Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Prevalence of Blood Pressure
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 95 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND FEBRUARY, 2018

## PREVALENCE OF BLOOD PRESSURE

## 95. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Action Plan for prevention and control of Non communicable diseases targets a reduction in the prevalence of blood pressure by 10 per cent by 2020, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the deta ils of concrete measures taken by the Government to achieve the target;
- (c)  whether  the  implementation  of  the National  action  plan  is  uniform  across States  or  the implementation has been tailored as per each State and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the programs  conducted by the Government to increase public awareness for the targeted reduction and the funds earmarked for the same; and
- (e) the details of target achieved under the plan since its launch?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) to (e): Yes,  National  Action  Plan  for  prevention  and  control  of  Non - communicable diseases targets a relative reduction in the prevalence of raised blood pressure by 10 per cent by 2020.

Government of India is implementing National Programme for Prevention and Control o Cancer,  Diabetes,  Cardiovascular  Diseases  and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  for  interventions  up District  level  under  National  Health  Mission,  with  a  focus  o n  awareness  generation  for behaviour and life - style changes, screening and early diagnosis of persons with high level of factors  and  their  treatment  and  referral  (if  required)  to  higher  facilities  for management for those Non - communicableDiseases (NCDs) including hypertension.

Under the programme, in 2016 - 17, a total of 2.24 crore people were screened at facili level.  As  on  30.09.2017,  NCD  Clinics  at  435  Districts  and  2145  Community  Health  Centr (CHCs) have been set up under NPCDCS.

The Government of India is also implementing an initiative to prevent, control and for  Common  Non- Communicable  Diseases  such  as  Diabetes,  Hypertension  and  Common Cancers under National Health Mission(NHM). The initiative is under implementation in more than 100 districts.  Under this initiative, frontline health workers such as ASHAs and inter  alia,  are  being  leveraged  to  carry  out  screening  and  generate  awareness  about factors of NCDs among the masses.

The implementation of the programmes under NHM is as per Programme Implementation Plans submitted by the State as per State priorities. Details of funds re the State under NPCDCS is at Annexure.

The  Central  Government,  through  its  hospitals  augments  the  efforts  of  the  S te Governments  for  providing  health  services  in  the  country.  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasth Suraksha Yojana(PMSSY), 6 new AIIMS have been set up and upgradation of identified medica colleges has been undertaken which will also improve tertiary care facilit ies for NCDs including hypertension.

N C D Flexi Pool

Statewise Releases  under  N C D  Flexi Pool Pool  2015 -16, 2016

|         |                                     | Release Under NHM Flexi Pool -N C D   | Release Under NHM Flexi Pool -N C D   | Release Under NHM Flexi Pool -N C D   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Si. No. | State/UT                            | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               | 2017-18 ( Up to 31.12.2017            |
|         | A. High Focus States                |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 1       | Bihar                               | 2234                                  | 1804                                  | 4726                                  |
| 2       | Chhatisgarh                         | 847                                   | 1485                                  | 2593                                  |
| 3       | Jharkhand                           | 1057                                  | 1511                                  | 0                                     |
| 4       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 2682                                  | 3540                                  | 4637                                  |
| 5       | Odisha                              | 1619                                  | 1955                                  | 1707                                  |
| 6       | Rajashthan                          | 2704                                  | 2678                                  | 4676                                  |
| 7       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 5439                                  | 7181                                  | 9405                                  |
|         | Sub-Total (A)                       | 16582                                 | 20154                                 | 27744                                 |
|         | B. Hilly States                     |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 478                                   | 324                                   | 566                                   |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 816                                   | 1459                                  | 1911                                  |
| 10      | Uttarakhand                         | 662                                   | 890                                   | 0                                     |
|         | Sub-Total (B)                       | 1956                                  | 2673                                  | 2477                                  |
|         | C. Other States                     |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 11      | Andhra Pradesh                      | 1478                                  | 3082                                  | 2267                                  |
| 12      | Telangana                           | 941                                   | 1123                                  | 1620                                  |
| 13      | Goa                                 | 23                                    | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 14      | Gujarat                             | 2098                                  | 2132                                  | 2764                                  |
| 15      | Haryana                             | 493                                   | 380                                   | 1187                                  |
| 16      | Karnataka                           | 1429                                  | 2134                                  | 3690                                  |
| 17      | Kerala                              | 518                                   | 693                                   | 1205                                  |
| 18      | Maharashtra                         | 2754                                  | 3768                                  | 4890                                  |
| 19      | Punjab                              | 671                                   | 835                                   | 1087                                  |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu                          | 1716.00                               | 2145                                  | 2791                                  |
| 21      | West Bengal                         | 1303                                  | 2485                                  | 2161                                  |
| 22      | Chandigarh                          | 69                                    | 46                                    | 80                                    |
| 23      | Delhi                               | 223                                   | 564                                   | 1289                                  |
| 24      | Puducherry                          | 29                                    | 39                                    | 125                                   |
|         | Sub-Total (C)                       | 13745                                 | 19426                                 | 25156                                 |
|         | D. Union Territories                |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 25      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands           | 55                                    | 121                                   | 79                                    |
| 26      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                | 63                                    | 82                                    | 72                                    |
| 27      | Daman & Diu                         | 35                                    | 39                                    | 0                                     |
| 28      | Lakshadweep                         | 7                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
|         | Sub-Total (D)                       | 160                                   | 242                                   | 151                                   |
|         | E. North -Eastern High Focus States |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 29      | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 570                                   | 841                                   | 957                                   |

## Annexure

-17 & 2017 - 18 (upto 31.12.2017) (Rs.in Lakh)

| 30   | Assam                     |   3578 |   5533 |     0 |
|------|---------------------------|--------|--------|-------|
| 31   | Manipur                   |    308 |    250 |   408 |
| 32   | Meghalaya                 |    246 |    531 |   779 |
| 33   | Mizoram                   |    142 |    214 |   349 |
| 34   | Nagaland                  |    263 |    183 |   448 |
| 35   | Sikkim                    |     95 |    158 |   115 |
| 36   | Tripura                   |    255 |    266 |   434 |
|      | Sub -Total (E)            |   5457 |   7976 |  3490 |
|      | Grand -Total (A+B+C+D +E) |  37900 |  50471 | 59018 |

NPCDCS from 2015 -16 onwards has been subsumed Under NC D  Flexible Pool Budget Head.