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Introduction of Plastic Notes

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

28-November-2014 17:16 IST

Introduction of Plastic Notes

It has been decided by the Government to introduce plastic notes in the denomination of Rs. 10/-. One billion plastic notes of the denomination of Rs. 10/- will be introduced in a field trial in five cities selected for their geographical and climatic diversity. The primary objective of introduction of polymer/plastic notes is to increase its life and not to combat counterfeiting. The cities selected for field train are Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Shimla and Bhubaneswar.

The Reserve Bank of India has informed that since the proposal is at a trial stage, the decision on replacement of currency notes with plastic notes will depend on the outcome offield trial.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Jayant Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Steps Taken to Modernise CGHS Centres

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

28-November-2014 12:35 IST

Steps Taken to Modernise CGHS Centres

            The list of total number of CGHS dispensaries (known as Wellness Centres) and hospitals State/UT wise is placed given below: 

Details of CGHS Hospitals/Wellness Centres according to different systems of medicine 

Sl. No.	State	City	Allopathic Dispensaries	CGHS Hospitals	AYUSH
1	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1		0
2	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	2		0
3	Delhi	Delhi/NCR	94	4	36
4	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu	2		0
5	Rajasthan	Jaipur	7		2
6	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	7		2
		Kanpur	9		3
		Lucknow	9		3
		Meerut	6		2
7	Bihar	Patna	5		2
8	Meghalaya	Shillong	2		0
9	Assam	Guwahati	5		1
10	West Bengal	Kolkata	18		4
11	Jharkhand	Ranchi	3		0
12	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar	3		1
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	2		0
		Jabalpur	4		0
14	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	8		2
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai	26		5
		Nagpur	11		3
		Pune	9		3
16	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	13		6
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	10		4
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	3		2
19	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	14		4
Total			273	4	85

 The following initiatives have been taken to modernize them;

a)     All the CGHS dispensaries have been computerized. All the transactions for medicines are done online thereby making the system transparent and minimizing the delay in issue of medicines. The beneficiaries can also view online the history of medicines issued to them. 

b)     CGHS plastic cards have been issued to the beneficiaries enabling them to avail the facilities from any CGHS wellness centre. 

c)     SMS alert system on issue of medicines to CGHS beneficiaries on the mobile phone has been initiated to act as deterrent against pilferage of medicines by unscrupulous elements. 

d)     Introduction of Biometric system for recording attendance has been introduced in few CGHS Wellness centres to ensure punctuality. 

e)     SMS alert on issue of permission letter to CGHS pensioner beneficiaries on issue of permission letter through computers. 

Total budget allocation/ expenditure for CGHS wellness centres for allopathic and Indian system of medicines including Siddha separately along with the expenditure incurred on purchase of medicines during each of the last three years and the current year are given below: 

Financial Year	Total Allocation	Total Expenditure on Allopathic Medicines	Total Expenditure on Indian System of Medicines
2011-12	1494.25	962.03	5.53
2012-13	1689.76	967.68	6.78
2013-14	1724.45	969.27	8.03
2014-15	1726.20	671.63	3.40

 The following steps have been taken to ensure purchase of medicines under CGHS in a transparent manner: 

1.      CGHS procures its bulk supply of formulary medicines (both branded and generic) through the Medical Store Organization (MSO), which is under the administrative control of DGHS. Addl. Directors, CGHS of different cities place their indents for formulary drugs to the MSO which are supplied by MSO to various CGHS units through their respective Govt. Medical Stores Depots (GMSDs). 

2.      The procurement of Life Saving Drugs is made through a rate enquiry in the form of sealed quotations directly from the manufacturers for the life saving drugs and not through their distributors or dealers. 

3.      The medicines which are not available in wellness centres are being procured through authorized local chemist appointed for each wellness centres separately through E-Tender system with the best discounts. 

Orders have been issued on 19.11.2014 for the opening of CGHS wellness centres in 12 cities namely Raipur, Shimla, Itanagar, Aizawl, Agartala, Imphal, Kohima, Gangtok, Panaji, Gandhi Nagar, Puduchery and Indore. 

Presently 685 numbers of private hospitals/Eye clinics /Dental Clinics are empanelled in various cities against   552 earlier.The statement showing the details of State / UT wise empanelled private hospitals/ Eye clinics/ Dental Clinics is placed below:- 

Statement showing the details of CGHS empanelled Private Hospitals / Eye clinics/Dental clinics 

Sl. No.	State	City	Hospitals (1)	Eye Clinics (2)	Dental Clinics (3)	Total 1+2+3
1	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	9	7	2	18
2	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	2	4	-	6
3	Delhi	Delhi/NCR	94	91	44	229
4	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu	-	1	-	1
5	Rajasthan	Jaipur	19	11	4	34
6	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	20	3	4	27
		Kanpur	31	9	1	41
		Lucknow	11	4	1	16
		Meerut	14	5	2	21
7	Bihar	Patna	13	4	2	19
8	Meghalaya	Shillong	-	-	-	-
9	Assam	Guwahati	3	-	-	3
10	West Bengal	Kolkata	4	1	-	5
11	Jharkhand	Ranchi	2	2	-	4
12	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar	5	1	1	7
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	13	2	-	15
		Jabalpur	17	6	4	27
14	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	6	3	-	9
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai	24	11	2	37
		Nagpur	26	17	2	45
		Pune	34	7	2	43
16	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	20	6	1	27
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	5	25	3	33
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	1	2	-	3
19	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	10	4	1	15
Total			383	226	76	685

 Due to shortage of manpower, it is not possible to provide round the clock facilities at all CGHS Wellness Centres. The CGHS beneficiaries have the option to go directly to any Government/empanelled/ non empanelled private hospitals during emergency.

 

The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.