**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding the development of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai. The answer clarifies the support provided by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) / Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) to the hospital. The question was to be answered on February 6, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Support from SAIL/BSP:**
* The hospital is supported by SAIL/BSP through the deployment of medical and non-medical manpower.
* SAIL/BSP provides requisite medical facilities and equipment.
* SAIL/BSP offers budgetary support towards operation and maintenance during the current financial year.
* **Staffing and Functionality:**
* Currently, 142 doctors and 399 non-executive staff are deployed.
* 130 personnel have been deployed through an external agency.
* The hospital is functioning smoothly with the existing manpower.
* **Medical Facilities:**
* The hospital provides multi-disciplinary and super-specialty medical services supported by critical care facilities.
* Advanced diagnostic and therapeutic infrastructure includes CT Scan, 3-Tesla MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasonography, advanced laboratories, Blood Centre, ventilators, and other essential medical equipment.
* **Budgetary Allocation:**
* A budgetary provision of approximately ₹193 crore has been made for the current financial year.
* This budget covers medicines, consumables, operation and maintenance of facilities, and payment of wages of medical personnel.
* **Medical College Upgrade:**
* There is currently no proposal under consideration to upgrade the hospital into a Medical College.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai**
* **Impact:** The hospital receives ongoing support from SAIL/BSP for staffing, facilities, and operational expenses.
* **Action Required:** Continue to utilize allocated resources effectively for the provision of medical services.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for answering parliamentary queries regarding the hospital.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is stated beyond noting the information provided by the Ministry of Steel.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Steel/SAIL/BSP**
* **Impact:** Responsible for providing ongoing support to JLN Hospital, Bhilai.
* **Action Required:** Continue to provide support to the hospital via manpower, facilities, equipment, and budget.
**Stakeholder: Patients of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai**
* **Impact:** Ongoing access to multi-disciplinary and super-specialty medical services.
* **Action Required:** None.
Key Entities Referenced
Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre: A hospital in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, the subject of a parliamentary question regarding its infrastructure and development.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The government ministry responsible for answering questions about the hospital's development.
Ministry of Steel: The ministry that provides information about the support given to Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre (JLNHRC).
Bhilai Steel Plant: Part of SAIL, supports Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre.
Chhattisgarh: The state where Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre is located.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1230
TO BE ANSWERED ON06.02.2026
MEASURES TODEVELOPPT.JAWAHARLALNEHRU HOSPITALAND RESEARCH
CENTRE, BHILAI
†1230.SHRIVIJAYBAGHEL:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the measures being taken by the Government to develop basic infrastructure facilities
at Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-9, Bhilai, operated by
the Bhilai Steel Plantinthe DurgLokSabha Constituency of Chhattisgarh;
(b) the numberof vacantposts for bothmedical andnon-medicalstaff inthe said hospital;
(c) the medical facilities currently available for the treatment of various ailments and
diseases in the said hospital along with the medical equipment and machinery
requiredfor the treatment of variousdiseases;
(d) the budgetary allocation provided for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of this
hospital along with the steps taken by the Government for the overall infrastructure
developmentof the hospital; and
(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to develop or
upgrade the said hospital into a Medical College andif so, the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d): As per the information furnished by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India,
Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre (JLNHRC), Bhilai is being supported by Steel
Authority of India Limited (SAIL) / Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) through the deployment of medical
and non-medical manpower, along with the provision of requisite medical facilities and
equipment, and budgetary support towards its operation and maintenance during the current
financialyear.Asperthe informationprovidedbytheMinistry of Steel,Government of India,at present,
142 doctors and 399 non-executive staff are deployed in the hospital. In addition, 130 personnel
engaged through external agency have been deployed across Medical and Health Services to
meetfunctionalrequirements. The hospital isfunctioningsmoothly with the existing manpower.
As perthe informationprovidedbytheMinistry of Steel,Government of India,JLNHRC,
Bhilai providesmulti-disciplinary and super-specialty medical services supported bycritical care
facilities. The hospital is equipped with advanced diagnostic and therapeutic infrastructure
including CT Scan, 3-Tesla MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasonography, advanced laboratories,
Blood Centre,ventilatorsand otheressential medicalequipment.
As per the information provided by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, a
budgetary provision of approximately ₹193 crore has been made for the current financial year
towards medicines, consumables, operation and maintenance of facilities and payment of wages
of medicalpersonnel at JLNHRC,Bhilai.
(e): As perthe information provided by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, presently
noproposal isunderconsiderationtoupgrade the said hospital intoa Medical College.
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