(a) whether it is propsed to set up medical centres at airport terminals in the counry; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
(a) whether it is propsed to set up medical centres at airport terminals in the counry; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI PRAFUL PATEL )
(a) & (b) For emergency treatment and first aid, medical inspection rooms have been established at Chennai, Kolkata and Trivandrum airports and are being manned by medical officers of Airports Authority of India (AAI). Medical inspection rooms, which are being maintained at the airports in different states by reputed nursing homes/ hospitals are as under:
Nagaland-Dimapur; Andhra Pradesh-Vizag ; Bihar-Patna; Gujarat-Ahmedabad & Vadodra; Maharashtra-Pune; Goa-Goa; Uttar Pardesh-Lucknow; Rajasthan-Udaipur & Jaipur; West Bengal-Bagdogra; Kerala-Calicut; Tamil Nadu-Madurai; Karnataka-Mangalore;
Medical inspection rooms which are being maintained at the airports in different states by State Government are as under: Jharkhand-Ranchi; Jammu & Kashmir-Jammu, Leh and Srinagar; Mizoram-Lengpui.
Medical Inspection Rooms at Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad are being maintained by respective airport operators. At other AAI airports, first aid facility is being provided.