Karnataka plans IVF facilities in five government hospitals at about ₹5 crore each
Health Minister UT Khader said a committee is working on the proposal, with each facility estimated at about ₹5 crore.
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Karnataka plans IVF facilities in five government hospitals, Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader said in Mangaluru on Saturday, 7 November 2026, as the state looks to make fertility treatment more affordable, Deccan Chronicle reported.
What the Karnataka IVF facilities plan involves
Each of the five facilities is estimated to cost about ₹5 crore, the report said. It names only Bengaluru and Mangaluru as locations, and the other three hospitals have not been named in the coverage seen so far.
Khader said a committee of experts and officials from the Health Department is working on the proposal, which Deccan Chronicle said will be finalised shortly. The report gives no start date and does not set out who would be eligible for treatment.
At about ₹5 crore each, the five facilities would together cost roughly ₹25 crore, a total the report does not break down by hospital or by equipment and staffing.
Key numbers
- 5: the number of government hospitals proposed to get IVF facilities.
- ₹5 crore: the estimated cost of the facility in each hospital.
- ₹3 lakh: roughly what private hospitals can charge per IVF procedure.
- ₹60,000: the IVF cover under the AB-ARK government health insurance scheme.
What people said
The minister described the plan as work in progress. “A committee comprising experts and officials from the Health Department is working on the proposal,” Khader said, according to Deccan Chronicle.
The report said government facilities are expected to cost less than private hospitals, but it did not say what patients would pay. Fees, eligibility rules and a start date have not yet been announced.
Why the cost gap matters
The scheme cover is a fifth of the roughly ₹3 lakh a private hospital can charge, and the report noted that few private hospitals are willing to offer IVF under AB-ARK. Public units with set fees could therefore reach families that the scheme alone does not cover, though that depends on fees the state has yet to announce.
What happens next
The committee is expected to finalise the proposal soon. The hospital list, fees, eligibility and start date are the details to watch once it does. For more on state and national policy, see our India coverage, our explainer on the Graded Response Action Plan and our page on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2026.
Private hospitals can charge around ₹3 lakh a procedure while the AB-ARK scheme covers up to ₹60,000, so public IVF units could widen access. Fees, eligibility and a start date are still to be announced.