Lok Sabha Question No. 590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Cashless facilities to CGHS Beneficiaries
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Ranjeeta Koli, Sajda Ahmed, Balak Nath, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 590

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## CASHLESS FACILITIES TO CGHS BENEFICIARIES

## 590. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  CGHS  beneficiaries  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) the details of the beneficiaries in Sikar and Alwar in Rajasthan, district-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  several  CGHS  empanelled  hospitals  across  the country including Rajasthan have stopped providing cashless facilities to  CGHS beneficiaries due to pending dues of the Government;
- (d) the list of hospitals whose payment has been put on hold/stopped during 2021-2022; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  total  number  of  CGHS  beneficiaries  in  the  country, including Rajasthan are at Annexure . There is no separate database pertaining to the districts of Sikar and Alwar. There has been a time lag on account of established procedures for processing the claims. However, the procedures are streamlined now.

|   Sl. No | State / Union Territory   | CGHS Beneficiaries   |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh            | 48,944               |
|        2 | Assam                     | 65,244               |
|        3 | Bihar                     | 57,052               |
|        4 | Chandigarh (UT)           | 45,870               |
|        5 | Chhattishgarh             | 5,052                |
|        6 | Delhi                     | 15,93,155            |
|        7 | Goa                       | 5,648                |
|        8 | Gujarat                   | 92,406               |
|        9 | Haryana                   | 1,47,561             |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh          | 5,785                |
|       11 | Jammu &Kashmir            | 18,723               |
|       12 | Jharkhand                 | 25,148               |
|       13 | Karnatka                  | 1,48,234             |
|       14 | Kerala                    | 61,087               |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,31,391             |
|       16 | Maharashtra               | 4,53,263             |
|       17 | Manipur                   | 4,998                |
|       18 | Meghalaya                 | 26,952               |
|       19 | Mizroam                   | 5208                 |
|       20 | Nagaland                  | 2,082                |
|       21 | Odisha                    | 35,949               |
|       22 | Pondicherry               | 4,127                |
|       23 | Punjab                    | 23,450               |
|       24 | Rajasthan                 | 96,651               |
|       25 | Sikkim                    | 1,353                |
|       26 | Tamil Nadu                | 1,47,212             |
|       27 | Telangana                 | 2,14,033             |
|       28 | Tripura                   | 14,661               |
|       29 | Uttar Pradesh             | 4,83,149             |
|       30 | Uttarakhand               | 55,901               |
|       31 | West Bengal               | 2,06,601             |

## Annexure