Lok Sabha Question No. 2259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Telemedicine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY, SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## TELEMEDICINE

## 2259. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY: SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  expand  the  telemedicine  network throughout  the country including rural and deprived areas, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government i s aware of the potential of telemedicine to bridge the rural - urban divide by facilitating low cost consultation and diagnostic facilities to remote areas, if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  details  of  fully  functional telemedicine  units  installed  in rural  areas, State/UT - wise including Bihar, and

(d) whether the Government has conducted an awareness programme with regard to promoting telemedicine,  if  so,  the details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of persons  benefitted  from telemedicine during the last three years, State/UT -wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) to (d): Yes, the Government is aware of the potential of the Telemedicine in provid low  cost  consultations.    Health  being a  State  subject,  many  State  Governments  have  already setup  dedicated  Telemedicine  centres  which  facilitate  Specialist  consultations.  No  cen database of such centres is maintained.

The Central Government is facilitating expansion of t elemedicin e  through establishment of  National  Medical  College  Network in  41  Government  Medical  Colleges .    Department  of Space is also operating 105 Telemedicine centres across the Country.  Information as pr by Department of Space is given in Annexure.

## State/UT wise details of Telemedicine Centres

|   S. No | States/UTs               | No of Telemedicine Nodes linked by ISRO   |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 5                                         |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 0                                         |
|       3 | ASSAM                    | 5                                         |
|       4 | BIHAR                    | 0                                         |
|       5 | CHHATTISGARH             | 0                                         |
|       6 | GOA                      | 0                                         |
|       7 | GUJARAT                  | 1                                         |
|       8 | HARYANA                  | 1                                         |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 2                                         |
|      10 | JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 7                                         |
|      11 | JHARKHAND                | 0                                         |
|      12 | KARNATAKA                | 22                                        |
|      13 | KERALA                   | 15                                        |
|      14 | MADHYA PRADESH           | 8                                         |
|      15 | MAHARASHTRA              | 0                                         |
|      16 | MANIPUR                  | 1                                         |
|      17 | MEGHALAYA                | 2                                         |
|      18 | MIZORAM                  | 0                                         |
|      19 | NAGALAND                 | 1                                         |
|      20 | ODISHA                   | 8                                         |
|      21 | PUNJAB                   | 2                                         |
|      22 | RAJASTHAN                | 1                                         |
|      23 | SIKKIM                   | 0                                         |
|      24 | TAMILNADU                | 8                                         |
|      25 | TELANGANA                | 0                                         |
|      26 | TRIPURA                  | 0                                         |
|      27 | UTTAR PRADESH            | 3                                         |
|      28 | UTTARAKHAND              | 1                                         |
|      29 | WEST BENGAL              | 1                                         |
|      30 | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 3                                         |
|      31 | CHANDIGARH               | 0                                         |
|      32 | DADRA NAGAR HAVELI       | 2                                         |
|      33 | DELHI                    | 1                                         |
|      34 | DIU&DAMAN                | 0                                         |
|      35 | LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS      | 3                                         |
|      36 | PUDUCHERRY Total         | 2 105                                     |

## ANNEXURE