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Health Services

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

  1. Free Public Healthcare : Consultations at PHCs/CHCs are free, diagnostics are free, hospitalization in general ward is free.
  2. Dialysis : IGH Kavaratti & RGSH and the services are free
  3. PM-JAY (Ayushman Bharat) : Cashless treatment via designated hospitals. Eligible beneficaries dial 14555.
  4. National Health Mission Programs : Immunization, maternal & child health, ambulance services
  5. Janani Suraksha Yojana : Free institutional deliveries incentive.
  6. Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission : Digital Health IDs available in lakshadweep as part of the nationwide rollout.
  7. Whole Sale & Retail Drug Licence : Issue of whole sale & retails drug licence and its renewal
  8. Clinical Establishment Act : Issue of licence and renewal to clinic and laboratory

Department of Health Services

Department of Health Services,

IG Hospital Road,

U.T of Lakshadweep,

Kavaratti- 682555

Phone: 04896 262316 ( 10 am to 6 pm)

e-mail : lk-dhs[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in