Lok Sabha Question No. 1092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Shortage of Hospital Facilities
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI, BANSHILAL MAHTO, M. B. RAJESH, BHOLA SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH APRIL, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL FACILITIES

## 1092. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI M.B. RAJESH: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  a  huge  deficit  of hospital  beds,  doctors,  paramedical  staff and  health infrastructure including facilities for treatment of cancer and heart surgery in proportion to the population across the country and falls short of the WHO standards;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the situation?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (c): Health is a State subject and the data of health facilities, beds, paramedic etc.  for  treatment  of  cancer  and  heart  surgery  is  not  maintained  centrally.  The  num Allopathic do ctors as proportion of the population in the country is less as compared to norms. The number of Radiotherapy machine in the country is less than the norms of WHO a International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA).

Government  of  India  is  implementing  a  co mprehensive  National  Programme  for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS) wi focus on 3 sites of Cancer namely breast, cervical and oral Cancer.   From 2013 - 14 onwards, interventions under NPCDCS for preven tion, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of Cancer which can be taken up upto District level, have been brought under the umbrella of Na Health Mission. NCD clinics and Cardiac Care centres are being set up under the programme.

The Government of  India  under  'Strengthening  of  Tertiary  Care  of  Cancer'  scheme  is also  assisting  to  establish/strengthen  State  Cancer  Institutes  (SCI)  and  Tertiary  Car Centres (TCCC) which will mentor all cancer related activities in different parts of the try. Setting  up  of  National  Cancer  Institute  at  Jhajjar  (Haryana)  and  2 nd campus  of  Chittranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata has been approved.

In  addition  to  the  facilities  for  treatment  of  Cancer  and  Heart  diseases  in  t Governments Health Institutes, the Central Government Institutions such as All India Inst of  Medical      Sciences,  Safdurjung  Hospital,  Dr  Ram  Manohar  Lohia  Hospital,  PGIMER Chandigarh,  JIPMER  Puducherry,  Chittaranjan  National  Cancer  Institute,  Kolkata,  etc. providesuch facilities. Oncology and Heart diseases have a focus in case of new AIIMS many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).

To  increase  the  number  of  seats  in  Super  speciality  course  in  Medical  Oncolo Surgical Oncology,  Anesthesiology  and  broad  speciality  course  in  Radiotherapy,  the  ratio number of Post - Graduate (PG) teachers to the number of students to be admitted has been no increased to 1:3 for a Professor subject to a maximum of 6 PG seats per unit per academic year. Further  the  ratio  of  teachers  to  students  has  been  revised  from  1:1  to  1:2  for  all disciplines. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take shortage of faculty.