Lok Sabha Question No. 3137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Health Workers
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## HEALTH WORKERS

## 3137. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) the details of health workers presently working across the country, State/ UT - wis ;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to develop healthcare system using the auxiliary midwives, multipurpose health wor kers and Accredited Social He th Activists (ASHAs); and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): As per RHS- 2017,the details health workers working across the country, State/UT - wise is annexed.
- (b) & (c): Public Health and Hospital being a State Subject, developing healthcare sys using  the  auxiliary  midwives,  multipurpose  health  workers  and Accredited  Social  Health Activists (ASHAs) lies in the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments. However, National Health Mission (NHM), technical and financial support is provided for Governmen India  strengthening  of  healthcare  system  ba sed  on  requirements  posed  by  the  States  in  their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs), within their overall resource envelope. This sup includes  support  for  auxiliary  midwives,  multipurpose  health  workers  and  Accredited  So Health Activists (ASHAs) . The State/UT - wise approvals under NHM detailing these activities are  available  at  URL - http://nhm.gov.in/nrhm - in - state/state - program- implementation - plans pips.h tml.

## DETAILS OF DOCTORS/SPECIALISTS/GDMOs

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   DOCTORS AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES |   TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs |   General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) - Allopathic at CHCs |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                1644 |                         348 |                                                          273 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 122 |                           4 |                                                          119 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                1048 |                         139 |                                                          386 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                1786 |                          82 |                                                          714 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                 341 |                          59 |                                                          434 |
| 6        | Goa               |                                  56 |                           4 |                                                           10 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                1229 |                          92 |                                                          966 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                                 429 |                          16 |                                                          262 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 492 |                          12 |                                                          214 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                 704 |                         191 |                                                          618 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                 331 |                          75 |                                                          651 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                                2136 |                         498 |                                                          218 |
| 13       | Kerala            |                                1169 |                          40 |                                                         1019 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 954 |                         180 |                                                          797 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                                2929 |                         508 |                                                          486 |
| 16       | Manipur           |                                 194 |                           3 |                                                           93 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                                 112 |                          13 |                                                           75 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                                  56 |                           0 |                                                           16 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |                                 122 |                           8 |                                                           52 |
| 20       | Odisha            |                                 940 |                         318 |                                                          726 |
| 21       | Punjab            |                                 568 |                         203 |                                                          404 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |                                2382 |                         497 |                                                         1045 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                                  30 |                           1 |                                                            3 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                                2759 |                          78 |                                                         2547 |
| 25       | Telangana         |                                 966 |                         125 |                                                          368 |
| 26       | Tripura           |                                 156 |                           0 |                                                           84 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                 215 |                          41 |                                                           47 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                2209 |                         484 |                                                          778 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |                                 918 |                         117 |                                                          871 |
| 30       | A&N Islands       |                                  34 |                           0 |                                                           12 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |                                   3 |                          15 |                                                           20 |
| 32       | D &N Haveli       |                                   8 |                           0 |                                                            6 |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        |                                   7 |                           0 |                                                            4 |
| 34       | Delhi             |                                  21 |                           0 |                                                            0 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                                   8 |                           0 |                                                           14 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                                  46 |                           5 |                                                           18 |
|          | All India/ Total  |                               27124 |                        4156 |                                                        14350 |

