**Summary:**
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3442, addressed to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare on August 8, 2025, inquired about potential shortcomings at AIIMS, Kalyani. Specifically, the question concerned the reliance on junior doctors for OPD treatment, potential deprivation of proper treatment for chronic disease patients, and bed shortages impacting emergency patient admissions.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, responded that AIIMS, Kalyani, provided treatment/consultation to over 5.4 lakh patients in 2025 across 31 clinical specialties/super-specialties. Doctors are deployed in the OPD according to pre-determined duty rosters. The institute has 568 functional beds, and trauma and emergency services are operational with 16 functional beds. Patient treatment regimens at AIIMS, Kalyani, are based on thorough clinical evaluation and supported by pathological and radiological investigations. Emergency patients receive prompt initial and life support treatment.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE: The Union Ministry responsible for health and family welfare in India.
AIIMS, Kalyani: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal, a medical institute.
LOK SABHA: The Lower House of the Parliament of India.
SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Out Patient Department (OPD): A department in a hospital where outpatients are treated.
MD ABU TAHER KHAN: Member of Parliament who asked the question about AIIMS Kalyani.
West Bengal: A state in Eastern India, where AIIMS Kalyani is located.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences: A group of autonomous public medical institutes of higher education.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO- 3442
TO BE ANSWERED ON08/08/2025
SHORTAGEOFSENIOR DOCTORS ATAIIMS, KALYANI
3442.MDABU TAHERKHAN:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether it is fact that maximum OPD treatment at AIIMS, Kalyani is undertaken through
Junior Doctors and as a result, patients with chronic disease are being deprived of proper
treatmentat times;
(b) if so, the detailsthereof;
(c)whether it isalso true that emergencypatientsare beingdeprivedof admission service due
toshortage of bedsinthe said hospital; and
(d) if so, the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THEMINISTEROFSTATEINTHEMINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d) In All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Kalyani in 2025 more than 5.4
lakh patients have received treatment/consultation in the Out Patient Department (OPD)
across 31 clinical specialities/super specialities. Doctors are deployed in the OPD as per pre-
determined duty roasters. In the Institute currently 568 beds are functional. The Trauma and
Emergency services are also operational with 16 functional beds. Forpatients visiting AIIMS
Kalyani treatment regimens are based on thorough clinical evaluation, supported by
pathological and radiological investigations. In emergency all patients receive prompt initial
andlife-support treatment.
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