Lok Sabha Question No. 3268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Diarrhoea Cases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## DIARRHOEA CASES

## 3268. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a) whether a large number of diarrhoea cases have been reported in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including Bihar and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/ proposed to be take n by the Government along with the funds allocated for the same?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)& (b):     As per data available with Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) Crore diarrhoea cases were reported in the country (source: National Health Profile 2016 State/ UT wise details are annexed.
- (c ): The following steps are ta ken by the Government:
- Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) packets and zinc tablets are made available free of cost at health facilities for diarrhoea cases.
- Promotion of early and exclusive breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary fee is be ing undertaken through frontline health workers namely ASHA and ANM at community and facility level for prevention of diarrhoea.
- Surveillance activities to detect outbreaks of Diarrhoea through Integrated Disease Surv Programme (IDSP) are also car ried out.
- Rotavirus vaccine has been introduced in 2016 and is currently implemented in nine s (Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Haryana,  Odisha,    Himachal  Pradesh,  Tripura,  Tamil  Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh) to reduce rotavirus diarrhoea.
- Intensified Dia rrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) is being organized in the month of July and August. It includes massive awareness generation on use of ORS and zinc during diarrhoea bringing together multiple departments to generate awareness and also outreach to under - fi ve children with ORS packets to be used when diarrhoea begins.

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## Annexure

## State/ UT wise Cases due to Acute Diarrhoeal diseases in India, 2015

| States/ UTs       |   Number of cases |
|-------------------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |           1019612 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |              7062 |
| Assam             |            128392 |
| Bihar             |            438314 |
| Chhattisgarh      |            131956 |
| Goa               |             13204 |
| Gujarat           |            567123 |
| Haryana           |            187770 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |            334168 |
| Jammu Div         |            284415 |
| Kashmir Div       |            188428 |
| Jharkhand         |             71887 |
| Karnataka         |            827942 |
| Kerala            |            428837 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |            728261 |
| Maharashtra       |            822737 |
| Manipur           |             29159 |
| Meghalaya         |             75641 |
| Mizoram           |             14215 |
| Nagaland          |             11050 |
| Odisha            |            692484 |
| Punjab            |            179211 |
| Rajasthan         |            767794 |
| Sikkim            |             25283 |
| Tamil Nadu        |            310734 |
| Telengana         |            963573 |
| Tripura           |             70300 |
| Uttarakhand       |            108974 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |            774832 |
| West Bengal       |           1663793 |
| A& N Islands      |             20841 |
| Chandigarh        |             45284 |
| D& N Haveli       |             50907 |
| Daman & Diu       |             13261 |
| Dehi              |            148734 |
| Lakshadweep       |              4029 |
| Puducherry        |             83172 |
| Total             |          12233379 |