Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Revision of CGHS Charges in Empanelled Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 346

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2023

## REVISION OF CGHS CHARGES IN EMPANELLED HOSPITALS

## *346. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has constituted a Committee to revise the rates including OPD  for  empanelled  private  hospitals  under  Central  Government  Health  Scheme (CGHS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the other steps being taken by the Government for improving the working of the
- CGHS?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (  c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 346 FOR 24  TH  MARCH, 2023

(a) to (c) Government has constituted 8 Members Technical Committee for revision of  CGHS  package  rates  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  Joint  Secretary,  Ministry  of Health & Family Welfare, looking after CGHS affairs.

The Government has taken following measures to improve CGHS facilities:

- i. Revised guidelines have been issued for streamlining the functioning of the Local Advisory Committees at CGHS Wellness Centre, and Constitution of Advisory  Committees  at  the  level  of  Additional  Director,  CGHS  for interaction with CGHS beneficiaries and to redress grievances.
- ii. CGHS Panchayats are held by Additional Directors, CGHS to reach out to CGHS beneficiaries and other stake holders like Health Care Organizations (HCOs) etc.
- iii. Provision of tele-consultation through e-Sanjeevani portal (esanjeevaniopd.in). In  2022,  the  number  of  consultations availed in different specialties is as under:
- iv. Fortnightly  Webinars  for  health  Education  for  the  CGHS  beneficiaries is started since 28th October 2020. 25% of the topics are on AYUSH stream of Medicines. SMS messages are sent to CGHS beneficiaries on the Mobile phone  number  registered  with  CGHS  to  join  the  upcoming  webinar.  The recorded videos as well as text of the webinars may be viewed at the link https://cghs.gov.in/CghsGovIn/faces/ViewPage.xhtml.  The  webinars  were conducted on the following topics:

| Psychiatry    |   976 |
|---------------|-------|
| Medicine      |  3267 |
| Orthopedics   |   669 |
| Ophthalmology |   193 |
| ENT           |   216 |

| Webinars conducted till 14 th March, 2023.                                                               |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Stress Management (14 March 2023)                                                                        |
| The Role of Siddha Medicine to lead a Healthy Life (28 Feb 2023)                                         |
| Health Care of the Elderly (14 February 2023)                                                            |
| Healthy Lifestyle, Role of Diet and Physical Activity in Prevention of Life Style Diseases (10 Jan 2023) |
| Diminishing Vision A Matter of Concern (December 13, 2022)                                               |
| How safe is self medication. Antibiotic misuse (22 November 2022)                                        |
| Joint Disorder &Role of Homoeopathy (25 October 2022)                                                    |

| Child Nutrition, Growth And Development, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Immunization Schedule (10 Oct 2022)                                                  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| HEALTHCARE OF ELDERLY (27 Sept 2022)                                                                                                                        |
| Backache, its prevention and Role of Healthy Lifestyle (13 Sept 2022)                                                                                       |
| Non Pharmacological Approaches to Address Covid-19 (23 August 2022)                                                                                         |
| PERSISTENT HEADACHE-what could it mean. Need for an early diagnosis (26 July 2022)                                                                          |
| Psychological Needs and Care of a Teenager (12 July 2022)                                                                                                   |
| Musculo- Skeletal Disorders &Role of Yoga (28 June 2022)                                                                                                    |
| Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition and Growth (14 June 2022)                                                                                                 |
| Arthritis , Backache and other Joint Pains-I (24 May 2022)                                                                                                  |
| Arthritis , Backache and other Joint Pains-II (24 May 2022) Life Style Diseases, Role of Diet and Physical Activity (10                                     |
| May 2022)                                                                                                                                                   |
| Management of Menstrual problems and Menopausal symptoms in woman through Unani system of Medicine (26 April 2022)                                          |
| Diabetes Mellitus (12 April 2022)                                                                                                                           |
| Asthma Diagnosis &Management (22 Mar 2022)                                                                                                                  |
| Common Lifestyle Disorders (NCDs) and ways to avoid these conditions (8 Mar 2022) Menstrual Problems and Special Care at Puberty and Menopause (8 Feb 2022) |
| Yogic Management of Neurological Disorders (25 Jan 2022)                                                                                                    |
| How to address the issues or concerns of a Teenage Child (11 January 2022)                                                                                  |
| Prescription Practices in CGHS (14 December 2021)                                                                                                           |
| Sleep Disorders (23 November 2021)                                                                                                                          |
| Common Cancers in India, their increasing incidence (9 November 2021)                                                                                       |
| Role of Yoga in Skin Disorders (27 October 2021) Common Eye Ailments - Need to prioritize the symptoms                                                      |
| Yogic Management of Gastero Intestinal Disorders ( 28 September 2021)                                                                                       |
| Preconceptional Counselling, Prenatal and Postnatal Care                                                                                                    |

Backache and Joint pain and Role of Yoga

Yoga and Respiratory Diseases (27 July 2021)

Role of Good Sleep in Everyday life (13 July 2021)  Yogic Management of Diabetes Mellitus (25 May 2021)

Covid-19- The Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Health Care in the Elderly (12 January 2021)

Covid and Post Covid Care(8 June 2021)

Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis(8 June 2021) Yoga for Immunity ( 27 April 2021)

Thyroid Disorders - Importance of consumption of Iodized Salt (13 April 2021)

Yoga as a Preventive Medicine (23 March 2021)

Arthritis, Backache and other joint pains- Role of good posture, exercise and physiotherapy (9 March 2021)

Bronchial Asthma and other common allergic respiratory diseases- Ill effects of pollution and how to protect oneself (23 Feb 2021)

Role of Lifestyle in Hypertension, Diabetes and Heart Disease

Child Health and Immunization with special attention during COVID times (22 Dec 2020)

Common Psychological disorders and need for special attention during COVID times (8 Dec 2020)

Webinar on Healthy Lifestyle on 24 Nov 2020

Lifestyle diseases (NCDs) and Impact of COVID (11 Nov 2020)

Managing pre-existing diseases in COVID times (28 Oct 2020)

- v. Procurement of quality generic medicines, which are not readily available at Wellness  Centres  through  Jan  Aushadhi  Pariyojana  to  strengthen  the availability of medicines under CGHS.
- vi. Direct Consultation from Specialists at empanelled hospitals in respect of elderly CGHS beneficiaries aged 75 years and above.
- vii. Online settlement of Hospital bills pertaining to the treatment of Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries in a paperless mode through NHA-IT Platform.
- viii. One time permission for Post-operative treatment in respect of critically ill patients.
- ix. 12  new  Homeopathic  units  and  6  Ayurvedic  Units  have  been  opened  at following cities:
- x. 11 new Allopathic Wellness Centres have been opened at following cities:

|   Year | Homeopathic Units                             | Ayurvedic Units                   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|   2021 | Imphal, Agartala Shillong, Gandhi Nagar       | Gandhi Nagar, Goa                 |
|   2022 | Gurugram, Bhubaneshwar, Aizawl                | Indore, Jabalpur, Raipur , Bhopal |
|   2023 | Puduchery, Gangtok, Dehradun, Bhopal , Ranchi |                                   |

|   Year | Allopathic Well Centres                                      |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2019 | Sonipat, Gwalior, Ichhapur (in Kolkata) and Wadi (in Nagpur) |
|   2020 | Kannur and Kozhikode                                         |
|   2022 | Nashik, Mysuru, Chandrapur                                   |
|   2023 | Coimbatore and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar                    |