Lok Sabha Question No. 4047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: ASHA Certification
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4047 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## ASHA CERTIFICATION

## 4047. SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan for the ASHA certification programme in the country in the year 2015 - 17;
- (b) whether the Government has identified the States for the programme; and
- (c) if so, the details of funds provided for the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b): The  Government  of  India  is  providing  support  to  States  for  implementatio ASHA  Certification  Progr amme  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM).  In  the first  phase , twelve  states are  being  covered,  namely, Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Chhattisgarh, D elhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttrakhand and West Bengal .
- (c): Under  NHM  support  is  being  provided  to  States  including  support  for  ASHA Certification  on  the  basis  of  requirement  posed  by  them  in  their  annual  Progra Implementation Plans (PIPs). Details of amount approved for the twelve states during FY 2013 -14 to 2015 - 16 for ASHA Certification under NHM is at Annexure.

## Annexure

|       | ASHA Certification Amount Approved (in lakhs)   | ASHA Certification Amount Approved (in lakhs)   | ASHA Certification Amount Approved (in lakhs)   | ASHA Certification Amount Approved (in lakhs)   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | States                                          | 2014- 15                                        | 2015- 16                                        | 2016- 17                                        |
| 1     | Arunachal Pradesh                               | 17.04                                           | 17.40 revalidated                               | 0                                               |
| 2     | Assam                                           | 0                                               | 5.88                                            | 5.88approvedduring 2015 - 16 reapproved         |
| 3     | Tripura                                         | 0.97                                            | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 4     | Sikkim                                          | 3.63                                            | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 5     | Delhi                                           | 0                                               | 0                                               | 10                                              |
| 6     | Gujarat                                         | 0                                               | 3.98                                            | 3.98 approved during 2015 - 16 reapproved       |
| 7     | Karnataka                                       | 0                                               | 80.69                                           | 72.25                                           |
| 8     | Punjab                                          | 90                                              | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 9     | West Bengal                                     | 14.65                                           | 14.65                                           | 11.52 Lakhs approved                            |
| 10    | Chhattisgarh                                    | 14.65                                           | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 11    | Jharkhand                                       | 34.54                                           | 34.54                                           | 34.54                                           |
| 12    | Uttrakhand                                      | 28.62                                           | 28.62                                           | 0                                               |