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27receive the performance of sterilizations from the Chief Medical Officers combined forthe district as a whole and do not get any separate progress report from the JBMH. It wasalso agreed by the official that no visit have been made to the institutions during his time.The State Family Welfare Officer mentioned that they have invited new proposals fromvarious institutions for registration of maintenance grant under Sterilization Beds Schemeand they will shortly identify some more institutions for receipt of maintenance grantunder Sterilization Bed Scheme.The in-charge of the JBMH was of the view that Sterilization Beds Scheme is notonly an encouragement for the private health institution but are also beneficial to a largeextent for the general people. They also appreciates the central government's policy withregard to the schemes and its empowerment. But at the same time they were indifferenttowards the state health department's for their non-cooperation, delayed response and toomuch following of the files. It was suggested that there State health department shouldproperly supervise the activities of the scheme, verify its progress and release the grantquarterly. But the fact is that none of the officials has ever visited the hospital inconnection with this scheme.8. ConclusionA scheme for reservation of sterilization beds in Hospitals run by Government,Local Bodies and Voluntary Organizations was introduced in the year 1964 in order toprovide immediate facilities for sterilization operations in hospitals where such casescould not be admitted due to lack of beds etc. In Jammu and Kashmir, Khanma’sHospital Srinagar and JBM Hospital Anantnag are registered by the Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare for maintenance grant under SBS. But the results of this survey haveshown that Khanam’s Hospital has never received any grants under the scheme and doesnot participate in Sterilization Beds Scheme. It was reported by the management of thehospital that though they have raised this issue with the health department a number oftimes but there was no response and consequently, the institution lost interest in thescheme.