Lok Sabha Question No. 4798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Ward Sanitation in Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th MARCH 2026

## WARD SANITATION IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## †4798. SHRI RAMASHANKAR VIDHARTHI RAJBHAR:

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

(a) whether the deficiencies in cleanliness, pest control, biomedical waste management or ward sanitation have been found during inspections/audits of Government hospitals, including those in Deoria and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh, during the last two years and if so, the details thereof including the number of such hospitals in Deoria and Ballia;

(b) whether these deficiencies were also found in sensitive areas such as ICUs, Operation Theatres (OTs) and wards equipped with oxygen/medical gas and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether associated patient safety risks have been identified and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the prescribed frequency of infection control and patient safety audits in district hospitals and medical colleges along with the number of health institutions actually inspected in Deoria and Ballia; and

(e) the corrective actions, timelines and accountability fixed by the Government for the redressal of such deficiencies?

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

(a) & (b): Public Health and hospital being a state subject, the primary responsibility for planning, implementing, maintaining and to set up adequate number of healthcare facilities as per requirement is of that State Government. Under the National Health Mission, financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system based on proposals received from States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plan within their resource envelop.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has launched Kayakalp, a national initiative to promote cleanliness, hygiene & sanitation, biomedical waste management and infection control in public health facilities.

Under the Kayakalp initiative, assessments are conducted and managed by the respective States/UTs.

As per information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, inspections/audits of Community Health Centres/Primary Health Centres in Ballia district has observed no deficiencies in cleanliness, pest control, biomedical waste management or ward cleanliness. Similarly, inspections/audits of Community Health Centres/Primary Health Centres in Deoria district have not found issues with cleanliness, pest control, biomedical waste management or ward sanitation. Government hospitals are using outsourcing agencies for biomedical waste management and ward sanitation.

Further, it is informed by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh that oxygen is available at SNCU operation theatre in Ladies District Hospital, Ballia and District Hospital Ballia. Oxygen/medical gas is managed efficiently in relevant health facilities.

(c) to (e): As per information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, Ladies District Hospital, Ballia and District Hospital, Ballia have provision of fire alarm, sprinkler and necessary CO2, ABC cylinder etc. for the safety of the patients. In Deoria district, training related to patient infection control and patient safety is also conducted periodically.

Additionally, the grievances are also redressed by using IGRS portal, complaint boxes and Officers are available 24x7 at Community Health Centres/Primary Health Centres, through which all types of verbal complaints are resolved as soon as possible.

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