Lok Sabha Question No. 81 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Community and Primary Health Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 81 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JULY, 2017 COMMUNITY AND PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES

## *81. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

- (a) the present status of Community and Primary Health Centres in the cou including West Bengal;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make all Community Healthcare Centre (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs), ISO - certified and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of CHCs and PHCs in West Bengal which have been made ISO certified, so far; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the quality of services in these healthcare centres in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

(a)to (d

- ) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 81* FOR 21 ST JULY, 2017

(a) As per Rural Health Statistics 2016, the State/UT wise details of num Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) functioning in the country including in West Bengal, are given at Annexure.

(b) There is no proposal at the level of Ministry of Health & Family Welfa get PHCs and CHCs ISO certified.

(c)   As per report received from the State Govt. of West Bengal, there is and PHC which has been ISO certified.

(d) Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to improve t quality of services in CHCs and PHCs, lies with the State Governments. Howev under  NHM,  technical  and  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  States/U strengthen their health systems includi ng improving quality of services in CHCs and PHCs. Various steps taken to improve the quality of services in CHCs PHCs are as under: -

1. National Quality Assurance Programme (NQAP) has been rolled out, unde which, quality standards for different heal th facilities including PHCs and CHCs have  been  defined  and  these  health  facilities  are  assessed  against  the certified.

2.  The  Central  Government  has  launched  'Kayakalp'  award  scheme  for transforming  public  hospitals  by  improving  Sanitation,  Hygiene, Upkeep, Infection Control Practices and waste management practices. All facilities PHCs, CHCs, District Hospitals and Central Government Hospitals are assess against  a  set  of  defined  criteria.  Annual  awards  are  given  to  encourage performing fac ilities.

## Annexure

## Details of Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) functioning the country

| S.No.   | State/UT          | Community Health Centres (CHCs)   | Primary Health Centres (PHCs)   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UT          | Number of CHCs functioning        | Number of PHCs functioning      |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 193                               | 1075                            |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 63                                | 143                             |
| 3       | Assam             | 151                               | 1014                            |
| 4       | Bihar             | 148                               | 1802                            |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 155                               | 790                             |
| 6       | Goa               | 4                                 | 22                              |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 322                               | 1314                            |
| 8       | Haryana           | 110                               | 474                             |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 79                                | 518                             |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 84                                | 637                             |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 188                               | 327                             |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 206                               | 2353                            |
| 13      | Kerala            | 225                               | 824                             |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 334                               | 1171                            |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 360                               | 1811                            |
| 16      | Manipur           | 17                                | 85                              |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 27                                | 109                             |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 9                                 | 57                              |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 21                                | 126                             |
| 20      | Odisha            | 377                               | 1305                            |
| 21      | Punjab            | 150                               | 427                             |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 571                               | 2080                            |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 2                                 | 24                              |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 385                               | 1368                            |
| 25      | Telangana         | 114                               | 668                             |
| 26      | Tripura           | 20                                | 94                              |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 59                                | 257                             |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 773                               | 3497                            |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 349                               | 909                             |
| 30      | A& N Islands      | 4                                 | 22                              |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 2                                 | 3                               |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      | 0                                 | 11                              |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 2                                 | 4                               |
| 34      | Delhi             | 0                                 | 5                               |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 3                                 | 4                               |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 3                                 | 24                              |
|         | All India/Total   | 5510                              | 25354                           |