(a) whether it is true that a ‘one rupee clinic’ is being operated at the Thane Railway Station by a private organization and this experiment is proving very successful;
(b) if so, whether any provision is being made to operate this kind of clinics at the other big railway stations of the country;
(c) whether any arrangement has been made in the said clinics for the treatment of all types of patients; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) Yes, Sir. The ‘One Rupee Clinic’ at Thane Railway Station has been established by M/s Magicdil on open tender basis. So far, the performance of Emergency Medical Rooms has been found satisfactory.
(b) to (d): Yes, Sir. As per orders of Hon’ble Bombay High Court, clinics have been established at 24 suburban stations of Mumbai run by non-railway medical professional groups. Such clinics have also been established at 29 other railway stations in the country. These clinics can attend any patient besides rendering emergency medical care to bona-fide railway passengers.
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