(a) whether the Government has set up a Sports Injury Centre in New Delhi;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the facilities available in the said centre;
(c) the details of the expenditure incurred in setting up of this centre;
(d) whether the Government proposes to set up such centre in other parts of the country; and
(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) to (c): A Sports injury Centre has been set up at Safdarjung Hospital at the total
approved cost of Rs. 70.72 crores which includes budgetary provisions towards building &
services, equipment and furniture, staff and maintenance, consultancy fees, etc.
In addition to the OPD and emergency service facilities, the SIC has also an in-
patient capacity of 35 beds in single, two and four beded words. The building comprises of
seven floors apart from the basement, which is equipped with state of art Operation Theatres
and Physiotherapy Centre; the Sports Injury Centre is also equipped with diagnostic facilities
such as MRI, CT scan, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometer, Colour Doppler, laboratory services, etc.
(d) to (e): No such proposal is under consideration at present.