(a) whether the Government proposes to improve the medical infrastructure
in the country including setting up of new hospitals and medical colleges in
North-Eastern region;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the percentage of hospitals that have received accreditation from the
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals; and
(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to improve the quality of Indian
hospitals at par with international standards?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) & (b) Improvement of the medical infrastructure in the country including setting up of
new hospitals and medical colleges in North-Eastern region is one of the thrust areas of
the government. As a step towards this, to increase the number of seats and to open more
medical colleges in the country including North Eastern Region, the Central Government has
relaxed the norms of teacher student ratio, land requirement, bed strength, bed occupancy,
maximum admission capacity, increase in the age of teaching faculty and infrastructural
facilities.
(c) As per information provided by the National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), 63 hospitals have been granted
accreditation by NABH.
(d) Under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) funds are provided to the
State governments to comply with the Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS)
for improvement of quality of public health delivery system including
creation of new infrastructure,upgradation of existing facilities and,
augmentation of manpower based on specific proposals received from the
State governments.