Lok Sabha Question No. 2117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Shortage of Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTAR RED  QUESTION NO. 2117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL S

## 2117. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  shortage  of  hospitals  in  the  country  particularly  in  tribal States/UTs including Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  pr oposes  to  set  up  central  Government  hospital  and  medical colleges in these regions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

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

- (a)  &(b):  The  number  of  Community  Health  Centres,  Sub - Divisional  Hospitals  and  District Hospitals functioning in different States/UTs including Jharkhand as on 31 - 03- 2015 as per the Rural  Health  Statistics  2015  is  given  at Annexure - I . The  shortfall  of  CHCs  in  all  states including Jharkhand is given at Annexure - II .

- (c) & (d):   There is currently no such proposal.

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## NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES, SUB DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL, DISTRICT

| S. No.   | State/UT                  |                                 |                               |                        |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                  | Community Health Centres (CHCs) | Sub Divisional Hospital (SDH) | District Hospital (DH) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            | 179                             | 31                            | 8                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 52                              | 0                             | 14                     |
| 3        | Assam                     | 151                             | 13                            | 25                     |
| 4        | Bihar                     | 70                              | 45                            | 36                     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              | 155                             | 10                            | 27                     |
| 6        | Goa                       | 4                               | 1                             | 2                      |
| 7        | Gujarat                   | 320                             | 31                            | 21                     |
| 8        | Haryana                   | 109                             | 20                            | 20                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          | 78                              | 48                            | 12                     |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 84                              | NA                            | 23                     |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 | 188                             | 10                            | 24                     |
| 12       | Karnataka                 | 206                             | 146                           | 32                     |
| 13       | Kerala                    | 222                             | 79                            | 16                     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            | 334                             | 66                            | 51                     |
| 15       | Maharashtra               | 360                             | 86                            | 23                     |
| 16       | Manipur*                  | 17                              | 1                             | 7                      |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 | 27                              | 1                             | 12                     |
| 18       | Mizoram                   | 9                               | 2                             | 8                      |
| 19       | Nagaland                  | 21                              | 0                             | 11                     |
| 20       | Odisha                    | 377                             | 27                            | 32                     |
| 21       | Punjab                    | 150                             | 41                            | 22                     |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 | 568                             | 19                            | 34                     |
| 23       | Sikkim                    | 2                               | 0                             | 4                      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                | 385                             | 240                           | 31                     |
| 25       | Telangana                 | 114                             | 31                            | 7                      |
| 26       | Tripura                   | 20                              | 11                            | 6                      |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               | 59                              | 17                            | 19                     |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh             | 773                             | 0                             | 160                    |
| 29       | West Bengal               | 347                             | 37                            | 22                     |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4                               | 0                             | 3                      |
| 31       | Chandigarh*               | 2                               | 0                             | 1                      |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1                               | 0                             | 1                      |
| 33       | Daman & Diu               | 2                               | 0                             | 2                      |
| 34       | Delhi                     | 0                               | 7                             | 41                     |
| 35 36    | Lakshadweep Puducherry    | 3 3                             | 2 0                           | 1 5                    |
|          | All India                 | 5396                            | 1022                          | 763                    |

* Data for 2013 - 14 repeated

Annexure - I HOSPITAL FUNCTIONING

## Annexure-II

| SHORTFALL IN CHCs AS PER 2011 POPULATION   | SHORTFALL IN CHCs AS PER 2011 POPULATION   | SHORTFALL IN CHCs AS PER 2011 POPULATION   | SHORTFALL IN CHCs AS PER 2011 POPULATION   | SHORTFALL IN CHCs AS PER 2011 POPULATION   | SHORTFALL IN CHCs AS PER 2011 POPULATION   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                      |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                            |
|                                            | State/ UT                                  | R                                          | P                                          | S                                          | % Shorfall                                 |
| 1                                          | Andhra Pradesh                             | 299                                        | 179                                        | 120                                        | 40                                         |
| 2                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                          | 12                                         | 52                                         | *                                          | *                                          |
| 3                                          | Assam                                      | 238                                        | 151                                        | 87                                         | 37                                         |
| 4                                          | Bihar                                      | 774                                        | 70                                         | 704                                        | 91                                         |
| 5                                          | Chhattisgarh                               | 193                                        | 155                                        | 38                                         | 20                                         |
| 6                                          | Goa                                        | 4                                          | 4                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 7                                          | Gujarat                                    | 322                                        | 320                                        | 2                                          | 1                                          |
| 8                                          | Haryana                                    | 137                                        | 109                                        | 28                                         | 20                                         |
| 9                                          | Himachal Pradesh                           | 53                                         | 78                                         | *                                          | *                                          |
| 10                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                            | 81                                         | 84                                         | *                                          | *                                          |
| 11                                         | Jharkhand                                  | 241                                        | 188                                        | 53                                         | 22                                         |
| 12                                         | Karnataka                                  | 326                                        | 206                                        | 120                                        | 37                                         |
| 13                                         | Kerala                                     | 147                                        | 222                                        | *                                          | *                                          |
| 14                                         | Madhya Pradesh                             | 497                                        | 334                                        | 163                                        | 33                                         |
| 15                                         | Maharashtra                                | 550                                        | 360                                        | 190                                        | 35                                         |
| 16                                         | Manipur#                                   | 20                                         | 17                                         | 3                                          | 15                                         |
| 17                                         | Meghalaya                                  | 28                                         | 27                                         | 1                                          | 4                                          |
| 18                                         | Mizoram                                    | 6                                          | 9                                          | *                                          | *                                          |
| 19                                         | Nagaland                                   | 17                                         | 21                                         | *                                          | *                                          |
| 20                                         | Odisha                                     | 328                                        | 377                                        | *                                          | *                                          |
| 21                                         | Punjab                                     | 144                                        | 150                                        | *                                          | *                                          |
| 22                                         | Rajasthan                                  | 465                                        | 568                                        | *                                          | *                                          |
| 23                                         | Sikkim                                     | 4                                          | 2                                          | 2                                          | 50                                         |
| 24                                         | Tamil Nadu                                 | 312                                        | 385                                        | *                                          | *                                          |
| 25                                         | Telangana                                  | 192                                        | 114                                        | 78                                         | 41                                         |
| 26                                         | Tripura                                    | 27                                         | 20                                         | 7                                          | 26                                         |

| 27   | Uttarakhand               |   59 |   59 | 0    | 0   |
|------|---------------------------|------|------|------|-----|
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh             | 1298 |  773 | 525  | 40  |
| 29   | West Bengal               |  538 |  347 | 191  | 36  |
| 30   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |    2 |    4 | *    | *   |
| 31   | Chandigarh                |    0 |    2 | *    | *   |
| 32   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |    2 |    1 | 1    | 50  |
| 33   | Daman & Diu               |    0 |    2 | *    | *   |
| 34   | Delhi                     |    3 |    0 | 3    | 100 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep               |    0 |    3 | *    | *   |
| 36   | Puducherry                |    3 |    3 | 0    | 0   |
|      | India                     | 7322 | 5396 | 2316 | 32  |

Notes: The requirement is calculated using the prescribed norms on the basis of rural population from Census, 2011.  All India shortfall is derived by adding state-wise figures of shortfall ignoring the existing surplus in some of the states.

R: Required; P: In Position; S: Shortfall;     *: Surplus

# Data for 2013-14 repeated