Lok Sabha Question No. 4647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Upgradation of Health Infrastructure in Hoshiarpur
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026

## UPGRADATION OFHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN HOSHIARPUR 4647. DR. RAJ KUMAR CHABBEWAL:

## Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is aware that large districts such as Hoshiarpur in Punjab,
- with a predominantly rural population, lack access to advanced super-speciality healthcare facilities, compelling patients to travel long distances to other States in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government has carried out any assessment of the adequacy of tertiary healthcare infrastructure in the State of Punjab, particularly in the Doaba region and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to consider establishing an AIIMS or upgrading
- existing medical institutions in Punjab, particularly in Hoshiarpur in view of the growing
- population, disease burden and regional imbalance in healthcare facilities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e): Under the National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs including State of Punjab to strengthen the public healthcare system including establishment/upgradation of healthcare facilities based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India provides approval for the proposal in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources. The details are available in public domain at:

https://nhm.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=57&lid=70

The details of healthcare facilities/ infrastructure in rural and urban areas of the country including in the State of Punjab are available at website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Uniform Resources Locator (URL) as under:

https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infr astructure%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23\_RE%20%281%29.pdf

Under the CSS component of the Pradhan Mantri (PM-ABHIM), the state of Punjab is allocated a total amount of Rs.755.65 Crores for 22 Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs), and 21 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) under PM-ABHIM Scheme period from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 and approvals has been accorded in the State of Punjab for establishment of 22 IPHLs and 22 CCBs amounting Rs. 676.16 Cr. Under the scheme, One (1) 50 bedded CCB and one (1) IPHL are approved for District Hospital Hoshiarpur .

Under FC XV Health Sector Grants, an amount of Rs. 2129.38 Crore has been approved for the state of Punjab against the total allocation of Rs. 2130.71 Cr for the scheme period, i.e, FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 which includes construction of 1222 Building-less SHCAAM, 54 Primary Health Centers (PHC-AAM), 16 Community Health Centers (CHC), 120 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs) & 442 Urban-Ayushman Arogya Mandir (U-AAM) and 75 Urban Primary Health Centers AAMs (UPHCs).

Further, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, which aims at correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable tertiary healthcare services and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. The Scheme has two components, namely, (i) Setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); and (ii) Upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/ Institutions (GMCIs). So far setting up of 22 new AIIMS ( Establishment of One new AIIMS, Bhatinda in Punjab) and 75 projects of upgradation of GMCIs have been approved under the Scheme in various phases. The setting up of AIIMS contains Medical College, Nursing College, Hospital, Trauma Centre, Emergency, Blood Bank, ICU, Diagnostic & Pathology, Research etc. Upgradation of GMCIs under PMSSY broadly involves construction of Super Speciality Block (SSB) and/ or Trauma Centre/ or other facilities and/ or procurement of medical equipment. The details of GMCIs approve under PMSSY for Punjab is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the GMCIs                    | Approved Infrastructure   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Government Medical College, Amritsar | Super Specialty Block     |
|         2 | Govt. Medical College, Patiala       | Super Specialty Block     |

Also, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals', establishment of 157 medical colleges has been sanctioned out of which 3 medical colleges are approved in State of Punjab at SAS Nagar, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur .

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