Lok Sabha Question No. 4738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Wages under NHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: THANGSO BAITE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd MARCH, 2018

## WAGES UNDER NHM

## 4738. SHRI BAITE THANGSO:

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

- (a) whether National Health Mission (NHM) is implemented in States, Union Territories of India to strengthen health services in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the different categories of staffs engagedunder NHM, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the staff engaged under NHM fulfill the criteria for National Minimum Wage Rate; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): All  States  and  Union  Territories  are  implementing  the      National  Health  Miss (NHM) to strengthen health services in the country.
- (b): Under National Health Mission (NHM), technical and financial support is provided t the  State/UT  Governments  for  strengthening  their  Health  systems,  including  for  ava services  of  Health  HR  on  contract  basis,  based  on  proposals  received  from  them  in Programme  I mplementation  Plans  (PIPs)  within  their  overall  resource  envelope.  Th State/UT - wise details of different categories of staffs engaged under NHM, is annexed.
- (c) & (d): Public health and hospitals is a State subject. All administrative and per matte rs  including  remuneration/wages  of  health  workers  including  those  working  und NHM on contractual basis lies with the State Governments.

## ANNEXURE

## Human Resource In - position (Contractual) under National Health Mission (NHM) (  As on Sept 2017)

| S.N   | State/UT          | GDMOs   | Paramedics (Pharmacists , lab technician and others*)   | ANMs   | Specialist   | Staff Nurses   | AYUSH Doctors   | AYUSH Parame dics   | Programme Manageme nt staffs   | Public Health Managers   | Total   |
|-------|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|---------|
| 1     | Bihar             | 124     | 1299                                                    | 6867   | 280          | 655            | 2830            | 0                   | 1497                           | 0                        | 13552   |
| 2     | Chhattisgarh      | 57      | 492                                                     | 1587   | 25           | 753            | 569             | 268                 | 1019                           | 0                        | 4770    |
| 3     | Himachal Pradesh  | 6       | 259                                                     | 167    | 4            | 130            | 303             | 0                   | 118                            | 0                        | 987     |
| 4     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 515     | 1442                                                    | 2896   | 41           | 885            | 873             | 364                 | 325                            | 0                        | 7341    |
| 5     | Jharkhand         | 42      | 555                                                     | 4913   | 44           | 541            | 181             | 10                  | 418                            | 15                       | 6719    |
| 6     | Madhya Pradesh    | 850     | 1641                                                    | 5483   | 64           | 2131           | 1158            | 134                 | 642                            | 0                        | 12103   |
| 7     | Odisha            | 119     | 947                                                     | 1579   | 0            | 2052           | 2316            | 2                   | 967                            | 37                       | 8019    |
| 8     | Rajasthan         | 95      | 779                                                     | 750    | 11           | 1389           | 1896            | 400                 | 1297                           | 105                      | 6722    |
| 9     | Uttar Pradesh     | 684     | 3425                                                    | 7304   | 153          | 4182           | 4214            | 572                 | 1997                           | 0                        | 22531   |
| 10    | Uttarakhand       | 5       | 312                                                     | 323    | 6            | 360            | 380             | 140                 | 231                            | 0                        | 1757    |
| 11    | Arunachal Pradesh | 58      | 144                                                     | 422    | 11           | 498            | 56              | 0                   | 319                            | 0                        | 1508    |
| 12    | Assam             | 970     | 2432                                                    | 5368   | 256          | 3638           | 657             | 0                   | 1085                           | 0                        | 14406   |
| 13    | Manipur           | 29      | 285                                                     | 517    | 0            | 267            | 173             | 74                  | 145                            | 0                        | 1490    |
| 14    | Meghalaya         | 21      | 202                                                     | 489    | 5            | 230            | 227             | 0                   | 405                            | 0                        | 1579    |
| 15    | Mizoram           | 44      | 242                                                     | 447    | 26           | 315            | 58              | 0                   | 161                            | 3                        | 1296    |
| 16    | Nagaland          | 65      | 62                                                      | 333    | 7            | 300            | 60              | 0                   | 151                            | 0                        | 978     |
| 17    | Sikkim            | 47      | 85                                                      | 92     | 5            | 90             | 14              | 5                   | 41                             | 0                        | 379     |
| 18    | Tripura           | 1       | 149                                                     | 10     | 4            | 28             | 154             | 33                  | 135                            | 0                        | 514     |
| 19    | Andhra Pradesh    | 116     | 997                                                     | 6241   | 114          | 1758           | 131             | 131                 | 56                             | 0                        | 9544    |
| 20    | Goa               | 11      | 107                                                     | 95     | 6            | 68             | 54              | 27                  | 25                             | 0                        | 393     |
| 21    | Gujarat           | 198     | 1448                                                    | 1966   | 88           | 1421           | 2330            | 0                   | 2041                           | 0                        | 9492    |
| 22    | Haryana           | 189     | 801                                                     | 3963   | 46           | 1695           | 623             | 176                 | 344                            | 0                        | 7837    |
| 23    | Karnataka         | 297     | 1841                                                    | 1621   | 124          | 4992           | 1524            | 301                 | 522                            | 0                        | 11222   |
| 24    | Kerala            | 545     | 1151                                                    | 686    | 37           | 919            | 736             | 15                  | 302                            | 0                        | 4391    |
| S.N   | State/UT          | GDMOs   | Paramedics (Pharmacists , lab technician and others*)   | ANMs   | Specialist   | Staff Nurses   | AYUSH Doctors   | AYUSH Parame dics   | Programme Manageme nt staffs   | Public Health Managers   | Total   |

| 25    | Maharashtra   |   356 |   3393 |   6737 |   1876 |   5679 |   2529 |   88 |   509 |   0 |   21167 |
|-------|---------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|-----|---------|
| 26    | Punjab        |    92 |    318 |   1836 |     57 |   1395 |    534 |  266 |   189 |   0 |    4687 |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu    |  3288 |   3913 |   1491 |    458 |  10074 |    475 |  475 |   888 |   0 |   21062 |
| 28    | Telangana     |   558 |   2860 |   5709 |    139 |   1593 |    584 |  247 |    60 |  79 |   11829 |
| 29    | West Bengal   |   564 |   3072 |   8729 |     38 |    301 |   1738 |    0 |   480 |  23 |   14945 |
| 30    | A & N Islands |    19 |     26 |     81 |      4 |     29 |     28 |   13 |    16 |   0 |     216 |
| 31    | Chandigarh    |    70 |    115 |    180 |     47 |    124 |     33 |    8 |    21 |   0 |     598 |
| 32    | D & N Haveli  |    12 |     42 |     55 |     22 |     54 |     12 |    0 |    12 |   1 |     210 |
| 33    | Daman & Diu   |     9 |     23 |     21 |     14 |     47 |      7 |    4 |    12 |   0 |     137 |
| 34    | Delhi         |   299 |    438 |    715 |     20 |    182 |      0 |    0 |    73 |   0 |    1727 |
| 35    | Lakshadwee p  |     2 |    103 |     34 |      0 |      0 |     27 |    7 |     0 |   0 |     173 |
| 36    | Puducherry    |    27 |    127 |     93 |     19 |     68 |     47 |   63 |    25 |   0 |     469 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | 10384 |  35527 |  79800 |   4051 |  48843 |  27531 | 3823 | 16528 | 263 |  226750 |

Note*:- Others include Radiographer, Dietician, Ophthalmic Assistant, Dental Assistant, Cold chain & vaccine logistic Assistant, OT Technician, Rehab worker, Counsellor Source: NHM-MIS report as on September 2017.