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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 5723
TO BE ANSWERED ON27THMARCH 2026
STATUS OFLAQSHYASCHEME
5723.SHRIBENNYBEHANAN:
Will the MINISTER OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a) the total number of public health facilities certified under the LaQshya (Labour Room
and Maternity Operation Theatre Quality Improvement Initiative) scheme as on date,
State/UT-wise;
(b) the number of health facilities that have undergone re-certification and external
assessment afterinitial certification;
(c) the number of certified facilities currently lacking essential infrastructure such as
functional operation theatres, uninterrupted water and electricity supply, or essential
equipment,asperrecent assessment reports;
(d) the details/number of sanctioned and vacant posts of staff in LaQshya certified facilities,
State/UT-wise; and
(e) whether any assessment has recorded gaps in adherence to standard treatment protocols
and if so, the detailsthereof along with the corrective steps taken/proposed to be takenby the
Government inthisregard?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) As on February 2026, a total of 1244 Labour Rooms (LRs) and 917 Maternity Operation
Theatres (MOTs) in public health facilities are certified under LaQshya. The State/UT-wise
detailsofLaQshyacertifiedpublichealthfacilitiesisplacedattheAnnexure.
(b) As on February 2026, a total of 151 LRs and 107 MOTs in public health facilities have
undergonerecertificationunderLaQshya.
(c) to (e) The technical assessment for the LaQshya Certification is rigorous, involving over
200measurableelementsacross70Standards.TheseStandardsareclassifiedintoeightcritical
areas of concern: Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support Services, Clinical Care,
Infection Control, Quality Management, and Outcome. To achieve LaQshya certification, ahealth facility must meet the stringent criteria of maintaining an overall score of at least 70%
forboththe LRandMOT.The facilitymust achieveaminimumscore of 70% ineachArea of
Concern,Client Satisfaction andinthree core standards of Privacy,Confidentiality & Dignity
and Care during Delivery. An individual score of more than 50% is also required for every
qualitystandardundereachAreaofConcernfortheLaQshyaCertificationofafacility.
Every LaQshya-certified facility is evaluated by independent assessors to verify the
availability of essential infrastructure, including functional operation theatres, uninterrupted
waterandelectricitysupply,criticalmedicalequipmentandhumanresource.However,Health
is a State subject and the responsibility of managing administrative functions, staffing,
recruitment, and deployment of human resources lies within the jurisdiction of respective
State/UT. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare supports these efforts through the
National Health Mission (NHM), helping to strengthen public health facilities by improving
infrastructure and human resources in line with the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS
2022).
A system of regular supportive supervisory visits to monitor the implementation of schemes,
includingLaQshya,isinplace.Periodicregionalandstate-levelreviewmeetings,fieldvisitsto
various States/UTs, and Common Review Missions (CRMs) are conducted to assess
infrastructure,workforce,servicedelivery,andprogramimplementation.
Under the LaQshya initiative, a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to ensure that any
identified gaps in labour rooms and maternity OTs are bridged within the shortest possible
timeframe, driving a genuine and sustained improvement in the quality of care provided to
mothersandnewborns.
*****Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 5723 to be
answered on27.03.2026.
TheState/UT-wise detailsof LaQshyacertified publichealthfacilities asonFebruary2026
S.No State/UT LR M-OT
1 Andhra Pradesh 51 40
2 Arunachal Pradesh 4 3
3 Assam 38 20
4 Bihar 37 23
5 Chandigarh 5 5
6 Chhattisgarh 29 26
7 Delhi 12 10
8 DNH, D&D 5 3
9 Goa 6 5
10 Gujarat 76 65
11 Haryana 23 17
12 Himachal Pradesh 8 7
13 Jammu & Kashmir 13 12
14 Jharkhand 12 9
15 Karnataka 130 124
16 Kerala 16 15
17 Madhya Pradesh 198 60
18 Maharashtra 85 83
19 Manipur 4 3
20 Meghalaya 6 5
21 Mizoram 7 7
22 Odisha 30 26
23 Puducherry 3 3
24 Punjab 16 13
25 Rajasthan 94 50
26 Sikkim 1 1
27 Tamil Nadu 130 125
28 Telangana 49 39
29 Tripura 6 4
30 Uttar Pradesh 89 60
31 Uttarakhand 16 10
32 West Bengal 45 44
Grand Total 1244 917
Source:NHSRCReport