Lok Sabha Question No. 2305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Spinal Injury Centre
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2305 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## SPINAL INJURY CENTRE

## 2305. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the salient features of the central sector scheme for setting up of State spinal inju various States/UTs in the country;
- (b) the details of the financial sharing pattern between the State and Uni on Governments for the implementation of this scheme;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  the  Rajasthan  for  setting spinal injury centre and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government
- (d)whether the Government intends to provide financial and administrative sanctions for proposal; and
- (e) if so, the time by which the funds are likely to be sanctioned for the same?

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

- (a): No such scheme is administered by Ministry of Health and Family welfare. However, Central Sector Scheme of setting of State Spinal Injury Centre is administered by the Min Social Justice and Empowerment whose salient features, inter alia is as under:
- (i)The State Spinal Injuries Centres shall be mainly on the comprehensive management Spinal  Injured  attached  to  the  District  Hospital  of  State  capital/Union  Territo dedicated 12 beds.
- (ii) The  Department  of  Orthopedics and  Rehabilitation  attached  to  the  District  Hospital where the Centre is to be set up shall look after the activity of the Centre. T centres are envisaged per year under the Scheme based on availability of funds.

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(b): The Central Government shall bear the non - recurring expenditure up to Rs.2.33 crore on medical equipment, medical/surgical instruments (OT), rehabilitation equipment - (a) OT & PT (b) Orthotics and Prosthetics and (c) assistive technology and non - recurring expendit ure cost up to Rs.56.00 Lakh for setting up of 12 beds Ward. Out of 12 beds, the Central Government reimburse the cost involved on management of 10 beds daily for treatment of poor patien actual  occupancy  basis  at  a  flat  rate  of  Rs.1000/ - per  be d  per  day.  In  addition,  Central Government shall bear training cost @ Rs.20 lakh per Centre of the orthopedic surgeons, n staff and rehabilitation staff.

The State Govt./UT shall provide requite space for setting up the Centre and expend on infrastructure  cost  e.g.  basic  structure  work,  finishing  work  including  interior  a engineering services and cost on engineering plant requirement, if required. The recurr on salaries of medical, paramedical and allied health staff required for running the Centre; drugs and consumables; maintenance of infrastructure and equipment shall be borne by the conce State  Govt./UT.  In  addition,  the  State  Govt./UT  shall  also  bear  recurring  expenditu management of two beds and partially bear th e cost involved on training/technical support/sensitization of the doctors and staff .

(c ) to (e): A proposal for setting up of State Spinal Injury Centre at Sawai Man Singh Medi College, Jaipur was received from the State Government  of Rajasthan which was  approved. Based  on  availability  of  funds  under  the  Scheme  during  2015 - 16,  grant - in - aid  amounting  to Rs.37.50 lakh has been released for the Centre.

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