Lok Sabha Question No. 1684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Financial assistance to better performing hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1684 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BETTER PERFORMING HOSPITALS

## 1684. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  as  per  performance  assessment  report  of  NITI  Aayog,  Tandur  District Hospital  in  Vikarabad  district  of  Telangana  has  been  adjudged  as  the  best healthcare facility in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide financial and other assistance to such exemplary hospitals in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the  Government proposes to facilitate  States  with  T-hub  concept  with  a view to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the their healthcare facilities/hospitals; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) and (b)

The  report  published  by  NITI  Aayog  titled  'Best  Practices  in  the  Performance  of  District Hospitals'  identified  top-performing  District  Hospitals  in  each  hospital  category  (Small, Mid-sized, and Large) for each of the 10 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the financial year  2017-18,  and  shares  some  of  the  best  practices  adopted  by  them  with  respect  to each KPI  concerned.  Tandur  District  Hospital  was  identified  as  one  of  the  three  topperforming hospitals among Small District Hospitals (those having up to 200 beds) for the KPI 'Availability of Diagnostic Testing Facilities'.

Best  practices  pertaining  to  the  KPI  concerned  were  requested from  all  top-performing District Hospitals. Accordingly, the District Hospital concerned had shared their best practices, which were included in the report suitably.

The report documents the following as a best practice received for Tandur District Hospital in Vikarabad district of Telangana: 'While the hospitals do take proactive measures to ensure the  availability  and  functionality  of  the  required  services,  the  recently  launched  T-Hubs (Telangana Diagnostics) initiative of the Government of Telangana has been instrumental in establishing the requisite services in every district of the state under NHM, which has also led to a reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure for the patients'.

(c) to (e)

'Public  Health  &  Hospitals'  is  a  State  subject,  hence,  the  primary  responsibility  for strengthening  public  healthcare  system  and  provision  of  quality  healthcare  services  at  the public  healthcare  facilities,  including  upgradation  /  modernization  of  public  healthcare facilities lies with respective State Governments.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their health care systems including setting-up/upgrading public  health  facilities  and  augmenting  health  human  resource  on  contractual  basis  for provision of equitable, affordable healthcare to all its citizens based on requirements posed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).

Government of India has laid down Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) under MoHFW  which  includes norms for services, infrastructure, human resource, diagnostics,  equipment  and  medicines  at  public  health  facilities  including  Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DH).