Question : MODERNISATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS IN HOSPITALS

 

(a) whether the Union Government has any Central scheme of assistance to upgrade and modernize the medical equipments in the State Government-run hospitals in the coming Five Year Plan;  

(b) if so, the details thereof;  

(c) whether the latest equipments are not available even in the Medical Colleges; and  

(d) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken for strengthening the Government Hospitals and Medical Colleges with the latest equipments?  

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS)  

(a)to(d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 323 FOR 21ST MARCH, 2007

Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, it is proposed to strengthen 13 existing Medical College Institutions in terms of infrastructure and equipments. List of Institutions being upgraded is annexed. The Government of India is investing Rs. 100 Crores for each institution and the State Government’s share is Rs 20 Crores and subsequent recurring, maintenance and manpower costs. In respect of SVIMS, Tirupati, the TTD trust is bearing half of the cost i.e. Rs 60 Crores and the GOI share is only Rs 60 Crores. Likewise, in respect of IMS (BHU) Varanasi, which is a GOI institution, Rs 20 Crores is being provided by Ministry of Human Resource Development. 

The upgradation exercise has been initiated for the above institutions.The Central Technical team has visited all the institutions, for gap analysis and assessment of requirement. The upgradation broadly envisages strengthening the existing departments, through procurement of equipments. It is also proposed to build a Super Speciality Block, Nursing College, OPD etc. for many of the institutions. The upgradation work would be carried out in phases. Most of the equipments for existing departments are proposed to be procured in 2007-08. Civil construction work for new building for most of the institutions is expected to be completed by 2008 and 2009. Equipment required for these buildings would be procured accordingly.

  Considering the need to further support the State Governments in strengthening of Government medical colleges, in the interest of medical education, the matter has been taken up with the Planning Commission for starting a new scheme during the 11th Plan. For this purpose, an amount of Rs.35 crores has been allocated for the year 2007-08.

Annexure  

Upgradation of 13 medical institutes under PMSSY  

 The following 13 medical institutes have already been identified for upgradation under PMSSY.

  1. Government Medical College, Jammu (J&K)  

2. Government Medical College, Srinagar (J&K)  

3. Kolkatta Medical College, Kolkatta (W.B.)  

4. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (U.P)  

5. Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi (UP),   6. Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad(A.P)  

7 Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati (A.P) (50% cost of upgradation will be borne by the TTD Trust)  

8. Government Medical College, Salem (T.N.)  

9. Patliputra Medical College & Hospital, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)#  

10.  B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)  

11. Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore(Karnataka)  

12. Grants Medical College & Sir J.J. Group Of Hospitals, Mumbai, (Maharashtra)$  

13. Government Medical College, Thrivananthapuram, (Kerala)  

N.B.

# Government of Jharkhand has been requested to reconsider the option of upgradation of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences at Ranchi.  
$ The upgradation is pending as the matter is subjudice in Nagpur Bench of Mumbai High Court on selection of this institution, instead of the Medical College at Nagpur.