GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 590
TO BE ANSWERED ON 9TH DECEMBER, 2022
CASHLESS FACILITIES TO CGHS BENEFICIARIES
590. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED: SHRI BALAK NATH:
SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of CGHS beneficiaries in the country, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
(b) the details of the beneficiaries in Sikar and Alwar in Rajasthan, district-wise;
(c) whether the Government is aware that several CGHS empanelled hospitals across the country including Rajasthan have stopped providing cashless facilities to CGHS beneficiaries due to pending dues of the Government;
(d) the list of hospitals whose payment has been put on hold/stopped during 2021-2022; and
(e) ) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken in this regard?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)
(a) to (e): State/UT-wise details of the total number of CGHS beneficiaries in the country, including Rajasthan are at Annexure. There is no separate database pertaining to the districts of Sikar and Alwar. There has been a time lag on account of established procedures for processing the claims. However, the procedures are streamlined now.
Annexure
|
Sl. No |
State / Union Territory |
CGHS Beneficiaries |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
48,944 |
|
2 |
Assam |
65,244 |
|
3 |
Bihar |
57,052 |
|
4 |
Chandigarh (UT) |
45,870 |
|
5 |
Chhattishgarh |
5,052 |
|
6 |
Delhi |
15,93,155 |
|
7 |
Goa |
5,648 |
|
8 |
Gujarat |
92,406 |
|
9 |
Haryana |
1,47,561 |
|
10 |
Himachal Pradesh |
5,785 |
|
11 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
18,723 |
|
12 |
Jharkhand |
25,148 |
|
13 |
Karnatka |
1,48,234 |
|
14 |
Kerala |
61,087 |
|
15 |
Madhya Pradesh |
1,31,391 |
|
16 |
Maharashtra |
4,53,263 |
|
17 |
Manipur |
4,998 |
|
18 |
Meghalaya |
26,952 |
|
19 |
Mizroam |
5208 |
|
20 |
Nagaland |
2,082 |
|
21 |
Odisha |
35,949 |
|
22 |
Pondicherry |
4,127 |
|
23 |
Punjab |
23,450 |
|
24 |
Rajasthan |
96,651 |
|
25 |
Sikkim |
1,353 |
|
26 |
Tamil Nadu |
1,47,212 |
|
27 |
Telangana |
2,14,033 |
|
28 |
Tripura |
14,661 |
|
29 |
Uttar Pradesh |
4,83,149 |
|
30 |
Uttarakhand |
55,901 |
|
31 |
West Bengal |
2,06,601 |
