Lok Sabha Question No. 3445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Privatisation of Hospitals in UT of DNH and DD
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH AUGUST, 2025

## PRIVATISATION OF HOSPITALS IN UT OF DNH AND DD

## 3445: SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of residents of Daman and Diu referred to hospitals located outside the Union Territory by the hospitals located in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu during the last five years, hospital-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the reasons as to why such a situation arose due to which they had to be referred to outside hospitals;
- (c) the total number of posts lying vacant in the Government hospitals of the said Union Territory along with the date since when these posts are lying vacant and the time by which these posts are likely to be filled up;
- (d) whether the hospitals of the said Union territory are being handed over to private institutions, if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the Government policy under which these hospitals are being handed over to private institutions; and
- (e) whether the patients are likely to get treatment free of cost, after handing over of these hospitals to private institutions, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a): No centralized data is maintained on this subject relating to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH & DD). As per the information obtained from the UT of DNH & DD, year-wise number of residents of Daman and Diu referred to hospitals located outside the Union Territory is as under:
- (b): Patients are referred to hospitals located outside the Union Territory due to various reasons such as on the request of the patients/their attendants, or if the health care services required by the patients are not available in the UT, or due to the requirement of Specialty and Super-Specialty consultations.
- (c): The number of posts required to be filled in the Government hospitals under Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is 273 (DNH - 165, Daman - 71 & Diu - 37). The vacancies have arisen on account of (a) requirement of creation of posts, (b) retirement/ superannuation and, (c) resignation of the incumbents. Recruitment is a continuous administrative process and takes place based on the existing RRs .

|   Year |   Referred from Daman District |   Referred from Diu District |
|--------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|    110 |                            195 |                         2020 |
|     59 |                            197 |                         2021 |
|    127 |                            254 |                         2022 |
|    111 |                            321 |                         2023 |
|    111 |                            286 |                         2024 |

(d) & (e): There is no such proposal.

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