Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: ASHA
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 33 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD FEBRUARY , 2017 ASHA

## *33. SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Accredited  Social  Health  Activists  (ASHAs)  in country, State - wise;
- (b) whether every village in the country has at least one ASHA and if no reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  provi ded  funds  to  the  National  Institute  of Open Schooling (NIOS) to run the ASHA training project; and
- (d) if so, the details of funds allocated and utilised by NIOS during the years

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 33* FOR 3 RD FEBRUARY, 2017

- (a) The State/UT - wise number of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) selected under the National Rural Health Mission is at Annexure .
- (b) As per the guidelines, ASHA s are not selected village wise but based on population norm of one ASHA per 1000 population except in tribal, hilly and desert areas where the norm can be relaxed to one ASHA per habitation, depending on the workload, geographic dispersion, and difficult terrain.
- (c) &  (d):National  Institute  of  Open s Schooling  is  not  involved  in  the training of ASHAs. Funds have been provided to National Institute of Open Schooling  (NIOS) for  undertaking process  of  accreditation  of  trainers & training  sites  and  certification  of  ASHAs as  per  the  Memorandum  of Understanding signed with NIOS.
- (d) The details of funds allocated and utilized by NIOS d uring the last three years are as below:

by

| Financial Year              | Funds released NIOS   | to Funds Utilised NIOS   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 2014- 15                    | Rs 7,64,72,049/ -     | -                        |
| 2015- 16                    | -                     | Rs 28,74,755/ -          |
| 2016- 17 (up to 31.12.2016) | -                     | Rs 49,56,529/ -          |

Annexure

| Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHM (as on June'16) *   | Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHM (as on June'16) *   | Status of ASHAs Selected under NRHM (as on June'16) *   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                 | States/UTs                                              | Selected                                                |
| 1                                                       | Bihar                                                   | 85530                                                   |
| 2                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                            | 66713                                                   |
| 3                                                       | Himachal                                                | 32066                                                   |
| 4                                                       | Pradesh Jammu &                                         | 11837                                                   |
| 5                                                       | Kashmir Jharkhand                                       | 40964                                                   |
| 6                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 66037                                                   |
| 7                                                       | Odisha                                                  | 44583                                                   |
| 8                                                       | Rajasthan                                               | 53434                                                   |
| 9                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                           | 147140                                                  |
| 10                                                      | Uttarakhand                                             | 11086                                                   |
| 11                                                      | Arunachal                                               | 3826                                                    |
| 12                                                      | Pradesh Assam                                           | 30619                                                   |
| 13                                                      | Manipur                                                 | 4009                                                    |
| 14                                                      | Meghalaya                                               | 6429                                                    |
| 15                                                      | Mizoram                                                 | 964                                                     |
| 16                                                      | Nagaland                                                | 1887                                                    |
| 17                                                      | Sikkim                                                  | 641                                                     |
| 18                                                      | Tripura                                                 | 7590                                                    |
| 19                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                          | 39009                                                   |
| 20                                                      | Goa                                                     | 0                                                       |
| 21                                                      | Gujarat                                                 | 36631                                                   |
| 22                                                      | Haryana                                                 | 16677                                                   |
| 23                                                      | Karnataka                                               | 41497                                                   |
| 24                                                      | Kerala                                                  | 33953                                                   |
| 25                                                      | Maharashtra                                             | 58473                                                   |
| 26                                                      | Punjab                                                  | 18772                                                   |
| 27                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                              | 3905                                                    |
| 28                                                      | Telangana                                               | 29257                                                   |
| 29                                                      | West Bengal                                             | 51322                                                   |
| 30                                                      | A & N Islands                                           | 407                                                     |
| 31                                                      | Chandigarh                                              | 16                                                      |
| 32                                                      | D & N Haveli                                            | 338                                                     |
| 33                                                      | Daman & Diu                                             | 80                                                      |
| 34                                                      | Delhi                                                   | 0**                                                     |
| 35                                                      | Lakshadweep                                             | 102                                                     |
| 36                                                      | Puducherry                                              | 0                                                       |
|                                                         | Total                                                   | 945794                                                  |

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Source: MIS **4199 in National Urban Health Mission