As on February 2026, a total of 1244 Labour Rooms (LRs) and 917 Maternity Operation Theatres (MOTs) in public health facilities are certified under LaQshya. The State/UT-wise details of LaQshya certified public health facilities is placed at the Annexure.

As on February 2026, a total of 151 LRs and 107 MOTs in public health facilities have undergone recertification under LaQshya.

The technical assessment for the LaQshya Certification is rigorous, involving over 200 measurable elements across 70 Standards. These Standards are classified into eight critical areas of concern: Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support Services, Clinical Care, Infection Control, Quality Management, and Outcome. To achieve LaQshya certification, a health facility must meet the stringent criteria of maintaining an overall score of at least 70% for both the LR and MOT. The facility must achieve a minimum score of 70% in each Area of Concern, Client Satisfaction and in three core standards of Privacy, Confidentiality & Dignity and Care during Delivery. An individual score of more than 50% is also required for every quality standard under each Area of Concern for the LaQshya Certification of a facility.

Every LaQshya-certified facility is evaluated by independent assessors to verify the availability of essential infrastructure, including functional operation theatres, uninterrupted water and electricity supply, critical medical equipment and human resource. However, Health is a State subject and the responsibility of managing administrative functions, staffing, recruitment, and deployment of human resources lies within the jurisdiction of respective State/UT. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare supports these efforts through the National Health Mission (NHM), helping to strengthen public health facilities by improving infrastructure and human resources in line with the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS 2022).

A system of regular supportive supervisory visits to monitor the implementation of schemes, including LaQshya, is in place. Periodic regional and state-level review meetings, field visits to various States/UTs, and Common Review Missions (CRMs) are conducted to assess infrastructure, workforce, service delivery, and program implementation.

Under the LaQshya initiative, a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to ensure that any identified gaps in labour rooms and maternity OTs are bridged within the shortest possible timeframe, driving a genuine and sustained improvement in the quality of care provided to mothers and newborns.

Annexure

Source: NHSRC Report

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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