L.S. Question: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 590

 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 590 

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