Lok Sabha Question No. 2009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Medical Facilities
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, P.P. CHAUDHARY, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## MEDICAL FACILITIES

† 2009. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  zone-wise  details  of  the  budget  allocated  to  railways  for expanding medical facilities during last three years ;
- (b) the  zone-wise  details  of  the  amount  spent  out  of  the  allocated budget during the three years;
- (c) whether railways while expanding its medical facilities proposes to set up trauma centres at division level;
- (d) if so, the time by when and the outline drawn in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the intention of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2009  BY  SHRI  NARANBHAI  KACHHADIYA, SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK,  SHRI  P.P.  CHAUDHARY  AND  SHRI ALOK  SANJAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.03.2016 REGARDING MEDICAL FACILITIES.

(a) & (b): Zone-wise  budget  allocation  &  amount  spent  under  Medical Services for last three years is given below:

( ` in crore)

|                    | 2012-13           | 2012-13      | 2013-14           | 2013-14      | 2014-15           | 2014-15      |
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Zones              | Budget Allocation | Amount Spent | Budget Allocation | Amount Spent | Budget Allocation | Amount Spent |
| Central            | 141.12            | 135.77       | 151.90            | 152.87       | 167.89            | 176.57       |
| Eastern            | 187.13            | 164.48       | 197.86            | 185.54       | 191.62            | 200.36       |
| Northern           | 235.02            | 201.53       | 242.87            | 225.21       | 255.30            | 247.07       |
| North-Eastern      | 80.05             | 77.64        | 88.54             | 88.40        | 90.02             | 97.12        |
| Northeast Frontier | 109.68            | 103.54       | 111.23            | 113.82       | 124.24            | 127.63       |
| Southern           | 179.49            | 168.10       | 197.42            | 183.67       | 220.43            | 200.09       |
| South Central      | 159.63            | 154.55       | 197.64            | 183.69       | 196.46            | 181.43       |
| South Eastern      | 103.61            | 107.64       | 118.55            | 119.01       | 136.76            | 127.21       |
| Western            | 158.97            | 156.88       | 179.07            | 185.49       | 203.81            | 207.47       |
| East Central       | 71.47             | 66.66        | 70.86             | 83.35        | 93.51             | 89.06        |
| East Coast         | 39.46             | 41.02        | 43.66             | 47.48        | 62.07             | 69.37        |
| North Central      | 73.85             | 69.00        | 85.74             | 85.53        | 98.85             | 93.19        |
| North Western      | 88.62             | 79.80        | 87.86             | 87.50        | 88.37             | 99.51        |
| South East Central | 40.66             | 45.26        | 56.57             | 54.90        | 62.58             | 59.40        |
| South Western      | 56.89             | 57.59        | 72.29             | 60.55        | 69.75             | 66.64        |
| West Central       | 42.44             | 51.05        | 48.54             | 61.75        | 55.29             | 64.16        |
| Metro-Kolkata      | 4.35              | 4.21         | 6.66              | 4.54         | 7.09              | 4.62         |
| TOTAL              | 1772.44           | 1684.72      | 1957.26           | 1923.30      | 2124.04           | 2110.90      |

(c) to (e): No,  Madam.    Railways  hospitals  are  providing  Primary  & Secondary  Level  Medical  Care  to  Railway  employees,  both  serving  and retired  and  their  eligible  dependents.  However,  Advance  Tertiary  Level Medical facilities for treatment of serious diseases are available only in some  of  the  Zonal  Railway  Hospitals.  For  treatment  of  such  serious diseases  where  Tertiary  care  facilities  are  not  available  in  the  Railway Hospitals, railway beneficiaries are referred as per need to Government Hospitals/Empanelled Private Hospitals and Non-Empanelled Private Hospitals.

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