Lok Sabha Question No. 680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Polyclinics under ECHS
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.680

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## POLYCLINICS  UNDER  ECHS

680. SHRI  KALIKESH  N. SINGH  DEO:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of polyclinics across the country in the current year to increase geographical coverage of the ECHS if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  been  unable  to  acquire  land  for  construction  of approved  polyclinic  buildings,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to enable acquisition of land;
- (c) whether the 17 mobile clinics approved under ECHS have become operational, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government plans to add more mobile clinics, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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- (a) No,  Madam.    There  is no  proposal  to increase  the  number  of polyclinics till all  the sanctioned 426 polyclinics are operationalised out of which presently, 420 are operationalised.
- (b) Out  of  426  locations,  land  has  been  acquired  for  construction  of polyclinic buildings at 220 locations and land is yet to be acquired at 189

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locations.  Land  is  not  required  at  17  locations  being  mobile  clinics.    For early allotment of land, Hon'ble Raksha Mantri has taken up the matter with Chief  Ministers.    Secretary,  Department  of  Ex-Servicemen  Welfare  has written  to  Chief  Secretaries  and  Formations  Headquarters  and  Kendriya Sainik  Board  Secretariat  have  also  been  asked  to  assist  in  identifying  the land for polyclinics. (c) No,  Madam.    Out  of  17  approved  Mobile  polyclinics,  14  have  been operationalised.  The details are at Annexure. (d) No, Madam, as all the approved polyclinics, including Mobile Polyclinics, have not been operationalised.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 680 FOR ANSWER ON 26.2.2016

## LIST OF TYPE 'E' (MOBILE) POLYCLINICS

|   S. No. | Polyclinics   | Type   | Mil/Non Mil   | Regional Centre   | Service/ Comd.   | State            |
|----------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Bidar         | E      | Mil           | Bangalore         | AF               | Karnataka        |
|        2 | Amla          | E      | Mil           | Nagpur            | AF               | Madhya Pradesh   |
|        3 | Joshimath     | E      | Mil           | Dehradun          | CC               | Uttarakhand      |
|        4 | Landsdowne    | E      | Mil           | Dehradun          | CC               | Uttarakhand      |
|        5 | Dharchula     | E      | Mil           | Dehradun          | CC               | Uttarakhand      |
|        6 | Ranikhet      | E      | Mil           | Dehradun          | CC               | Uttarakhand      |
|        7 | Pachmarhi     | E      | Mil           | Jabalpur          | CC               | Madhya Pradesh   |
|        8 | Binaguri      | E      | Mil           | Kolkata           | EC               | West Bengal      |
|        9 | Kalimpong     | E      | Mil           | Kolkata           | EC               | West Bengal      |
|       10 | Misamari      | E      | Mil           | Guwahati          | EC               | Assam            |
|       11 | Khanabal      | E      | Mil           | Jammu             | NC               | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       12 | Poonch        | E      | Mil           | Jammu             | NC               | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|       13 | Abohar        | E      | Mil           | Hisar             | SWC              | Punjab           |
|       14 | Chamba        | E      | Mil           | Jammu             | WC               | Himachal Pradesh |

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