Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Kidney Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Annpurna Devi, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 370 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH DECEMBER , 2019 KIDNEY PATIENTS

## †*370. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI: SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether the kidney related diseases are increasing rapidly in the country
- (b) whether the number of kidney patients have doubled during the last tw enty - five years, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Union Government keeps the year - wise ecord of the number of kidney patients in the country;
- (d)  if  not,  the  strategy  adopted  by  the  Union  Government  to  prevent  ki diseases in the absence of the above record; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 370* FOR 13 TH DECEMBER , 2019

(a)  to (e):  As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR ),Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) related to chronic kidney disease has increased 12% between 1990 to 2016, as per the Global Burden of Disease -India Study. However, it is anticipated that with increase in cases of Diabetes & Hypertension as well  as  awareness  about  kidney  diseases,  more  cases  are  getting  reporte hospitals.    The  ICMR  conducted  a  prevalence  study  of  CKD  in  the  India population  with  centres  at  Delhi,  Jaipur,  Hyderabad,  Bhubaneswar,  Kolka Guwahati  and  Mumbai.    The  initial  trends  of  data  indicates  a  communi prevalence of CKD on first screening ranging from 5.5% -18.2% with an average prevalence of 11.4% on first screening.

Public  Health  is  a  State  subject.    However,  the  Central  Governme supplements the efforts of States/UTs through technical and financial support Government  of  India  is  implementing  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) f interventions  up  to  Distr ict  level  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM).  It focuses  on  awareness  generation  for  behaviour  and  life - style  changes,  screening and early diagnosis of persons with high level of risk factors and their r higher  facilities  for  appropriate  man agement  of  common  Non - Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including diabetes and hypertension, which are two known caus of kidney diseases. For early diagnosis, population - based  screening  for  common NCDs including diabetes and hypertension has been initiated by Government of India  by  utilizing  the  services  of  the  frontline  health - workers  under  existing Primary Healthcare System.

Under  Pradhan  Mantri  National  Dialysis  Programme  (PMNDP),  State Governments are supported for providing dialysis services free of cost to the poor under the Umbrella of the NHM.  Such support is based on the proposals rece from States in their annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). A total of Districts  have  been  covered  with  798  Centres  having  4,727  machines  with combined  capacity  of  performing  approximately  56.11  Lakhs  Haemodialysis Sessions under PMNDP.

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