New Delhi, Nov 29: Health is a State subject and as such no such information is maintained centrally. However, there are news reports of some fire incidents in hospitals in various States. As informed by National Accreditation Board for Hospital and Healthcare (NABH), NABH accredited hospitals are required to fulfill fire safety measures as per the Government rules and regulations. NABH has also informed that as on 25th November, 2016 only 510 hospitals are NABH accredited, details of which are given below:
Details of Accredited hospitals as on November 25, 2016
| Sl. No. | Name of State | Hospitals | Small Health care organizations (hospital<50 beds |
| 1 | Assam | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 60 | 4 |
| 3 | Bihar | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Chattisgarh | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Delhi | 50 | 17 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 33 | 7 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Haryana | 19 | 6 |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 35 | 9 |
| 11 | Kerala | 32 | 5 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 50 | 10 |
| 14 | Manipur | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Meghalaya | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nagaland | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Orissa | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Punjab | 30 | 7 |
| 19 | Rajasthan | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Srinagar | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Tamil Nadu | 31 | 10 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Uttar Pradesh | 27 | 4 |
| 24 | West Bengal | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 425 | 85 |
Since Public Health and hospitals is a State subject, it is the responsibility of State/UT Government to ensure adherence of healthcare facilities to safety norms including fire safety. However, this Ministry has taken note of recent fire incident in a private hospital in the State of Odisha, the Ministry has issued advisory to all State/UTs on 21st October, 2016 and also circulated provisions on fire safety in the Unified Building Bye laws 2016, Delhi and National Building Code for guidance/reference.
Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Faggan Singh Kulaste stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Source-PIB
