(a) whether the Government has taken note of the incidents of
pregnant poor women facing severe hardship due to last minute refusal
of Government hospitals to admit them at the time of delivery;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of such
incidents reported during each of the last two years, hospitalwise;
and
(c) the corrective steps taken by the Government to prevent such
incidents in future?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) to (c): Health is a State subject, it is responsibility of State
Government to look into the and ensure that the adequate health care
facilities are provided to all people including the pregnant poor women
so that they do not face any problem at the time of delivery.
As far as 3 Central Government Hospital viz., Dr. RML Hospital,
Safdarjung Hospital and LHMC & Associated Hospitals are concerned; there
is no instance of refusal of admission to any pregnant woman coming to
the hospital for treatment. All pregnant women irrespective of their
economic status are provided medical treatment. All requisite precautions
are taken by these hospitals to avoid such incidents.