Lok Sabha Question No. 1830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Health Disorders in Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1830 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## HEALTH DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

## 1830. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government or WHO have conducted survey of the current status and data of children with severe health disorders in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the various steps ta ken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any plans  to  initiate  and  promote  awareness programme  on infant mortality, malnutrition, hygiene, dental and eye care; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the list of awareness projects implemented in the country and the details of the funds provided for these awareness projects in the last three years, State - wise, year -wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) & (b): Under  National  Health  Mission,  the  Government  of  India  is  implementing Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), for screening of children from 0 - 18  years of age including  children  in  Government  schools  for  30  selected  health  conditions.  The  aim of  the programme  is  early  detection  and  management  of  the  4Ds - i.e.  Defects  at  birth,  Diseases, Deficiencies and Development delays.

During FY 2015 - 16, a total of 18.7 crore children were screened and 87.8 lakh child were identified and referred for t heir management.

- (c) & (d): The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  various  health  and  awareness promotion activities including child health, nutrition, hygiene, dental and eye care.

The details of financial allocation to the States/UTs for health aware ness is at annexure .

## State/ UT wise financial allocation for IEC, (Rs.in Lakhs)

| Sr.No.   | STATE                | 2013-14   |   2014-15 | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Bihar                | 538.78    |   1370    | 1602.62   |   1655.67 |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh         | 514.61    |    739.26 | 662.25    |    842.98 |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh       | 1782.16   |   3802.32 | 2782.58   |   2978.09 |
| 4        | Orissa               | 564.06    |   1859.13 | 1341.00   |   1201.2  |
| 5        | Rajasthan            | 418.40    |   2780.78 | 3621.47   |   3472.37 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh        | 1490.02   |   4159.34 | 8815.18   |   9656.76 |
| 7        | Uttarakhand          | 265.00    |    600.37 | 597.4     |    551.84 |
| 8        | Jharkhand            | 226.07    |   1066.33 | 872.49    |    390.34 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 200.72    |    514.56 | 664.74    |    867.11 |
| 10       | Assam                | 1013.54   |   2749.94 | 2974.35   |   3148.33 |
| 11       | Andhra Pradesh       | 442.12    |    533.9  | 619.02    |    204.43 |
| 12       | Gujarat              | 893.00    |    854.88 | 786.11    |   1515.02 |
| 13       | Haryana              | 172.02    |    677.79 | 450.32    |    481.66 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     | 56.00     |    315.87 | 433.34    |    320.72 |
| 15       | Karnataka            | 635.07    |   1006.32 | 1046.52   |   1137.2  |
| 16       | Goa                  | 24.50     |    107.17 | 92.82     |     80.2  |
| 17       | Maharashtra          | 1272.17   |   1134.41 | 1656.51   |   1373.19 |
| 18       | Kerala               | 866.78    |    714.28 | 371.36    |    708.76 |
| 19       | Punjab               | 278.60    |    212.34 | 807.47    |    652.26 |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu           | 385.20    |    592.04 | 740.59    |   1100.74 |
| 21       | West Bengal          | 1048.78   |   2216.78 | 535.85    |    870.06 |
| 22       | Telangana            | NA        |    440.22 | 1687.84   |    753.97 |
| 23       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 105.25    |     82.7  | 97.20     |    107.14 |
| 24       | Manipur              | 65.00     |    115.26 | 118.90    |    146    |
| 25       | Meghalaya            | 61.98     |    240.23 | 235.91    |    269.25 |
| 26       | Mizoram              | 47.10     |     69.39 | 115.74    |    159.31 |
| 27       | Nagaland             | 22.00     |     65.77 | 67.18     |     72.33 |
| 28       | Sikkim               | 37.00     |     47.8  | 90.45     |     42.13 |
| 29       | Tripura              | 100.97    |    169.2  | 190.41    |    206.06 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 14.00     |     29.41 | 25.12     |     47.07 |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | 6.00      |      8    | 6.00      |     34.52 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.00      |     35.56 | 27.01     |     61.93 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu          | 1.00      |     10.22 | 12.54     |     11.98 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep          | 1.00      |      1.5  | 1.00      |      1.1  |
| 35       | Delhi                | 221.46    |      0    |           |     30    |
| 36       | Puducherry           | 15.00     |     38.03 | 3.60      |     32.92 |
|          | India                | 13785.36  |  29361.1  | 34152.89  |  35040.4  |