Lok Sabha Question No. 3747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Diabetes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. 3747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH MARCH, 2017

## DIABETES

## 3747. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

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

- (a) the number of people suffering from diabetes in the country , State/UT -wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  any  scheme  to  undertake  research  on  t problem of diabetes and to provide solution for m edical supervision and preventive system;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d): Accordingto the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas (2015), In India, there are 69.2 million people diagnosed with diabetes representing 8.7% of adults aged 20 -79 years.

The  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  has  undertaken  a  large  study  on diabetes; the ICMR -India Diabetes Study (ICMR INDIAB study); which is aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes all over the country. It is an ongoing study and currently, results are available for 15 states /UT, which is at Annexure.

The Indian Council of Medical Research is carrying out several projects in Diabetes Young  Diabetes  Registry,  ICMR -INDIAB  study;  genetics  studies  on  Diabetes,  evaluating  the benefits of yoga in diabetics, etc.

Government of India has launched the National Programme for Prevention and Contro of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) which is implemented fo interventions up to District level under the National Health Mission. NPCDCS has a focus on awareness  generation  for  behaviour  and  life - style  changes,  screening  and  early  diagnosis  of persons with high level of risk factors and there treatment and referral (if required) facilities for appropriate management for those Non - commun icable Diseases (NCDs) including diabetes and hypertension.

Government of  India has also initiated a programme on population level screening Common Non - Communicable Diseases such as Diabetes, Hypertension and Common Cancers viz. Oral, Breast and Cerv ical Cancer. Under this programme, the frontline health workers suc as  ASHAs  and  ANMs,  inter  alia,  are  being  leveraged  to  carry  out  screening  and  gener awareness about the risk factors of NCDs among the masses.

## Annexure

## PREVALENCE OF DIABETES [ICMR -INDIAB STUDY]

| S.NO   | STATE/UT          | PREVALENCE * OF DIABETES (%)   | PREVALENCE * OF DIABETES (%)   | PREVALENCE * OF DIABETES (%)   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        |                   | URBAN                          | RURAL                          | OVERALL                        |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 12.7                           | 6.3                            | 8.0                            |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.9                            | 5.0                            | 5.2                            |
| 3.     | Assam             | 12.4                           | 4.4                            | 5.4                            |
| 4.     | Bihar             | 10.8                           | 3.5                            | 4.3                            |
| 5.     | Chandigarh(UT)    | 14.2                           | 8.3                            | 13.6                           |
| 6.     | Gujarat           | 10.3                           | 5.1                            | 7.1                            |
| 7.     | Jharkhand         | 13.5                           | 3.0                            | 5.3                            |
| 8.     | Karnataka         | 11.2                           | 5.7                            | 7.5                            |
| 9.     | Maharashtra       | 10.9                           | 6.5                            | 8.4                            |
| 10.    | Manipur           | 7.1                            | 4.4                            | 5.1                            |
| 11.    | Meghalaya         | 8.9                            | 3.5                            | 4.5                            |
| 12.    | Mizoram           | 8.0                            | 3.5                            | 5.7                            |
| 13.    | Punjab            | 12.1                           | 8.7                            | 9.8                            |
| 14.    | Tamil Nadu        | 13.7                           | 7.8                            | 10.4                           |
| 15.    | Tripura           | 15.4                           | 7.2                            | 8.6                            |