This policy outlines the treatment and infrastructure development at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) between 2020 and 2024. The data provided details the number of inpatients and outpatients treated under different socioeconomic categories (A, A1, B, and D), including those treated under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
**Patient Statistics (2020-2024):**
* **Total Inpatients:** Ranged from approximately 6,656 in 2020 to 11,955 in 2024.
* **Ayushman Bharat Scheme Inpatients:** Ranged from approximately 4,149 in 2023 to 4,814 in 2022.
* **New Outpatients:** Ranged from approximately 10,916 in 2020 to 17,259 in 2022.
* **Follow-up Outpatients:** Ranged from approximately 82,610 in 2020 to 132,198 in 2024.
**Financial Assistance (2020-2024):**
* **Department of Science and Technology (DST):** Total grant provided amounted to Rs. 1,448.66 Crore, including allocations for salary (Rs. 790.63 Crore), general grant (Rs. 468.54 Crore), and capital grant (Rs. 189.49 Crore).
* **Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW):** Rs. 40.29 Crore was allocated to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for the construction of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) block until FY 2023-24. An additional Rs. 40.00 Crore was allocated directly to SCTIMST for machinery and equipment procurement during FY 2019-20.
**Socioeconomic Categorization:**
The current A, A1, B, and D categorization, based on socioeconomic conditions of beneficiaries, was implemented on March 1, 2022. This is a revision of the previous A, B, and D categorization, which was based on the Government of Kerala's Above Poverty Line (APL) and Below Poverty Line (BPL) system.
**Source:**
This information was provided by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, and Department of Space, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on July 24, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology: An autonomous institute of national importance under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, focusing on medical sciences and technology.
Ayushman Bharat Scheme: A centrally sponsored scheme of the Government of India to provide financial assistance for healthcare to economically weaker sections of the population.
Department of Science and Technology: A department within the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, responsible for promoting science and technology.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for health policy in India.
Central Public Works Department: A central government authority in India responsible for public sector works.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana: A scheme by the Government of India to address imbalances in the availability of tertiary care hospitals and improve medical education in the country.
Government of Kerala: The state government of Kerala, India, whose socio-economic categorization system (APL/BPL) was previously used by SCTIMST.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: TREATMENT AND
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT SREE
CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE
Posted On: 24 JUL 2025 3:54PM by PIB Delhi
The number of patients treated under categories A, A1, B, and D at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for
Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), in the last five years, year-wise is given below:-
(i) Inpatients treated under the different socio-economic categories
Category
Year
A A1 B D Total
2024 150 514 4438 6853 11955
2023 144 443 4222 6685 11494
2022 130 297 4319 6151 10897
2021 101 0 3844 5602 9547
2020 81 0 1842 4732 6656
(ii) Inpatients treated under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Category
Year
A A1 B D Total
2024 23 199 2548 1490 4260
2023 28 261 2456 1404 4149
2022 27 303 2909 1575 4814
(iii) New Outpatients treated under the different socio-economic categories
Category
Year
A A1 B D Total
2024 67 727 5179 11223 17196
2023 71 647 4749 10975 164422022 75 565 5178 11441 17259
2021 35 38 5302 11010 16385
2020 16 14 2973 7913 10916
(iv) Follow-up Outpatients treated under the different socio-economic categories
Category
Year
A A1 B D Total
2024 2614 4286 49402 75896 132198
2023 2378 3553 47534 70680 124145
2022 2102 2581 47408 69048 121139
2021 1843 916 42906 62479 108144
2020 1437 693 29830 50650 82610
The total central assistance provided to SCTIMST since 2020, including capital allocations for infrastructure,
equipment, research and patient care is given below:-
(i) Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Financial Year & Grant Provided in Rs. Crore
Particulars
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Total
Salary 123.13 190.00 170.00 190.00 117.50 790.63
General Grant 18.53 75.00 140.01 115.00 120.00 468.54
Capital Grant 44.49 45.00 25.00 30.00 45.00 189.49
(ii) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW)
An amount of Rs. 40.29 Crore was directly allocated to Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for
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construction of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) block till FY 2023-24.
An amount of Rs. 40.00 Crore was directly allocated to SCTIMST for procurement of machinery &
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equipment during FY 2019-20.
The current categorization of A, A1, B, and D is a revision of A, B and D categorization which was followed
earlier based on Government of Kerala’s Above Poverty Line (APL) and Below Poverty Line (BPL) system.
A, A1, B, and D categorization came into existence from 01/03/2022 and is based on socio economic
conditions of the beneficiaries to ensure that benefits reach the maximum number of truly needy and
economically disadvantaged patients.
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science
and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department ofAtomic Energy and Department of Space, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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