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Trade deficit declines to 106.8 billion US dollars in April-January 2015-16 from 119.6 billion US dollars in corresponding period 2014-15

Current Account Deficit (CAD) limits at 1.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product during April-September, 2015-16   Foreign Exchange Reserves stand at 351.5 billion US dollars as on 5th February, 2016                  The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented to the Parliament today by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jately testifies a strong…
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No Shortage Of #Blood Banks

No Shortage Of Blood Banks                                                                                                                       There is no shortage of Blood Banks in the country, and there are a total of 2708 Blood…

Healthcare Services

Healthcare Services As per the National Health Profile 2015, the number of beds in rural hospitals is 183602 as against 492177 beds in urban hospitals. The State/UT wise details of number of beds are given below: 6.2.2  State/UT…

Wrong Treatment of Diseases

Wrong Treatment of Diseases Health is a State subject. It is the responsibility of the respective State Government to take cognizance of such instances and take action to prevent and control such practices. Therefore, such complaints, as…

Cancer Prevalence

Cancer Prevalence National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) is being implemented by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) based on 29 Population Based and 29 Hospital Based Registries.  The estimated prevalence and mortality in the…

Online Sale of Medicines

Online Sale of Medicines In accordance with the provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made thereunder, the sale of drugs in the country is regulated by State Licensing Authorities. Accordingly, drugs specified in…

Guidelines Regarding Availability of #Ventilator Beds

Guidelines Regarding Availability of Ventilator Beds Since health is a State subject, it is the responsibility of the State Government to issue guidelines for providing ventilator bed facility in an emergency situation on immediate basis to…

Inspection Of Medical Colleges

Inspection Of Medical Colleges The Medical Council of India (MCI) with the previous sanction of the Central Government made regulations prescribing minimum requirements in terms of infrastructure, faculty and clinical material for…

Online Appointment Facility in #AIIMS

Online Appointment Facility in AIIMS Online Registration System has been launched in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi on 04th July, 2015. The Online Registration System has linked all Departments of AIIMS, New…

Medical Colleges

Medical Colleges Information in respect of Private Medical Collegesearingn more than thousand crores of rupeesper annum through admission in MBBSand Post Graduate medical courses is maintained centrally. However, in the case of private…