Lok Sabha Question No. 1632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Beds Reserved for Economically Weaker Sections
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram, P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th FEBRUARY, 2022

## BEDS RESERVED FOR ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS

## 1632.  SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Directorate  of  Health  Services  (DHS)  has  conducted  inspection  of  private hospitals in Delhi to ascertain the admission of poor patients under EWS provisions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps being taken to ensure the adherence of norms by the private hospitals in this regard;
- (c) whether hospitals have been ordered to reserve the stipulated quota for EWS patients for the specialist  categories  of  treatments  like  liver,  spinal  injuries  and  such  others  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  fraudulent  conversion  of  free  beds  of  EWS patients to paid category; and
- (e) whether the Government is having any proposal to impose monetary penalty for not adhering to the guidelines prescribed in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):.   Healthis a state subject, it is for the respective State / Union Territory government to ensure  that  private  hospitals  provide  free  treatment  to  the  poor  patients  as  per  their  norms including monitoring thereof  and  curb any kind of fraudulent practice by them and take punitive measures.

As informed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), inspection of private hospitals in Delhi has been carried out as per details,which are annexed.

As per guidelines issued by GNCTD, all identified private hospitals, which were allotted land at concessional rates by land owning  agencies, were  directed to provide 10%  In  Patient Department(IPD)  and  25%  of  total  Out  Patient  Department  (OPD),  completely  free  of  any charges  to  eligible  patients  of  Economically  Weaker  Section  (EWS)  category.  The  identified private hospital have been directed to reserve 10% of their total ward bed capacity as well as

10% of their total ICU bed capacity. However, beds are not reserved speciality-wise in identified private hospitals.

Various steps have been taken by the GNCTD to curb fraudulent conversion of free beds of EWS patients to paid category such as: -

- a) All identified private hospitals have been directed to earmark the free beds and affix a board on the wall towards the head-end of each free bed mentioning 'FREE BED'
- b) Real-time availability of beds is available on the public portal
- c) Senior Nursing Officers have been posted as Liaison Officer in identified private hospitals to facilitate the patients and monitor free beds
- d) Regular inspections by the Monitoring Committee constituted by GNCTD

GNCTD  does  not  have  any  proposal  to  impose  monetary  penalty  for  non-adherence  to  the guidelines prescribed in this regard. However, the implementation of the guidelines is monitored on a day to day basis by the Government.

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## ANNEXURE

| Name of Hospital                                                                                  | Date of inspection   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj                                                          | 25.04.2018           |
| Fortis Escorts Heart Institute                                                                    | 17.06.2019           |
| Batra Hospital                                                                                    | 11.12.2020           |
| Shanti Mukand Hospital                                                                            | 05.10.2021           |
| DharamshilaNarayana Hospital                                                                      | 08.10.2021           |
| PushpawatiSinghania Research Institute                                                            | 13.10.2021           |
| Venu Eye Institute                                                                                | 13.10.2021           |
| Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket (East Block)                                                  | 13.10.2021           |
| Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Punjabi Bagh                                                           | 21.01.2021           |
| Shree Aggarsain International Hospital                                                            | 24.02.2021           |
| Jaipur Golden Hospital                                                                            | 20.03.2021           |
| Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital                                                                | 20.03.2021           |
| Action Cancer Hospital                                                                            | 22.03.2021           |
| Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute                                                               | 22.03.2021           |
| Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital                                                              | 15.05.2021           |
| BhagwanMahavir Hospital                                                                           | 03.07.2021           |
| Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital (HAHC)                                                     | 23.10.2021           |
| Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Dwarka                                                                 | 27.10.2021           |
| Mata Chanan Devi Hospital                                                                         | 19.11.2021           |
| St. Stephen's Hospital                                                                            | 07.01.2022           |
| Mool Chand Kharaiti Ram Hospital                                                                  | 29.01.2022           |
| Centre for Sight, Dwarka                                                                          | 05.02.2022           |
| Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Allied Sciences, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi (VIMHANS) | 07.02.2022           |