Lok Sabha Question No. 4941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Upgradation of Hospitals and Medical Colleges due to COVID-19
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor, Dhal Singh Bisen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  April, 2022

## UPGRADATION OF HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL COLLEGES DUE TO COVID-19

## 4941.  SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR: DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

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

- (a) whether National Health Mission has initiated steps for the upgradation of district hospitals and medical colleges due to COVID-19, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  proposed  upgradation  of  district  hospitals  and  medical  colleges  in  the State of Madhya Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of the certification required to ascribe the cause of death to COVID-19?

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

(a)      Public  Health  and  Hospital  is  a  State  subject.  Under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM), financial  and  technical  support  is  provided  to  the  States/UTs  to  strengthen  their  healthcare systems  upto  District  Hospitals,  including  up-gradation  of  District  Hospital  based  on  the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall Resource  Envelope.  However,  under  COVID-19  Emergency  Response  &  Health  System Preparedness  Package-II  (ECRP-II)  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare,  support  is provided  to  States/UTs  to  increase  availability  of  ICU  beds  in  public  health  facilities,  for augmenting oxygen beds at Sub-Health Centres, Primary Health Centres & Community Health Centres in rural, peri-urban & tribal areas and establishing RT-PCR labs etc. Besides, there is a provision  for  establishing  Paediatric  Units  (including  Oxygen  Supported  beds  and  ICU/HDU beds) in all the Districts of the country.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is implementing Centrally Sponsored Schemes for upgradation of existing State/Central government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS seats and Post Graduate seats in the country.

The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)  aims  at correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable tertiary healthcare services and to augment facilities for  quality  medical  education  in  the  country.  The  Scheme  has  two  components,  namely,  (i) Setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); and (ii) Upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions  (GMC/GMI). So far 75 projects for upgradation of GMC/GMIs have been approved under the Scheme in various phases.

(b)      The  development of 6 District Hospitals (Bhopal, Dewas, Hoshangabad, Sehore, Mandla and Dindori) in Madhya Pradesh as Model District Hospital has been approved under NHM in FY 2021-22. Construction of Super Specialty Block in Government Medical Colleges at Rewa, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Indore approved under PMSSY in Madhya Pradesh. Medical Colleges at Bhopal,  Indore,  Gwalior,  Jabalpur,  Rewa  and  Sagar  has  been  approved  for  upgradation  to increase  MBBS  seats  and  start  new  Post  Graduate  (PG)  disciplines  /  increasing  PG  seats  in

Madhya Pradesh.

(c)      The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  had  issued  guidelines  to  the  States/UTs  on correct recording of COVID-19 related deaths vide letter dated 09.10.2020.

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