Question : CLOSURE OF CGHS DISPENSARIES



(a) whether the Government are aware that some CGHS Dispensaries in Delhi and other areas of the country have been closed;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the reasons therefor alongwith the time by which these dispensaries are likely to be made functional again?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE(SHRI A. RAJA)

(a) to (c) None of the dispensaries functioning under CGHS Delhi have been closed.

However, an additional CGHS dispensary was opened in Chandigarh by the Joint Director of CGHS in that city for which there was no Government sanction. Hence, the Government directed the closure of this dispensary.