Archive · 28 Sep 2026
India Plans Quality, Safety Grades for Private, State Hospitals
India is planning a system to grade hospitals.
The grades would show how well hospitals care for patients and keep them safe.
Both private and state hospitals could be included.
Niti Aayog recently spoke with healthcare stakeholders about the plan.
The system could examine things like medication mistakes, patients returning to the hospital, and survival after certain treatments.
It may also consider what patients say about their care.
The government hopes public ratings would help people compare hospitals.
It also believes the plan could improve healthcare and encourage medical tourism.
The government is developing a framework to grade private and state hospitals on quality and safety.
Niti Aayog recently held a stakeholder consultation led by member M Srinivas.
The proposed framework would assess care quality, patient safety, clinical outcomes, and patient experience.
Possible indicators include readmission rates, medication errors, patient-reported outcomes, and specialty-specific results.
Officials believe transparent hospital ratings could improve healthcare and support medical tourism.
- Who
- The Government of India, Niti Aayog, and healthcare stakeholders are developing the framework.
- What
- A standardized system to grade private and state hospitals on quality, safety, outcomes, and patient experience.
- When
- The initiative began several years ago and gained momentum under Niti Aayog's new team; a consultation was held last week.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The government believes transparent, audited ratings could improve healthcare, help patients compare hospitals, and promote medical tourism.
- Lead agency
- Niti Aayog
- Hospitals covered
- Private and state hospitals
- Assessment areas
- Quality of care, patient safety, clinical outcomes, and patient experience
- Possible indicators
- Patient-reported outcomes, patient experience measures, readmission rates, and medication errors
- Specialty measures
- Post-transplant survival rates and postoperative mortality for oncology procedures may be included
- Current requirement
- Private hospitals must comply with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers framework
- Public reporting comparison
- The UK's National Health Service reports and audits clinical outcomes and quality indicators