Lok Sabha Question No. 2365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Upgradation of District Hospital, Kargil
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Mohmad Haneefa

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH FEBRUARY, 2026

## UPGRADATION OFDISTRICT HOSPITAL, KARGIL

## 2365. SHRI MOHMAD HANEEFA:

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

(a) the current status of the proposal submitted by the UT Administration of Ladakh for upgrading the District Hospital, Kargil, from 75 beds to a 200-bed facility along with enhanced diagnostic and treatment infrastructure;

- (b) the timeline by which the said upgradation is proposed to be sanctioned and completed;

(c) whether any proposal has been received by the Government or is under consideration to further upgrade the District Hospital, Kargil, into a multi-specialty hospital and if so, the present status thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure improved secondary and tertiary healthcare services in the said district given its remote, high-altitude location and limited access to advanced medical facilities?

## ANSWER THEMINISTEROFSTATEINTHEMINISTRYOFHEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has not yet received any proposal for upgradation of District Hospital, Kargil from 75 bedded hospital to a 200 bedded facility from the Union Territory Administration of Ladakh in the Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) for the consideration of the National Programme Coordination Committee under the National Health Mission (NHM).

Health being a state subject, the primary responsibility to strengthen healthcare facilities in the State/UTs lies with the respective State/UTs. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), need based technical and financial support is provided to the States/UTs, including the U.T. of Ladakh, based on the proposals made by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans within their overall resource envelop duly appraised by the National Programme Implementation Committee (NPCC). The details for the approvals provided under NHM RoPs 2024-26 for various

Health Care Centre can be accessed from the link -https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinklid=1377&lid=744

Apart from this, support has been provided to the States/UTs for transformation of SubHealth Centres and Primary Health Centres into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) to deliver twelve packages of Comprehensive Primary Health Care, covering preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, geriatric and palliative services closer to communities.

To further improve access in vulnerable regions, the IPHS 2022 guidelines provide relaxed population norms for establishment of Sub-Health Centres (SHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and Community Health Centres (CHCs) in remote, tribal, desert and hard-to-reach areas. In addition, 15th Finance Commission Health Grants support the construction and strengthening of building-less SHCs and PHCs, particularly in underserved regions.

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