Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Funds for Central Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## FUNDS FOR CENTRALGOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## 3586 SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of funds earmarked for Central Government hospitals in Delhi in the Budget for the year 2026-27;
- (b) the details of the schemes for the expansion of Central Government hospitals in Delhi proposed in the Budget;
- (c) whether land has been made available for the expansion of AIIMS, Delhi, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the 400 acres of land vacated by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited in Badarpur can be utilized for the expansion of AIIMS, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The funds allocated for Central Government Hospitals in Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi at Budget Estimates stage for the year 2026-27 are as under -

|   SN | Hospitals                                                                                                                    |   Allocation (In Rs. Cr.) |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|    1 | Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College                                                                     |                   2170.75 |
|    2 | Dr Ram Manohar Lohia hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences                                         |                   1450.79 |
|    3 | Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals (Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital) |                    978.12 |
|    4 | Rural Health Training Centre(RHTC) Najafgarh                                                                                 |                     64.67 |

| All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi   | 5500.92   |           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|                                                              | Total     | 10,165.25 |

(b) Expansion of healthcare facilities is a functional requirement. The institutions regularly upgrade and expand their facilities. A 666-bedded Super Specialty facility is getting ready in Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. Similarly, for boosting maternal and child health services, expansion from existing 394 beds to 894 beds has been approved in Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital under the purview of Lady Hardinge Medical College.

(c) & (d) AIIMS, New Delhi has an area of 244 acres spreading over 06 land parcels including East & West Ansari Nagar, Ayur Vigyan Nagar, Masjid Moth, Trauma Centre Campus and New Hostel Complex. In addition, National Cancer Institute, established in Jhajjar as an extended campus of AIIMS, New Delhi, has a campus of 288 acres. Further, the infrastructure facilities at AIIMS are being continuously expanded and augmented to efficiently cater to the increased patient load with commissioning of several new specialty blocks like Burns & Plastic Surgery Block, Surgical Block, New Raj Kumari Amrita Kaur OPD Block, Mother & Child Block, and vertical expansion of Jai Prakash Narain Apex Trauma Centre (JPNATC). Approval has also been accorded for construction of New OPD Block at Masjid Moth Campus and 150 bedded Critical Care Block at AIIMS, New Delhi.

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