Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Railway Healthcare Service
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1994 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## RAILWAY HEALTHCARE SERVICE

† 1994. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of budget allocation made by the Government towards Railway  Healthcare  service  during  the  last  three  years,  zonewise;
- (b) whether the Railways is considering to set up trauma centres at zonal level by making expansion of the medical facilities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the project outline prepared in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the opinion of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (d)    A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1994 BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.03.2016  REGARDING  RAILWAY HEALTHCARE SERVICE.

- (a) Healthcare  Services on Indian Railways  comprises  of Medical Services and  Sanitation in Railway  colonies,  the  zone-wise  budget allocation made for them in the last three years is given below:

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| Zones              |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   ` in crore) 2015-16 |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| Central            |    198.94 |    213.69 |                237.81 |
| Eastern            |    242.28 |    236.38 |                264.33 |
| Northern           |    313.61 |    332.89 |                392.24 |
| North-Eastern      |    122.43 |    123.67 |                137.46 |
| Northeast Frontier |    164.81 |    183.52 |                208    |
| Southern           |    222.1  |    246.81 |                263.07 |
| South Central      |    238.77 |    242.27 |                273.81 |
| South Eastern      |    164.99 |    187.07 |                203.7  |
| Western            |    215.68 |    238.49 |                285.32 |
| East Central       |     95.57 |    123.5  |                141.34 |
| East Coast         |     63.34 |     84.36 |                101.58 |
| North Central      |    110.23 |    126.92 |                137.88 |
| North Western      |    105.55 |    106.6  |                139.4  |
| South East Central |     73.33 |     80.32 |                 97.99 |
| South Western      |     86.37 |     84.92 |                101.34 |
| West Central       |     66.8  |     75.22 |                 77.29 |
| Metro-Kolkata      |      6.66 |      7.09 |                  6.59 |
| TOTAL              |   2491.46 |   2693.72 |               3069.15 |

(b) to (d) No, Madam.    Railway  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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