Lok Sabha Question No. 1061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRASUN BANERJEE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1061 TH

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 FEBRUARY, 2019

## HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## 1061. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to open more Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) in the country;
- (b) if so, State/UT - wise details thereof; and
- (c) the number and details of such HWCs presently functional, State/UT wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): As  per  the  budget  announcement  2017 - 18,  1.5  lakh  Health  Sub  Centres  and Primary  Health  Centres  are  to  be  transformed  into  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  (HWCs) December, 2022. The roll out plan of Ayushman Bharat -HWCs is given as below:
- FY 2018- 19 = 15,0 00
- FY 2019- 20 = 25,000 (Cumulative 40,000)
- FY 2020- 21 = 30,000 (Cumulative 70,000)
- FY 2021- 2022 = 40,000 (Cumulative 1,10,000)
- Till 31 st December 2022 = 40,000 (Cumulative 1,50,000)

In the current year against targe t of 15000 Health and Wellness C entres by March, 2019, approval has been accorded to States/UTs for over 21000 Health & Wellness Centres . The state -wise details of approvals is at Annexure -I.

- (c): As per information reported by the States/ UTs on HWC portal the state wise detai operationalised HWC as on 04.02.2019 is at Annexure -II.

State-wise details of approval of HWCs:

| State/UT                 | Approvals   |
|--------------------------|-------------|
| High Focus               |             |
| Bihar                    | 534         |
| Chhattisgarh             | 800         |
| Jharkhand                | 776         |
| MP                       | 690         |
| Odisha                   | 1148        |
| Rajasthan                | 679         |
| UP                       | 3058        |
| Uttarkhand               | 426         |
| North East               |             |
| Arunachal                | 132         |
| Pradesh Assam            | 878         |
| Manipur                  | 103         |
| Meghalaya                | 42          |
| Mizoram                  | 32          |
| Nagaland                 | 63          |
| Sikkim                   | 39          |
| Tripura                  | 46          |
| Non High                 |             |
| Focus AP                 | 1050        |
| Gujarat                  | 1645        |
| Goa                      | 5           |
| Haryana                  | 408         |
| HP                       | 137         |
| J&K                      | 380         |
| Maharashtra              | 1841        |
| Karnataka                | 1142        |
| Kerala                   | 671         |
| Punjab                   | 1033        |
| Tamil Nadu               | 1915        |
| Telangana                | 590         |
| West Bengal              | 1010        |
| Union Territories        |             |
| Andaman &                | 34          |
| Nicobar Chandigarh       | 34          |
| Daman and                | 22          |
| Diu Delhi                | 0           |
| Dadar and                | 24          |
| Nagar Haveli Lakshadweep | 3           |
| Puducherry               | 21          |
| Total                    | 21411       |

## Annexure-I

## Annexure - II

## HWC-Operational Status (04.02.2019)

| State/UT                    | Operational HWCs Status on   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Portal 04/02 30              |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 1361                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 54                           |
| Assam                       | 301                          |
| Bihar                       | 211                          |
| Chandigarh                  | 10                           |
| Chhattisgarh                | 199                          |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli        | 27                           |
| Daman & Diu                 | 24                           |
| Goa                         | 14                           |
| Gujarat                     | 347                          |
| Haryana                     | 133                          |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 2                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir             | 36                           |
| Jharkhand                   | 333                          |
| Karnataka                   | 548                          |
| Kerala                      | 350                          |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 97                           |
| Maharashtra                 | 248                          |
| Manipur                     | 29                           |
| Meghalaya                   | 1                            |
| Mizoram                     | 1                            |
| Nagaland                    | 5                            |
| Odisha                      | 486                          |
| Puducherry                  | 2                            |
| Punjab                      | 373                          |
| Rajasthan                   | 451                          |
| Sikkim                      | 5                            |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 1318                         |
| Telangana                   | 445                          |
| Tripura                     | 71                           |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 467                          |
| Uttarakhand                 | 51                           |
| West Bengal                 | 0                            |
|                             | 8030                         |

HWC Portal: https://ab-hwc.nhp.gov.in

West Bengal is yet to commence data reporting on the portal.