Breakup of Number of Hospitals in India: Health Minister apprises Parliament
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New Delhi: Through a written reply in Rajya Sabha Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed about the Hospitals in the Country.
The Minister informed that the Number of hospitals in other countries in comparison to India is not available. However as per the World Bank data available in the link 'https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS', beds per 1000 Population in India are less than a number of countries.
Public health & Hospitals being a State subject, State Governments are primarily responsible for up-keeping, providing health care to people and maintaining information of hospitals. However, the following information is given in below:
The Minister informed that the Number of hospitals in other countries in comparison to India is not available. However as per the World Bank data available in the link 'https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS', beds per 1000 Population in India are less than a number of countries.
Public health & Hospitals being a State subject, State Governments are primarily responsible for up-keeping, providing health care to people and maintaining information of hospitals. However, the following information is given in below:
- Number of Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs), Sub-District/Divisional Hospitals(SDHs), District Hospitals(DHs) and beds, India, State/UT wise as uploaded by the State/UTs on the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal of the Ministry- Total 7,39,024 beds in 37,725 facilities
- Number of Govt. Hospitals and beds in Rural and Urban Areas, India, State/UT wise, as available in the Publication National Health Profile 2018- 279588 beds in rural and 431173 beds in urban facilities
- Number of AYUSH hospitals and beds State/UT-wise, as provided by the Ministry of AYUSH.
- Number of Hospitals and beds maintained by Ministry of Defence, State wise and Total.
- Number of Railway Hospitals and beds, as available in the Publication National Health Profile 2018.
- Number of Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospitals and beds, State/UT and Total, as available in the Publication National Health Profile 2018.
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