Lok Sabha Question No. 601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: NRHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## NRHM

## 601. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

(a)  number  of  villages  required  to  have an  Accredited  Social  Health  Activists (ASHAs)  at present under the National Rural Health Mission and number of villages actually having such activists;

(b) whether the Government has an y plans to increase the ASHA staff per village to ensure better coverage; and

(c) details of review and monitoring mechanism for appraising the work of ASHA?

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

(a) & (b): Public  Health  is  a  State  subject.  Under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM) support  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for  strengthening  their  healthcare  system  includi Accredited  Social  Health  Activists ( ASHAs )  based  on  proposals  received from  State/UT governments .As per the guidelines , ASHAs are to be selected based on population norm of one ASHA per 1000 population except in tribal ,hi ly and desert areas where the norm can be relaxed to one ASHA per habitation, depending on the workload , geographic dispersion, and difficult terrain.  The  information  on  ASHAs  is  not  maintained  village - wise.  However,  the  State -wise information on number of ASHAs selected as on March, 2016 is at Annexure.

(c):The  review  mechanism  for  ASHA  programme  has  bee n  outlined  in  the  guidelines ,  as follows:

- i) ASHA facilitator visits every ASHA at least once a month for on the job mentoring supportive supervision.
2. ii)Monthly meeting of ASHA and facilitators is held at PHC level.
3. iii) Monthly review meeting of ASHA facilitat ors is organized with Block coordinators at block level and of block coordinators with district community mobilizer at district

In  addition,  other block,district  and  state  level  programme  officials  also  review  t ASHA programme during field visi ts and review meetings.

* Source: MIS

| Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHM (as on March   | Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHM (as on March   | Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHM (as on March   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                             | States/UTs                                         | Selected                                           |
| 1                                                  | Bihar                                              | 85387                                              |
| 2                                                  | Chattisgarh                                        | 66713                                              |
| 3                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                   | 24441                                              |
| 4                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                    | 11686                                              |
| 5                                                  | Jharkhand                                          | 40964                                              |
| 6                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 64627                                              |
| 7                                                  | Odisha                                             | 44583                                              |
| 8                                                  | Rajasthan                                          | 52407                                              |
| 9                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 146588                                             |
| 10                                                 | Uttarakhand                                        | 11086                                              |
| 11                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 3826                                               |
| 12                                                 | Assam                                              | 30730                                              |
| 13                                                 | Manipur                                            | 3980                                               |
| 14                                                 | Meghalaya                                          | 6354                                               |
| 15                                                 | Mizoram                                            | 1091                                               |
| 16                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 1887                                               |
| 17                                                 | Sikkim                                             | 666                                                |
| 18                                                 | Tripura                                            | 7590                                               |
| 19                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 42681                                              |
| 20                                                 | Goa                                                | 0                                                  |
| 21                                                 | Gujarat                                            | 36029                                              |
| 22                                                 | Haryana                                            | 17404                                              |
| 23                                                 | Karnataka                                          | 41497                                              |
| 24                                                 | Kerala                                             | 31829                                              |
| 25                                                 | Maharashtra                                        | 58257                                              |
| 26                                                 | Punjab                                             | 18722                                              |
| 27                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                         | 3905                                               |
| 28                                                 | Telangana                                          | 28439                                              |
| 29                                                 | West Bengal                                        | 51322                                              |
| 30                                                 | A & N Islands                                      | 407                                                |
| 31                                                 | Chandigarh                                         | 50                                                 |
| 32                                                 | D & N Haveli                                       | 338                                                |
| 33                                                 | Daman & Diu                                        | 80                                                 |
| 34                                                 | Delhi                                              | 7118                                               |
| 35                                                 | Lakshadweep                                        | 102                                                |
| 36                                                 | Puducherry                                         | 0                                                  |
| Total                                              | Total                                              | 942786                                             |