Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: NRHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH, REKHA ARUN VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD FEBRUARY, 2017

## NRHM

## 314. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

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

- (a) the latest status of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the country;
- (b) the details of the number of pending health projects under the NRHM in Chhattisgarh St
- (c) the funds allocated, released and utilised under the said projects;
- (d) whether the Government has tried to assess the effectiveness of the scheme and looph its execution and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is aware of unavai lability of essential drugs and diagnostic kits i Government hospitals and also that o ften medical equipments remain out of order in the said hospital; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the details of corrective measures taken in this regard

## ANSWE R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( FAGGAM SINGH KULASTE )

- (a): National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is now a sub - Mission under the National Health Mission (NHM).
- (b)&(c): As per information received from the State of Chhattisgarh, pending health pro under  the  NRHM  and  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  the  said  project Chhattisgarh State are Annexed.
- (d): The effectiveness of NRHM/NHM has been regularl y assessed, inter - alia, through external surveys  such  as,  National  Family  Health  Survey  (NFHS),  District  Level  Household  Surv (DLHS),  Annual  Health  Survey  (AHS)  and  Sample  Registration  System  (SRS).  Institute  of Economic  Growth  (IEG)  conducted  an  evaluat ion  of  NRHM  on  behalf  of  the  Planning Commission.  Further,  Common  Review  Missions  (CRMs)  also  undertake  a  review  of NRHM/NHM annually.

Contd…….

The information on different evaluations  is available in public domain as under:

NFHS - 4:

http://nrhm - mis.nic.in/SitePages/NFHS.aspx

DLHS 4:

https://nrhm - mis.nic.in/SitePages/DLHS - 4.aspx

AHS:

http://www.censusindia. gov.in/vital\_statistics/AHS Bulletins/Factsheets.html

SRS:

http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011 - Common/Sample\_Registration\_System.html

CRM reports:

http://nhm.gov.in/monitoring/common - review - mission.html

(e) &(f) : Public health and hospitals being a State subject, such information is not maintained centrally. T he primary resp onsibility to ensure the availability of essential medicines, diagn kits  and  functioning  of  medical  equipments  lies  with  the  respective  State/  UT  Governm However, under NHM, support is provided to States/ UTs for strengthening of their healt facilities including support for provision of essential medicines and diagnostics free public  health  facilities  based  on  the  Programme  Implementation  Plans  submitted  by States/UTs.  Support  under  NHM  is  also  provided  to  States/UTs  for  implem enting  the comprehensive  bio - medical  equipment  maintenance  to  ensure  functionality  of  biomedical equipment  in  public  health  facilities.  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  pro detailed Guidelines including model RFP for NHM Free Drugs Service, NHM Free Diagnostics Service Initiatives and for Comprehensive Bio - Medical Equipment Maintenance System.

For the State of Chhattisgarh, under the NHM, Rs 47.87 crore is approved in 2016 - 17 towards provision of free drugs, Rs 12.65 crore towards provision of free diagnostics and Rs 2.5 crore for Bio - Medical Equipment Maintenance System. Further, approval has also been provided for  implementation  of  the  Drug  and  Vaccine  Distribution  Management  System  (DVDMS)  to facilitate monitoring of ava ilability of drugs at different facilities and warehouses.

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## Annexure

|   S.No. | Health Projects                                                                  |   Fund allocated (in lakh rupees) |   Expenditure (in lakh rupees) | Remarks                                                                |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Sickle Cell project                                                              |                           1244.91 |                              0 | Under Process with Sickle Cell Chhattisgarh                            |
|       2 | Mechanized Laundry                                                               |                            450    |                              0 | Approved @ Rs. 25.00 lakhs for 18 districts. RFP under progress at DHS |
|       3 | 5 Motor bike ambulances                                                          |                              7.5  |                              0 | Approved @ Rs 1.5 lakhs each. Under progress at DHS                    |
|       4 | Annual Maintenance Contract of biomedical equipments at Public Health Facilities |                            250    |                              0 | RFP under progress CGMSC level                                         |
|       5 | Free Dialysis services at Public Health Facilities                               |                            600    |                              0 | RFP under progress DHS level                                           |
|       6 | Outsourcing of Biomedical waste Management                                       |                            137.16 |                              0 | RFP under progress DHS level                                           |
|       7 | 500 Tablets for ANMs for Name based tracking system                              |                             50    |                              0 | It will be started February 2017 after training from GOI.              |
|       8 | Free Pathological and Free Radiological Services                                 |                           1000    |                              0 | RFP under progress DHS level                                           |