Speaking to The Indian Express NABH’s chief executive officer Gridhar J Gyani said: “of the 33 applications pending for scrutiny by NABH, none is from public sector. It is amazing that none among more than 2,000 public sector hospitals felt the need of approving quality of service from NABH. However, a few states like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have taken the lead by preparing eight district hospitals in the next six-seven months to meet the minimum standards prescribed under the certification.”

“There is a lack of will and desire to get accreditation from NABH as it is not mandatory. The problem is that the Union government can not come up with a legislation for monitoring quality of medical services in the country as health services is a state subject. Strong drivers are needed to push the public health care systems in this direction,” he said.