                     | 4            | 4                 | 0                        | 8                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 8                       |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 1            | 8                 | 0                        | 9                 | 0                 | 3                                                                                | 12                      |
| 6*      | Chandigarh                | 5            | 6                 | 0                        | 11                | 3                 | 4                                                                                | 18                      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 7            | 13                | 0                        | 20                | 1                 | 2                                                                                | 23                      |
| 8*      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 9*      | Daman and Diu             | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 10*     | Delhi                     | 64           | 49                | 0                        | 113               | 44                | 34                                                                               | 191                     |
| 11      | Goa                       | 0            | 2                 | 0                        | 2                 | 0                 | 1                                                                                | 3                       |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 31           | 48                | 1                        | 80                | 13                | 29                                                                               | 122                     |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 31           | 31                | 1                        | 63                | 15                | 6                                                                                | 84                      |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 1            | 2                 | 0                        | 3                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 3                       |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 2            | 1                 | 0                        | 3                 | 0                 | 1                                                                                | 4                       |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | 0            | 6                 | 0                        | 6                 | 0                 | 1                                                                                | 7                       |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 35           | 67                | 0                        | 102               | 18                | 23                                                                               | 143                     |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 13           | 32                | 0                        | 45                | 11                | 36                                                                               | 92                      |
| 19*     | Lakshadweep               | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            | 12           | 22                | 0                        | 34                | 7                 | 13                                                                               | 54                      |
| 21      | Maharashtra               | 107          | 159               | 0                        | 266               | 37                | 63                                                                               | 366                     |
| 22      | Manipur                   | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 | 0            | 1                 | 0                        | 1                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 1                       |
| 24      | Mizoram                   | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 25      | Nagaland                  | 0            | 1                 | 0                        | 1                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 1                       |
| 26      | Odisha                    | 2            | 9                 | 0                        | 11                | 2                 | 3                                                                                | 16                      |
| 27*     | Puducherry                | 0            | 3                 | 0                        | 3                 | 0                 | 2                                                                                | 5                       |
| 28      | Punjab                    | 31           | 34                | 0                        | 65                | 12                | 11                                                                               | 88                      |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 | 18           | 36                | 0                        | 54                | 3                 | 6                                                                                | 63                      |
| 30      | Sikkim                    | 0            | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                                                                | 0                       |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu Telangana      | 48           | 116 29            | 0 0                      | 164 45            | 15 7              | 46                                                                               | 225                     |
| 32      | Tripura                   | 16           | 0                 | 0                        | 0                 | 0                 | 19 0                                                                             | 71                      |
| 33      |                           | 0            |                   |                          |                   |                   |                                                                                  | 0                       |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh             | 30           | 62                | 0                        |                   | 19                | 29                                                                               | 140                     |
|         |                           |              | 11                |                          | 92                |                   | 0                                                                                | 15                      |
| 35 36   | Uttarakhand West Bengal   | 4 5          | 16                | 0 0                      | 15 21             | 0 5               | 21                                                                               | 47                      |
|         | Total                     | 478          | 789               | 2                        | 1269              | 213               | 364                                                                              | 1846                    |

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