Criteria for Setting up CGHS Dispensaries,Hospitals
The criteria fixed for setting up a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensary in a particular area are as under:-
(i) In an existing CGHS city:- For opening of a new Allopathic CGHS dispensary in an existing CGHS city, there has to be a minimum of 2000 Card holders (serving employees of Central Government and Central Civil pensioners).
(ii) Extension of CGHS to a new City:- For extension of CGHS to a new city, there has to be a minimum of 6,000 Card holders. However, due to financial and other resource constraints it is not always possible to adhere to the above criteria.
State/UT-wise details about number of CGHS allopathic/AYUSH dispensaries and Hospitals in the country is given below:
STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF CGHS HOSPITALS/WELLNESS CENTRES
| S.No. | City | ALLOPATHY | POLYCLINIC | AYUSH | CGHS HOSPITALS |
| 1 | AHMEDABAD | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | ALLAHABAD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | BANGALORE | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | BHOPAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BHUNESHWAR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | CHENNAI | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | CHANDIGARH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DEHRADOON | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | GUWAHATI | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | HYDERABAD | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | JAMMU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | JAIPUR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | JABALPUR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | KANPUR | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15, | KOLKATA | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | LUCKNOW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MEERUT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MUMBAI | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | NAGPUR | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | PATNA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | PUNE | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | RANCHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | SHILLONG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | TRIVANDRUM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DELHI | 94 | 4 | 36 | 4 |
| Total | 273 | 19 | 85 | 4 |
Keeping in view the financial and other resource constraints, a decision has been taken not to expand CGHS to cover new cities/ areas. There are some States and UTs which do not have the presence of CGHS as yet. Accordingly, the Ministry has mooted a proposal to open at least one CGHS dispensary in the capital city of such States/UT’s namely, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland, Gujarat and Pudduchery.
In addition, there is also a proposal to open one CGHS dispensary in Indore in compliance of the High Court’s directions.
The Health Minister was replying to a question in the Lok Sabha here today.
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