Lok Sabha Question No. 3414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: North Bengal Medical College & Hospital
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  AUGUST, 2022

## NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL

## 3414. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  an  amount  of  Rs.145  crore  for  infrastructure development of super speciality department of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the construction work of the same has been completed and if so, the details thereof and  if  not,  the  tentative  time  likely  to  be  taken  for  completion  of  the  entire  work  including electrification, water supply etc.;
- (c)  the  details  of  expected  month  of  handing  over  to  hospital  authority  for  initiatives  of conducting seminar by the speciality Department;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up any cancer Hospital on Hub and Spoke Model in North Bengal and other parts of country where cancer is prevalent;
- (e) if so, details of locations where such hospitals are likely to be set up; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government for the development of health infrastructure in North Bengal?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## ANSWER WELFARE

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c):  The Government of India has approved upgradation of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), Siliguri under Phase-III of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) at an approved outlay of Rs.150 crore (Central Share- Rs.120 crore and State ShareRs.30 crore).  The upgradation involves construction of 255 bedded Super Speciality Block(SSB) with  8  Operation  Theatres  and  procurement  of  medical  equipment.    97%  of  the  construction work and the work for electrification & water supply for SSB at NBMCH have been completed.

(d)  to  (e):  Under  the  'Strengthening  of  Tertiary  Care  Cancer  facilities'  Scheme  of  National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS),  Ministry  has  approved  39  State  Cancer  Institutes  (SCIs)  /  Tertiary  Care  Cancer Centre (TCCCs) for providing tertiary level cancer treatment across the country. In West Bengal, three  TCCCs  have  been  approved  at  Government  Medical  College,  Burdwan;  Murshidabad Medical  College  &  Hospital,  Berhampore,  Murshidabad  and  Sagore  Dutta  Memorial  Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata. The Hub and Spoke model stands for a network of hospitals on two levels.  SCI/TCCCs are envisaged for cancer treatment as Hub and Spoke for providing cancer care,  support  to  district  hospitals  and  medical  colleges.  SCI  serves  as  the  nodal  and  apex Institution  to  mentor other Government  Institutes including TCCC.  Similarly, TCCC mentors cancer related activities including at the district level and below in their respective areas.

(f):      Under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare, Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs including support for  development of Health Infrastructure, upto District Hospital level, based on the proposals submitted by States/UTs in  their  Program  Implementation  Plans  (PIPs).  As  per  Rural  Health Statistics, 2020-21, there are 10,357 nos. of Sub-Centres, 1,369 nos. of Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 348 nos. of Community Health Centres (CHCs), 60 nos. of Sub Divisional Hospitals and 18 nos. of District Hospitals functional under NHM in West Bengal.

Under  Ayushman  Bharat  (AB),  the  Government  supports  State  Governments  for transformation  of  Sub  Health  Centres  and  Primary  Health  Centres  into  1.5  lakh  Health  and Wellness Centres (HWCs) across the country for provision of Comprehensive Primary Health Care  that  includes  preventive  healthcare  and  health  promotion  at  the  community  level,  with expanded  range  of  services.  As  on  30 th June,  2022,  total  7,290  AB-HWCs  have  been operationalized in West Bengal.

Further, the Ministry has approved following projects in West Bengal for the development of health infrastructure: -

| Name of the Scheme                                                                                                  | Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)                                                                     | Establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kalyani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)                                                                     | Super Speciality Block at BS Medical College, Bankura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)                                                                     | Super Speciality Block at Govt. Medical College, Malda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)                                                                     | Super Speciality Block at North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, Darjeeling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)                                                                     | Super Speciality Block at Kolkata Medical College, Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals                            | Eleven districts have been approved under the scheme i.e. Birbhum (Rampur Hat), Cooch Behar, Purulia, Uttar Dinajpur (Distt. Hosp. Raiganj) and Diamond Harbour (South 24 Paraganas), Barasat, Uluberia, Arambagh, Jhargram Tamluk and Jalpaiguri                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government medical colleges to increase MBBS seats in the country | Upgradation of Calcutta Medical College and Midnapore Medical College to increase 50 MBBS seats in each College.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Strengthening and up-gradation of Govt. Medical Colleges for Increase of PG seats    | Upgradation of the following Colleges / Hospitals for increase of total 466 PG seats in:- 1. NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 2. BS Medical College, Bankura 3. RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 4. Kolkata National Medical College, Kolkata 5. Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan. 6. Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata 7. School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 8. North Bengal Medical College &Hospital, Darjeeling. |

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