(a) whether the Government is aware that major hospitals in four metro cities are facing lots of problems due to acute shortage of manpower and requisite equipments;
(b) whether the Government is also aware of the fact that these hospitals are not getting required electricity which causes under-utilisation of several machines; and
(c) if so, the specific plan drawn/proposed to be drawn to tide over the same?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (c): Health being a state subject, it is for the concerned State Governments to ensure the availability of requisite manpower and equipments including its optimal utilization in their hospitals.
No machine is under utilized due to shortage of electricity in Central Government Hospitals. Efforts are on to fill the vacancies and to provide latest equipments in these hospitals, which is a continuous process.