About Health Services
Department of Health Services, offers a robust public healthcare setup with free services, a high institutional delivery rate, digital health integeration and comprehensive outreach under NHM and PM-JAY. Continually expanding specialty care and recruiting medical professionals to address local needs. Strong administrative framework with both Health and AYUSH representation, ensuring holistic and inclusive health goverance.
Hospitals :
- 1 District Hospital (50 beds)
- 2 Sub-District Hospitals ( 50 and 20 beds)
- 3 CHCs ( 90 beds total)
Primary Health Centers and Sub Centers : 3 PHCs ( Total 30 beds), 14 sub-centers, 2 first aid centers
Ayush Facilities : 7 Ayurvedic, 7 Homepathic clinics including physiotherapy unit
Services
- Free Public Healthcare : Consultations at PHCs/CHCs are free, diagnostics are free, hospitalization in general ward is free.
- Dialysis : IGH Kavaratti & RGSH and the services are free
- PM-JAY (Ayushman Bharat) : Cashless treatment via designated hospitals. Eligible beneficaries dial 14555.
- National Health Mission Programs : Immunization, maternal & child health, ambulance services
- Janani Suraksha Yojana : Free institutional deliveries incentive.
- Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission : Digital Health IDs available in lakshadweep as part of the nationwide rollout.
- Whole Sale & Retail Drug Licence : Issue of whole sale & retails drug licence and its renewal
- Clinical Establishment Act : Issue of licence and renewal to clinic and laboratory