Lok Sabha Question No. 678 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Ambulance provided under NRHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 678 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## AMBULANCE PROVIDED U NDER NRHM

## 678. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA: SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

(a) the number of general as well as critical care ambulances provided  under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;

(b) whether the Government has fixed any targets for the creation of such services throughout the country during the current financial year;

- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise;and

(d)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be taken  by the  Government  to  provide  the benefits  of  such services in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): Under  NHM  technical  and  financial  support  is  provided  to  States/UTs,  inter  alia general as well as critical care ambulances based on the proposals made by the States/ their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envel ope.

State/UT - wise  number  of  Dial - 108/Dial - 102  ambulances  and  empanelled  vehicles operational under NRHM during each of the last three years and current year are at Annexur

- (b) & (c): No,  however  under  the  Framework  for  Implementation  of  NHM,  it  is  t he endeavor to ensure universal access to emergency medical transportation facility with re time of not more than 30 minutes.

( d): Public health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility to healthcare including general as well as critical care ambulances   lies with the respec Governments.    However,  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  techn ical  and  financial support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems including supp ambulance  services  including  Dial - 108,  Dial - 102 - Advance  Life  Support  (ALS),  Basic  Life Support (BLS) ambulances, based on the proposals made by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

## Annexure

| Status of Ambulances Operational under NHM during the last three years and current year   | Status of Ambulances Operational under NHM during the last three years and current year   | Status of Ambulances Operational under NHM during the last three years and current year   | Status of Ambulances Operational under NHM during the last three years and current year   | Status of Ambulances Operational under NHM during the last three years and current year   | Status of Ambulances Operational under NHM during the last three years and current year   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                   | States/UTs                                                                                | (As on March 2015)                                                                        | (As on March 2016)                                                                        | (As on March 2017)                                                                        | (As on March 2018)                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 936                                                                                       | 885                                                                                       | 848                                                                                       | 1112                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                         | Chattisgarh                                                                               | 538                                                                                       | 539                                                                                       | 597                                                                                       | 600                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 308                                                                                       | 320                                                                                       | 324                                                                                       | 324                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                           | 331                                                                                       | 331                                                                                       | 331                                                                                       | 331                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                 | 2438                                                                                      | 2322                                                                                      | 2657                                                                                      | 2730                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | 1544                                                                                      | 1594                                                                                      | 1426                                                                                      | 1346                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                    | 826                                                                                       | 935                                                                                       | 895                                                                                       | 935                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                 | 864                                                                                       | 1341                                                                                      | 1225                                                                                      | 1317                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 2952                                                                                      | 2952                                                                                      | 3758                                                                                      | 3908                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                               | 248                                                                                       | 248                                                                                       | 248                                                                                       | 248                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 94                                                                                        | 123                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                     | 931                                                                                       | 931                                                                                       | 931                                                                                       | 931                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                   | 40                                                                                        | 43                                                                                        | 43                                                                                        | 43                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                 | 42                                                                                        | 42                                                                                        | 43                                                                                        | 43                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 60                                                                                        | 60                                                                                        | 60                                                                                        | 60                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                  | 75                                                                                        | 75                                                                                        | 80                                                                                        | 80                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                    | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 708                                                                                       | 439                                                                                       | 439                                                                                       | 439                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                       | 38                                                                                        | 38                                                                                        | 36                                                                                        | 44                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                   | 406                                                                                       | 406                                                                                       | 406                                                                                       | 585                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                   | 399                                                                                       | 375                                                                                       | 364                                                                                       | 352                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | 911                                                                                       | 911                                                                                       | 911                                                                                       | 911                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | 50                                                                                        | 50                                                                                        | 49                                                                                        | 43                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | 3691                                                                                      | 3611                                                                                      | 3611                                                                                      | 3611                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 242                                                                                       | 242                                                                                       | 242                                                                                       | 242                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                | 704                                                                                       | 704                                                                                       | 755                                                                                       | 829                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                 | 519                                                                                       | 316                                                                                       | 316                                                                                       | 316                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 1802                                                                                      | 2300                                                                                      | 2664                                                                                      | 2960                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                        | A & N Islands                                                                             | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                | 10                                                                                        | 15                                                                                        | 15                                                                                        | 15                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                        | D & N Haveli                                                                              | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                        | Daman & Diu                                                                               | 7                                                                                         | 7                                                                                         | 7                                                                                         | 11                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                     | 120                                                                                       | 120                                                                                       | 220                                                                                       | 265                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                               | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                | 11                                                                                        | 11                                                                                        | 11                                                                                        | 11                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                     | Total                                                                                     | 21752                                                                                     | 22164                                                                                     | 23607                                                                                     | 24766                                                                                     |