| Aims & Objectives |
| Indian Railway Health Care delivery System has to perform following two important functions: |
| 1.1 Functions related to Industrial Medicine |
| 1.2 Functions related to Medical treatment to Railway beneficiaries |
| 1.1Functions related to Industrial Medicine: |
| a) To attend Railway accident & other untoward incidences. |
| b) To provide emergency medical treatment to traveling sick passengers |
| c) Pre employment Medical examination to allow only fit & suitable candidates to join the services. |
| d) PME (Periodical Medical Examination) of serving employees to allow fit person to continue in those jobs which are related to safe running of the train. |
| e) Medical Boards & other medical certification of serving employees. |
| f) Control on loss of mandays on account of sickness (both normal & HOD). It is kept under control by medical officers. |
| g) Safe water supply at Railway Station: |
| A constant vigil is maintained to check on quality of drinking water made available at Railway Stations. |
| There is a well laid down system of reporting and to take corrective measures for unsatisfactory reports. |
| h) Safe food supply at Railway stations: |
| Following activities are undertaken to ensure safe food supply at Railway station. |
| a) Regular inspection of kitchen & food stalls. |
| b) Regular health check up of food handlers. |
| c) Collection of food samples under PFA Act. |
| d) Collection of food samples under quality control system. |
| i) Ensuring Factory Act: |
| Medical first aid posts are provided to all factories of Indian Railways (there are 84 such factories) as per Factory Act. |
| j) Workman Compensation Act: |
| Activities related to WCA is under taken on regular basis. |
| k) Certification of dead bodies at Railway Station, Railway Yards, Railway line, etc. is being done on regular basis. |
| l) Certification of perishable good in Railway Station about their disposal is done as and when required. |
| 1.2 Functions related to Medical treatment to Railway beneficiaries: |
| Total comprehensive Medical treatment is provided by Indian Railway Medical Department. |
| A. Curative health care. |
| A.1 Primary level |
| A.2 Secondary level |
| A.3 Tertiary level |
| B. Preventive health care |
| C. Promotive health care |
| Indian Railway health care delivery system is providing Industrial medicine as per the need of the Indian Railway and also providing medical treatment to Railway beneficiaries. |
| The system is a dynamic system which makes suitable changes in proper time to provide proper medical treatment to Railway beneficiaries |
