Lok Sabha Question No. 4257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: ASHA Health Workers in Urban Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4257 TO BE ANSWERED ON   11 TH AUGUST, 2017

## ASHA HEALTH WORKERS IN URBAN AREAS

## 4257. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS

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

- (a) whether the appointment of health workers in urban areas along the lines of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) is being considered and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the wor k area and the minimum educational qualification required for the said workers;
- (c) whether ASHA health workers are proposed to be appointed across the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT, district - wise;
- (d) the names of the districts selected in Maharashtra for the said purpose; and
- (e)  whether  Wardha  and  Amrawati  in Maharashtra  have  been  selected  and  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 FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): Public Health is a State subject.  Under the National Health Mission (NHM), suppor provided to States/UTs for both rural and urban areas for strengthening their healthcare including support for Accredited Social health Activists (ASHAs) based on proposals received from State/UT G overnments.
- (b): As per guidelines, one ASHA is stipulated for 1000 - 2500 population and the minimum educational qualification is 10 th Class.
- (c): The status  of  ASHAs  selected under  NUHM  and NRHM is  at  Annexure -I&II respectively.
- (d) : As per the in formation sent by the State Governement of Maharashtra, 35 districts in the State have been selected and details are at Annexure -III.
- (e) : Yes.  As per information sent by State Government of M aharashtra, in Amrawati district -2156 ASHAs are selected and in Wardha district -1024 ASHAs are selected.

## Status of ASHAs selected under NUHM as on March, 2017

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs            |   Selection |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar    |           0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       |        2502 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    |          42 |
| 4         | Assam                |        1336 |
| 5         | Bihar                |         336 |
| 6         | Chandigarh           |          17 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         |        3295 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |          59 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          |           8 |
| 10        | Delhi                |        5019 |
| 11        | Goa                  |           0 |
| 12        | Gujarat              |        3727 |
| 13        | Haryana              |        2263 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     |          24 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir      |          63 |
| 16        | Jharkhand            |         216 |
| 17        | Karnataka            |        2427 |
| 18        | Kerala               |        1927 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh       |        3707 |
| 20        | Maharashtra          |        7561 |
| 21        | Manipur              |          81 |
| 22        | Meghalaya            |         171 |
| 23        | Mizoram              |          79 |
| 24        | Nagaland             |          38 |
| 25        | Odisha               |        1419 |
| 26        | Pudducherry          |           0 |
| 27        | Punjab               |        2365 |
| 28        | Rajasthan*           |           0 |
| 29        | Sikkim               |          25 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu           |           0 |
| 31        | Telangana            |        2760 |
| 32        | Tripura              |         356 |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh        |        5557 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand          |         561 |
| 35        | West Bengal          |        6403 |
|           | TOTAL                |       54344 |

## Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHMas on March, 2017

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   Selection |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
| 1         | Bihar             |       86219 |
| 2         | Chattisgarh       |       66713 |
| 3         | Himachal Pradesh  |       32138 |
| 4         | Jammu & Kashmir   |       11843 |
| 5         | Jharkhand         |       40964 |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh    |       67771 |
| 7         | Odisha            |       45273 |
| 8         | Rajasthan         |       56050 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh     |      158897 |
| 10        | Uttarakhand       |       11086 |
| 11        | Arunachal Pradesh |        3826 |
| 12        | Assam             |       30619 |
| 13        | Manipur           |        4009 |
| 14        | Meghalaya         |        6516 |
| 15        | Mizoram           |         964 |
| 16        | Nagaland          |        1887 |
| 17        | Sikkim            |         641 |
| 18        | Tripura           |        7590 |
| 19        | Andhra Pradesh    |       39009 |
| 20        | Goa               |           0 |
| 21        | Gujarat           |       37607 |
| 22        | Haryana           |       17211 |
| 23        | Karnataka         |       36637 |
| 24        | Kerala            |       28115 |
| 25        | Maharashtra       |       58885 |
| 26        | Punjab            |       18708 |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu        |        3905 |
| 28        | Telangana         |       29257 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |       52825 |
| 30        | A & N Islands     |         407 |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |          14 |
| 32        | D & N Haveli      |         338 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu       |          87 |
| 34        | Delhi             |           0 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |         102 |
| 36        | Puducherry        |           0 |
|           | Total             |      956113 |

## Annexure-III

Name of the district selected in Maharashtra

|   Sl. No. | District selected in Maharashtra   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Amaravati                          |
|         2 | A'nagar                            |
|         3 | Chandrapur                         |
|         4 | Dhule                              |
|         5 | Gadchiroli                         |
|         6 | Gondia                             |
|         7 | Jalgaon                            |
|         8 | Nagpur                             |
|         9 | Nanded                             |
|        10 | Nandurbar                          |
|        11 | Nashik                             |
|        12 | Palghar                            |
|        13 | Pune                               |
|        14 | Raigad                             |
|        15 | Thane                              |
|        16 | Yawatmal                           |
|        17 | A'bad                              |
|        18 | Akola                              |
|        19 | Beed                               |
|        20 | Bhandara                           |
|        21 | Buldhana                           |
|        22 | Hingoli                            |
|        23 | Jalana                             |
|        24 | Kolhapur                           |
|        25 | Latur                              |
|        26 | O'bad                              |
|        27 | Parbhani                           |
|        28 | Ratnagiri                          |
|        29 | Sangli                             |
|        30 | Satara                             |
|        31 | S'durg                             |
|        32 | Solapur                            |
|        33 | Wardha                             |
|        34 | Washim                             |
|        35 | Mumbai                             |