Last updated: 07 March 2024

CATS is FREE ambulance service which is 100% funded autonomous body of Delhi Government, working 24x7 for all 365 days

Under AAP Govt(from 2014-2024)

-- CATS ambulances have increased from 155 (2014) to 380(2024)^[1]
-- Average response time DOWN from 55 minutes to just 15 minutes^[1:1]
--Total calls received by the control center have increased 3-fold^[2]

¶ Centralized Accident & Trauma Services (CATS)^[2:1]

CATS Modern Control Room is one of the most advanced Ambulance Service Control Room in the world

• CATS provides free ambulance service for accident & trauma victims, transportation of pregnant women for delivery and post delivery, rape victims, vitriolic cases, inter hospital transfer, etc
• Operations and maintenance of CATS ambulances outsourced in 2016 to improve availability, response time, manpower, management and supervision
• CATS ambulance service can be availed by dialing “102” Toll Free Number

¶ Impact^[2:2]

Steady improvement has been noted in % of patients shifted

REFERENCES:

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1. https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/budget_speech_2024-25_english.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/economic_survey_of_delhi_2023-24_english.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