2)NATUROPATHY TREATMENT FACILITIES IN CGHS DISPENSARIES
SHRI ANIL DESAI has raised the
following question (STARRED QUESTION NO. 200) in Rajya Sabha today regarding
availability of Naturopathy Treatment Facilities in CGHS Dispensaries
(a) whether all the CGHS
dispensaries in Delhi and Mumbai have naturopathy treatment facilities;
(b) if so, what type of treatment in
this stream is available in the dispensaries;
(c) whether in-patient treatment
facility is also available along with out-patient treatment, if so, what type
of diseases are treated in such facilities; and
(d) the number of naturopathy
experts posted in these dispensaries/hospitals and number of beneficiaries who
got treatment during the last two years?
In a Reply to the above Questions
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA has given
the following information through the Statement laid on the Table of the House
Naturopathy treatment facilities are
not available in the CGHS Wellness Centres at Delhi/NCR and Mumbai. However,
one private hospital namely Bapu Nature Cure Hosptial and Yogashram, Mayur
Vihar, Delhi is empanelled under CGHS Delhi/NCR for Naturopathy indoor
treatment facilities including consultation.
Beneficiaries normally take treatment for Diabetes, Hypertension, Arthritis and Obesity at the empanelled hospital.
Beneficiaries normally take treatment for Diabetes, Hypertension, Arthritis and Obesity at the empanelled hospital.
As per the existing guidelines, CGHS
beneficiaries may directly obtain consultation / treatment from empanelled
hospitals for Naturopathy & Yoga and would be eligible for reimbursement
subject to prior intimation to their respective Ministries / Departments in
respect of serving CGHS beneficiaries and to the concerned ADs/JDs of CGHS
cities in respect of pensioner beneficiaries. Therefore, it is not possible to
specify the number of patients, who had taken treatment at these hospitals.
Source: Rajya Sabha
