HELLO; RLY EMPLOYEES & PENSIONERS! NOW YOUR HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING

 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CABINET SECRETARIAT

RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN

 Rationalization of Government Bodies under the Ministry of Railways -reg.

Please find enclosed herewith a copy of Vol II of the report prepared by Principal economic advisor  Ministry of Finance GOI on 'Rationalization of  Government Bodies' under  Railways Ministry.

2. It is requested to kindly intimate the action taken on the recommendations there in on or before 5^th day of every month.

 Sd/

Niranjan.C.Chandrashekhar

Deputy Secy.

To Railway Board (Shri Suneet Sharma, Chairman & CEO) Cab. Sect. ID No. 551/2/4/2019-Cab.lll dated 08.09.2021

Rationalization of Government Bodies . 

Proposal for Ministry of Railways

Sanjeev Sanyal

Principal Economic Adviser

August 2021

VOL II

 Para 2 of the report.

2. Upgrading Railway Hospitals and digitalizing health Data

The Indian Railways  runs 125 Hospitals and 586l Health Units/ policlinics

Health care is a sector where the supply of medical facilities also decides its demands. Consequently, the market clearing mechanism does not always work. Hence it is pertinent that the Government  creates a public system of Healthcare  that runs parallely along with the  private sector. Thus, it is necessary to create an affordable and accessible emergency medicine and critical care infrastructure across the Nation.

Consistent feedback is that the Railway Hospitals are under invested and do not have adequate facilities or manpower. Therefore, all hospitals under Railways needs investment. This would augment our existing public medical infrastructure. Moreover, these hospitals are located pan India including rural interior. This access can be utilized to improve healthcare especially in tier 3 cities & rural areas.

Thus, it is recommended that  the Railway hospitals be upgraded through an institutional mechanism which is more efficient in delivering health services and become open to general public at large where appropriate,  the Public private partnership (PPP) model may be explored.

Health data of all railway employees, pensioners and dependents of employees and pensioners should also be digitalized.