(a) whether India has just one operation theatre per one lakh people and most
of these theatres lack basic surgical facilities and safety equipment;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise alongwith the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has any special plan to provide more fully equipped operation
theatres in the backward States of the country including Orissa where people suffer most
from the Water-borne diseases;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the other measures being adopted to provide better medical facilities in such States?