(a) whether the Government proposes to set up police hospitals on the lines of Army hospitals;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the total funds allocated in this regard, State-wise?
(a) whether the Government proposes to set up police hospitals on the lines of Army hospitals;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the total funds allocated in this regard, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (c): At present, there is no proposal for setting up new Police Hospitals on the lines of
Army Hospitals. However, Government has given ‘in principle’ approval for establishment of a Central
Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS), along with 500-bedded General Hospital,
a 300-bedded Super Specialty Hospital and other medical institutions/facilities in Delhi, at an
estimated cost of Rs. 1,572.86 crore.
Moreover, Government has already sanctioned one 200-bedded, six 100-bedded and thirty two 50-bedded
Composite Hospitals to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), apart from Unit Hospital/Medical
Inspection Room authorised in each Battalion. State wise details of the Composite Hospitals are at
Annexure-I.