Lok Sabha Question No. 1959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Diarrhoea
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, RAMA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th DECEMBER, 2017

## DIARRHOEA

## 1959. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a) Whether a large number of people suffer from diarrhoea in the country including Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of persons died due to diarrhoea in the country, State/UT - wise, and
- (d)  the  necessary  steps  taken  by  the Government  along  with  funds  allocated  for the  same, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) to (c) : The primary cause of diarrhoeal diseases is due to consumption of contaminat water and food. The States/UTs wise cases and deaths as reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence  (CBHI) due  to  Acute  Diarrhoeal  Disease  during  the  current  year  ar e  placed  at Annexure I.
- (d) : Health  is  a  State  subject  and  the  responsibility  for  providing  healthcare  faci patients primarily lies with the respective State Government. However, Ministry of Heal Family  Welfare  provides  financial  and  techni cal  assistance  to  State/UT  Government  under National Health Mission (NHM) for strengthening of primary and secondary health care facil to  effectively  respond  to  health  care  needs  including  health  problems  arising  due  to Diarrhoeal Disease.

Further, under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, States/UTs are provided w additional contractual manpower, training of identified Rapid Response Team (RRT) member for  outbreak  investigations,  strengthening  of  laboratories  for  detection  of  epi demic  prone diseases,  IT  equipment  for  data  entry,  analysis  and  data  transfer,  and  provision  of  f operationalization. Funds are released under IDSP to all the States as grant -in -aid to undertake diseases surveillance and outbreak response activit ies. The funds released to all States/UTs under IDSP are at Annexure II.

Annexure I

## State/UT wise Cases and Deaths due to Acute Diarrhoeal Disease, 2017(Prov.)

| Sl No   | State / U.T.      |   Cases |   Deaths | Ref. Period from Jan. 2017   |
|---------|-------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |  651882 |        3 | Sep.17                       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |    4826 |        1 | Aug.17                       |
| 3       | Assam             |  117031 |      161 | Sep. 17                      |
| 4       | Bihar             |  293540 |       14 | Sep. 17                      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |  135902 |       17 | Sep. 17                      |
| 6       | Goa               |    7271 |        5 | Apr. 17                      |
| 7       | Gujarat           |  516186 |        0 | Sep. 17                      |
| 8       | Haryana           |  186750 |       11 | Sep. 17                      |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |  247993 |       21 | Sep. 17                      |
| 10      | J & K             |  410190 |        3 | Sep. 17                      |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |   63487 |        0 | Sep. 17                      |
| 12      | Karnataka         |  660193 |       15 | Sep. 17                      |
| 13      | Kerala            |  330376 |        6 | Sep. 17                      |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |  457892 |       75 | Sep. 17                      |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |  442419 |        3 | Sep. 17                      |
| 16      | Manipur           |   23942 |       14 | Sep. 17                      |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |   83466 |        3 | Aug. 17                      |
| 18      | Mizoram           |    9414 |        5 | Sep. 17                      |
| 19      | Nagaland          |    9573 |        3 | Sep. 17                      |
| 20      | Odisha            |  444650 |       43 | Sep. 17                      |
| 21      | Punjab            |  137303 |       16 | Aug. 17                      |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |  660644 |        1 | Sep. 17                      |
| 23      | Sikkim            |   28115 |        0 | Sep. 17                      |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |  317374 |        1 | Sep. 17                      |
| 25      | Telangana         |  344653 |        1 | Sep. 17                      |
| 26      | Tripura           |   59852 |        5 | Sep. 17                      |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       |   73055 |        4 | Aug.17                       |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     |  962459 |      250 | Sep. 17                      |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 1296683 |       44 | Sep. 17                      |
| 30      | A & N Islands     |    9616 |        0 | Aug.17                       |
| 31      | Chandigarh        |   41833 |       37 | Sep. 17                      |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      |   30720 |        8 | Sep. 17                      |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       |   10612 |        0 | Aug.17                       |
| 34      | Delhi             |   86981 |       63 | Sep. 17                      |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       |    2090 |        0 | May.17                       |
| 36      | Puducherry        |   71599 |        7 | Sep. 17                      |
| Total   | Total             | 9230572 |      840 |                              |

Source: National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, Dte.GHS

## Annexure II

INTEGRATED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME (As on 09.12.17 in Rs in Lakhs)

| S. No.         | States/UTs                | Release   | Release   | Release   | Release   |
|----------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                |                           | 2014- 15  | 2015- 16  | 2016- 17  | 2017- 18  |
| A              |                           |           |           |           |           |
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh            | 122.48    | 112.5     | 163       | 113       |
| 2              | Gujarat                   | 400       | 325       | 400       | 300       |
| 3              | Karnataka                 | 270.5     | 300       | 490       | 263       |
| 4              | Maharashtra               | 280       | 225       | 240       | 0         |
| 5              | Punjab                    | 168.75    | 325.92    | 400       | 188       |
| 6              | Rajasthan                 | 325       | 325       | 400       | 263.25    |
| 7              | TamilNadu                 | 325       | 350       | 440       | 0         |
| 8              | Uttarakhand               | 45        | 200       | 187.5     | 135       |
| 9              | West Bengal               | 250       | 200       | 200       | 150       |
| 10             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 9         | 5.25      | 0         | 30        |
| 11             | Bihar                     | 200       | 210       | 172.5     | 100       |
| 12             | Chandigarh                | 40        | 23.25     | 40        | 38        |
| 13             | Chhattisgarh              | 60        | 200       | 150       | 0         |
| 14             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 21        | 32.17     | 17.5      | 38        |
| 15             | Daman & Diu               | 6.01      | 50        | 17.5      | 38        |
| 16             | Delhi                     | 56.25     | 105       | 75        | 113       |
| 17             | Goa                       | 45        | 40        | 37.5      | 20        |
| 18             | Haryana                   | 150       | 180       | 150       | 135       |
| 19             | Himachal Pradesh          | 70        | 70        | 60        | 44        |
| 20             | J&K                       | 127.5     | 250       | 250       | 195       |
| 21             | Jharkhand                 | 112.5     | 220       | 100       | 100       |
| 22             | Kerala                    | 101.25    | 150       | 200       | 135       |
| 23             | Lakshadweep               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5         |
| 24             | Madhya Pr.                | 350       | 300       | 225       | 100       |
| 25             | Odisha                    | 350       | 325       | 150       | 0         |
| 26             | Puducherry                | 70        | 65        | 75        | 75        |
| 27             | Uttar Pradesh             | 300       | 300       | 337.5     | 300       |
| B              | Telangana                 | 87.53     | 125       | 105       | 98        |
| 28             | Arunachal Pr.             | 152.24    | 220       | 203       | 0         |
| 29             | Assam                     | 206.25    | 404       | 341       | 250       |
| 30             | Manipur                   | 96.25     | 75        | 75        | 0         |
| 31             | Meghalaya                 | 45        | 100       | 52.5      | 36        |
| 32             | Mizoram                   | 97.5      | 100       | 67.5      | 68        |
| 33             | Nagaland                  | 120       | 150       | 105       | 0         |
| 34             | Sikkim                    | 50        | 40        | 37.5      | 0         |
| 35             | Tripura                   | 50        | 40        | 37.5      | 34        |
| Sub Total OTNE |                           | 4342.77   | 5014.09   | 5083      | 2976.25   |
| Sub Total NE   |                           | 817.24    | 1129      | 919       | 388       |
|                | Grand Total               | 5160.01   | 6143.09   | 6002      | 3364.25   |