(a) whether CGHS dispensaries in the States are proposed to be linked to State`s Civil
Hospitals with modern equipment to provide better facilities to CGHS beneficiaries in the States;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) to (c) As per extant instructions, CGHS beneficiaries are permitted to avail treatment
in hospitals set up by a State Government/Municipal Body. Wherever CGHS is presently
functioning, it refers its beneficiaries to Specialists in Government hospitals (including
those set up by State Governments/ Municipal Bodies) for advice about the treatment to be
given to the beneficiary.