 bill no 344 of  2015 the provision of financial assistance (for upgrading of hospitals) bill, 2015 by shri mk raghavan, mp a billto provide for financial assistance for upgrading of hospitals in all talukas in the country and for matters connected therewithbe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencementdefinitions2  in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, "facilities" means—(a) fully equipped dispensary including facilities for diagnostics, x-ray, ultra sound, ecg and echo;(b) medicines;5(c) dialysis centre; and(d) prevention, detection and treatment facilities for cancer3  (1) the central government shall provide adequate financial assistance to every state government for the purpose of creating facilities in one selected hospital in every talukafinancial assistance to hospitals at taluka level10(2) the annual cost of running the hospital and its maintenance shall be shared by the central government and the state government in the ratio of 30:70power to make rules4  (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the act1520(2) every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsnowadays, healthcare has become unaffordable for the common man in government hospitals, there are no modern facilities poor people have to run from pillar to post to get the treatment therefore, it is suggested that all facilities including dialysis treatment should be provided in all hospitals at taluka level for this purpose, it is proposed that the central government shall provide adequate financial assistance to every state government this would go a long way to reach out to the poor peoplehence, this billnew delhi;m k raghavannovember 18, 2015 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that the central government shall provide adequate financial assistance to state governments for creating facilities in one selected hospital in every taluka in the country the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve recurring expenditure of about rupees twenty thousand crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees thirty thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 4 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character lok  sabha———— a billto provide for financial assistance for upgrading of hospitals in all talukas in the country and for matters connected therewith————(shri mk raghavan, mp)gmgipmrnd—3031ls(s-3)—10122015