Lok Sabha Question No. 4004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. 4004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## RASHTRIYA AROGYA NID HI

## 4004. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

## DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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

- (a)  whether  Rashtriya  Arogya  Nidhi  (RAN)  has  been  set  up  for  providing  free  of  cost facilities to the members of the households living below the poverty line in which the pr ion of Central and State funds have been made in the ratio of 1:2 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed from RAN in the last two years in States including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the name of hospitals in Andhra Pradesh eligible to use funds under the scheme;
- (d) whether all States including Andhra Pradesh have set up State Illness Assistance Fu so, the details thereof including funds released under the State Illness Assista nce Fund; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to increase the coverage in the near future and if so, thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):The Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi has been set up for providing for financial assistance to pati living  below  poverty  line  who  are  suffering  from  major  life  threatening  diseases,  to medical treatment at any of the super specialty Govt. hospitals / institutes or other Gov spitals . All  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  have  been  advised  to  set  up  an  Illness  Assis Fund in their respective States/UTs. The Grant - in - aid  to  States/UTs is released to the extent of 50% of the contributions made by the State Governments/UTs subject to a maximum of Rs. 5 crore to States with larger number and percentage of population below poverty line viz. Pradesh, Bihar etc. and Rs. 2 crore to other States/UTs. Financial assistance from Sta Assistance Funds is available up t o Rs. 1.50 lakh in an individual case for patients  living in respective States/UTs and  where the quantum of financial assistance is likely to exceeds lakh, all such cases are to be forwarded to Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN).

Contd……..

(b):     The details of number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed from RAN headquarter last two years i.e. 2014 - 15 & 2015 - 16 is at Annexure - I .

(c):     All the Government hospitals in Andhra Pradesh are eligible to avail assistanc RAN scheme.

- (d):     All the states except Nagaland and Meghalaya have set up State Illness Assista under the RAN scheme. The details of funds released under SIAF during 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 is at Annexure - II.

(e):            T he  State  wise  income eligibility  criteria  for  Rural  and  Urban  Areas  for  purposes assistance under RAN have been revised, with effect from 1 st July, 2016.

## Annexure - I

## State wise break up of financial assistance provided and number of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Arogya Nid hi during the years 2014 - 15 & 2015 - 16

(Rs. In lakhs)

|                   | 2014- 15       | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16       | 2015- 16   |
|-------------------|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| Name of State/UT  | No. of Patient | Amount     | No. of Patient | Amount     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Arunachal Pradesh | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Assam             | 5              | 21.05      | 4              | 14.6       |
| Bihar             | 111            | 542.91     | 85             | 380.37     |
| Chandigarh        | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Chhattisgarh      | --             | --         | 3              | 8.48       |
| Delhi             | 12             | 65.4       | 10             | 48.94      |
| Gujarat           | --             | --         |                | --         |
| Haryana           | 26             | 96.76      | 23             | 118.7      |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                |            | 5              | 11.47      |
| J.& K.            | 17             | 55.08      | 35             | 77.05      |
| Jharkhand         | 5              | 9.61       | 5              | 24.55      |
| Karnataka         | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Kerala            | 3              | 20.7       | 5              | 27.75      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 23             | 107.69     | 13             | 56.64      |
| Maharashtra       | --             | --         | 2              | 9.25       |
| Manipur           | 9              | 37.84      | 5              | 27.9       |
| Mizoram           | 1              | 3          | 1              | 2          |
| Meghalaya         | --             | --         | 1              | 8.46       |
| Nagaland          | -              | -          | 1              | 5.5        |
| Odisha            | 4              | 15.71      | 3              | 9.46       |
| Punjab            | 3              | 18.1       | 2              | 4.66       |
| Rajasthan         | 9              | 43.27      | 7              | 28.25      |
| Sikkim            | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Tamil Nadu        | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Tripura           | --             | --         | --             | --         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 171            | 710.38     | 143            | 524.24     |
| Uttarakhand       | 17             | 54.51      | 6              | 24.59      |
| West Bengal       | 13             | 100.07     | 17             | 63.34      |
| Total             | 429            | 1902.08    | 376            | 1476.2     |

## Annexure - II

## Details of funds released under SIAF under RAN scheme during the Years 2014- 15 & 2015 - 16

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No   | Name of State     | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   |
|--------|-------------------|------------|------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | -          | -          |
| 2      | Assam             | -          | 250        |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh | -          | -          |
| 4      | Bihar             | -          | -          |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | -          | -          |
| 6      | Goa               | -          | -          |
| 7      | Gujarat           | -          | -          |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh  | -          | -          |
| 9      | Haryana           | -          | -          |
| 10     | J&K               | -          | -          |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | -          | -          |
| 12     | Karnataka         | -          | -          |
| 13     | Kerala            | -          | -          |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | -          | -          |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | -          | -          |
| 16     | Manipur           | -          | -          |
| 17     | Mizoram           | -          | -          |
| 18     | NCT of Delhi      | -          | -          |
| 19     | Odisha            | 500        | 500        |
| 20     | Puducherry        | -          | 75         |
| 21     | Punjab            | -          | -          |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | -          | -          |
| 23     | Sikkim            | -          | -          |
| 24     | Tamil nadu        | 500        | -          |
| 25     | Tripura           | -          | -          |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     | -          | -          |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | -          | -          |
| 28     | West Bengal       | -          | 350        |
| 29     | Nagaland *        | -          | -          |
| 30     | Meghalaya *       | -          | -          |
|        | Total             | 1000       |            |
|        |                   |            | 1175       |

Note :  * Nagaland & Meghalaya are yet to set up SIAF