Deputy Director, Health Services (Transport) Pune

Deputy Director, Health Services (Transport) Pune

(1) Preamble

            Health Service is very important and Emergency service. Different types of Health Institutes are working under the Public Health Department at different levels throughout the State. The prime motto of Public Health Department (PHD) is to provide better & emergency medical aid, services to the peoples of Maharashtra.  To perform the allotted task, all the Health Institutes require different type of vehicles. Vehicles are used as mode of transportation for doctors, nurses, medicines & medical equipments. For effective performance of programme there is need of effective supervision and timely transportation. Supervision of Health programme through out the state is possible only if the mode of transportation, vehicle is available. Vehicle is the lifeline of the Public Health Department. Ambulances, minibuses, mini trucks, vaccine trucks, jeeps are different type of vehicles used in Public Health Department. To keep the vehicle in good condition it requires periodical and timely maintenance. To maintain and to repair the vehicles of the Public Health Department; the State Health Transport Organisation was established in the year 1962. From that onward till now the SHTO is working satisfactorily and effectively.

            Like the vehicles, every Health Institute requires different type of hospital equipments. To maintain and repair these hospital equipments Health Equipment Maintenance and repair section (HEMR) section was established in the year 1972 under the SHTO.

(2) Aims & Objectives

• To keep the vehicles, refrigeration (Cold chain) and hospital equipments in good condition.
• To Perform Periodical and timely maintenance and repair of the vehicles, refrigeration (Cold chain) and hospital equipments.
• To Well control and plan the task of maintenance and repair of the vehicles, refrigeration (Cold chain) and hospital equipments.
• To Purchase new vehicles as per government guidelines & resolution and supply the same to the concerned Health Institutes.
• To help to write off the vehicles, refrigeration and hospital equipments as per Government guidelines. Arrange the open public auction to sell the condemned vehicles and other material with help of the Government auctioneer.
• To collect revenue through the auction sale and deposit it into the Government head.
• To arrange technical trainings for the technicians from different States throughout the Country. Trainings are performed under supervision and guidance of UNICEF and Government of India.
• To carry out the installation of Solar Photo voltaic system at PHC & RH.

(3) Implementation Strategies

• The vehicles, Hospital Equipments & Cold chain equipments are used by different Health institutes in Public Health Department. These vehicles, Hospital Equipments & Cold chain equipments are repaired & maintained by this Department. Also, Purchase & Distribution of new vehicles, open auction for disposal of Condemned vehicles & Equipments, technical as well as administrative trainings for technician’s & administrative staff is carried out by this department.
• Minor and medium repair and maintaince of vehicles is carried out at district workshop.
• Medium and major repair work of vehicle is carried out at divisional workshop which is at Circle level.
• Minor and Medium repair and maintaince of the cold chain & Hospital equipments is carried out by technician who is working in the office of District health officer, Zillah Paris had.
• Medium & Major repair and maintaince of cold chain & Hospital equipments is carried out by the office of Bio medical Engineer and technicians who are working in the office of Deputy Director of Health Services, Circle.
• Deputy Director of Health Services, (Transport) is the Head of Department. The office is situated at Pune. Supervision and controlling of the activity of the district and divisional workshops is carried out by this Head office.

 

• Manpower –

• Under the Deputy Director Health Services (Transport), Pune, there are 2 Assistant Directors, 08 Service Managers in the Divisional Workshop at the Divisional Level and 35 Service Engineers in the District Workshop at the District Level.
• Under the Health Equipment Maintenance and Repair Program, 08 Biomedical Engineers are working at the Divisional Level and 01 Technician each at the District Level.
• 539 technical posts have been sanctioned in the state, out of which 421 posts have been filled.
• Also, 32 non-technical posts have been sanctioned, out of which 24 posts have been filled.

 

(5) Various Schemes & Activities

• Aims & Objectives: To Keep vehicles, refrigeration (Cold chain) and hospital equipments in working condition.
• Implementation period and procedure: Repairing and maintainceof vehicles, refrigeration (Cold chain) and hospital equipments is a continuous process and carried out following government procedure.
• Expected Beneficiaries & Population: All the Health Institutes in Public Health Department.
• Offering Services: Carry out the repair and maintaince of vehicles, refrigeration (Cold chain) and hospital equipments.
•  Workdone:    Due to timely preventive and routine maintaince and repairs, more than

96.90%  percent of Vehicles are on road.

(6) Present  status

 

Current status of vehicles in service in the department
Total	Working	Not Working	Proposed for Condemnation	Final Condemned
4071	3945	126	358	2167

 

HEMR Position

Hospital Equipment
Total	Working	Not Working	Proposed for Condemnation	Final Condemned
102703	102458	245	3120	–

 

Cold Chain  Equipment
Total	Working	Not Working	Proposed for Condemnation	Final Condemned
9170	9145	25	2142	821

Beneficiary:

नागरीक

Benefits:

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