Parliament Question: Ensuring proper treatment of patients in AIIMS, New Delhi

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE RAJYASABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1254 TO BE ANSWERED ON10THFEBRUARY, 2026 ENSURING PROPER TREATMENTOFPATIENTS IN AIIMS, NEWDELHI 1254. DR.V.SIVADASAN: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleasedtostate: (a) whether Government is aware that patients and their attendants are forced to lie outside wards andOPDareasat AIIMS, New Delhi, evenduring extreme coldweather; (b) whether any winter preparedness protocol exists for Central Government hospitals includingAIIMS; (c) the sanctioned bed strength at AIIMS, New Delhi vis-à-vis actual patient inflow during the last three years; (d) the reasons for the acute shortage of bedsandwaitingspace; and (e) the immediate measures taken to provide shelter, heating and basic facilities to such patients? ANSWER THE MINISTEROFSTATE INTHEMINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV) (a) to (e): AIIMS, New Delhi receives high patient load including referrals from various hospitals across the country. The sanctioned bed strength and patients treated in OPD/IPD in AIIMS, New Delhi during the last three years isasgivenbelow: Year Beds OPD IPD 2022-23 3325 42,55,801 2,80,770 2023-24 3391 47,94,497 3,21,847 2024-25 3657 48,43,572 3,61,236 To assist patients and their attendants, Shelter Homes/Vishram Sadans are operational at five locations with provision of over 1500 beds with facilities for clean drinking water, toilets, e- vehicles etc. In addition, to cope with extreme cold weather, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), Government of NCT of Delhi has set up and operationalized 10-bedded40night shelters for patients andtheirattendants. *****