Let us look at Five big points first..and then we will understand how they are interrelated. Health care Delivery system in India India is a vast country of 1. 4 billion population ā¢ It consists of 29 states and 6 Union Territories governed by a federal system ā¢ Health is a state subject which follows a three tier system ā primary health centre catering a group of villages, Secondary level health centre located at district level and medical college hospitals constitute the tertiary level located in the big cities. Telemedicine in India: Potential of ICT to improve health care ī° 65% of 1100 million will be literate by 2015 ī° 60% of rural India has access to TV coverage. ī° 650,000 existing PCOs Ā® internet kiosks,. ī° 400,000 villages already have telephone connections. ī° Internet users in India 2m Dec 2001, 8.5m 2003, will grow to more than 10 million by 2010. Need for Telemedicine ā¢ Non availability of facilities / skills / technology locally(rural /remote area) ā¢ Urgency of treatment...