Source: RHS 2017

## DETAILS OF NURSING STAFF /HEALTH WORKERs /HEALTH ASSISTANTs/

| S. NO.   | STATE/UT          | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANMAT SUB CENTRE   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANMAT SUB CENTRES &PHCS   | HEALTH WORKER [MALE] AT SUB CENTRES   | HEALTH ASSISTANT [FEMALE] / LHV at PHCs   | HEALTH ASSISTANT [MALE] at PHCs   | RADIOGR APHERS AT CHCS   | PHARMA CISTS AT PHCS &CHCS   | LABORATO RY TECHNICIA NS AT PHCS &CHCS   | ASHAS SELECTED UNDER NHM   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)                           | (4)                                         | (5)                                                | (6)                                   | (7)                                       | (8)                               | (9)                      | (10)                         | (11)                                     | (12)                       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3541                          | 12073                                       | 12073                                              | 2964                                  | 1143                                      | 0                                 | 75                       | 994                          | 779                                      | 41511                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 498                           | 323                                         | 481                                                | 92                                    | 6                                         | 81                                | 7                        | 89                           | 123                                      | 3868                       |
| 3        | Assam             | 2793                          | 7545                                        | 9056                                               | 2783                                  | 308                                       | 106                               | 60                       | 1384                         | 1202                                     | 31955                      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1142                          | 20151                                       | 23390                                              | 1244                                  | 95                                        | 212                               | 1                        | 287                          | 611                                      | 87237                      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 1918                          | 5913                                        | 6834                                               | 3856                                  | 640                                       | 425                               | 130                      | 887                          | 727                                      | 70008                      |
| 6        | Goa               | 129                           | 186                                         | 195                                                | 86                                    | 9                                         | 0                                 | 6                        | 51                           | 41                                       | 0                          |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 3529                          | 8859                                        | 8859                                               | 7888                                  | 1218                                      | 933                               | 162                      | 1665                         | 1704                                     | 41917                      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 1675                          | 4360                                        | 4432                                               | 1217                                  | 273                                       | 153                               | 40                       | 419                          | 367                                      | 19827                      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 542                           | 1686                                        | 1786                                               | 829                                   | 0                                         | 46                                | 33                       | 394                          | 160                                      | 32366                      |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1480                          | 4225                                        | 4737                                               | 672                                   | 99                                        | 26                                | 210                      | 737                          | 796                                      | 11906                      |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 1136                          | 7489                                        | 7933                                               | 1654                                  | 16                                        | 33                                | 57                       | 238                          | 250                                      | 41180                      |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 3339                          | 7152                                        | 7152                                               | 3252                                  | 1089                                      | 3252                              | 167                      | 2523                         | 1532                                     | 37148                      |
| 13       | Kerala            | 3969                          | 4590                                        | 7950                                               | 3401                                  | 13                                        | 2186                              | 18                       | 1102                         | 365                                      | 29935                      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 3211                          | 9860                                        | 11546                                              | 3707                                  | 963                                       | 543                               | 176                      | 1687                         | 1378                                     | 72605                      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 2519                          | 10613                                       | 12135                                              | 4570                                  | 1801                                      | 1620                              | 107                      | 2082                         | 1308                                     | 66985                      |
| 16       | Manipur           | 397                           | 750                                         | 923                                                | 374                                   | 59                                        | 65                                | 13                       | 152                          | 70                                       | 4090                       |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 610                           | 790                                         | 1075                                               | 192                                   | 72                                        | 83                                | 21                       | 166                          | 162                                      | 6694                       |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 212                           | 622                                         | 640                                                | 366                                   | 19                                        | 22                                | 6                        | 59                           | 82                                       | 1170                       |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 387                           | 702                                         | 569                                                | NA                                    | 24                                        | 53                                | 1                        | 101                          | 73                                       | 1925                       |
| 20       | Odisha            | 1817                          | 7169                                        | 8084                                               | 3617                                  | 559                                       | 0                                 | 68                       | 1691                         | 547                                      | 48113                      |
| 21       | Punjab            | 2019                          | 4674                                        | 4893                                               | 1424                                  | 502                                       | 268                               | 129                      | 779                          | 582                                      | 21345                      |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 9311                          | 14271                                       | 16211                                              | 1159                                  | 1106                                      | 34                                | 205                      | 623                          | 1996                                     | 61050                      |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 33                            | 127                                         | 196                                                | 86                                    | 12                                        | 1                                 | 1                        | 10                           | 21                                       | 666                        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 7487                          | 6835                                        | 7957                                               | 2109                                  | 991                                       | 1036                              | 119                      | 1391                         | 1395                                     | 3905                       |
| 25       | Telangana         | 1904                          | 7848                                        | 7848                                               | 1769                                  | 944                                       | 0                                 | 58                       | 814                          | 640                                      | 32399                      |
| 26       | Tripura           | 597                           | 582                                         | 720                                                | 735                                   | 33                                        | 23                                | 11                       | 148                          | 91                                       | 7946                       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 349                           | 1909                                        | 2083                                               | 67                                    | 155                                       | 13                                | 15                       | 307                          | 65                                       | 11647                      |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 4412                          | 28250                                       | 31716                                              | 3835                                  | 1916                                      | 954                               | 82                       | 2883                         | 963                                      | 168502                     |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 9248                          | 18253                                       | 18449                                              | 2174                                  | 157                                       | 73                                | 135                      | 1381                         | 803                                      | 58814                      |
| 30       | A&N Islands       | 193                           | 241                                         | 336                                                | 45                                    | 20                                        | 11                                | 0                        | 49                           | 19                                       | 407                        |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 80                            | 24                                          | 39                                                 | 2                                     | 3                                         | 0                                 | 5                        | 21                           | 22                                       | 32                         |
| 32       | D &N Haveli       | 45                            | 90                                          | 90                                                 | 63                                    | 0                                         | 0                                 | 0                        | 12                           | 17                                       | 456                        |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        | 16                            | 43                                          | 46                                                 | 17                                    | 0                                         | 2                                 | 3                        | 7                            | 6                                        | 95                         |
| 34       | Delhi             | 7                             | 14                                          | 33                                                 | 0                                     | 9                                         | 0                                 | 0                        | 7                            | 4                                        | 5327                       |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 54                            | 28                                          | 51                                                 | 14                                    | 1                                         | 0                                 | 5                        | 16                           | 13                                       | 105                        |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 139                           | 109                                         | 189                                                | 0                                     | 12                                        | 34                                | 3                        | 37                           | 38                                       | 0                          |
| All      | India/Total       | 70738                         | 198356                                      | 220707                                             | 56263                                 | 14267                                     | 12288                             | 2129                     | 25193                        | 18952                                    | 1023136                    |

Source: Figure of (Col 3 to 11) based on RHS 2017 and Figure of (12) based on NHM-MIS report QE Sept'17