Lok Sabha Question No. 4379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Geriatric Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## GERIATRIC HEALTHCARE

## 4379. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

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

- (a)  whether  geriatric  healthcare  is  part  of  the  primary  healthcare  services  in  Gov hospitals in the country, especially in Rajasthan;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there are any Go vernment sponsored insurance schemes which cover geriatric care for the elderly without hospitalisation; and
- (d) the number of Government hospitals with geriatric care units in the country, State/UT -wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b) : Government of India is implementing National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) with a view to provide geriatric health care facilities to the elderly population at various levels of state health care delivery system at primary, secondary and terti care including outreach services.

Objective  of  the  programme  is  to  provide  accessible,  affordable,  com prehensive  and dedicated health care services to elderly population. The programme has been sanctioned for implementation in 713 districts of the country including 33 districts of State of Rajastha

Following health care services at district and sub district level are being provided under the programme :

- Geriatric OPD and 10 bed Geriatric Ward at District Hospitals.
- Bi- weekly Geriatric Clinic at Community Health Centres (CHCs)
- Weekly Geriatric Clinic at Primary Health Centre (PHCs).

(c): Elderly health care services are also covered in the expanded range of services Ayushman  Bharat -Health  and  Wellness  Centres.    Under  the  Ayushman  Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, which provides for health cover of Rs.5.00 lakh per family, t the poor and vulnerable families as per socio -economic caste census data, there is no restriction on age or family size and all members of the entitled family, including elderly, are covered.

- (d) : The State/UT wise details of district hospitals sanct ioned for 10 bedded geriatric care units under NPHCE, is at Annexure - A.

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State/UT wise list of District hospitals sanctioned under NPHCE for 10 bedded geriatric care units in the country (As on 31 st December 2019).

| S. No       | Name of the States       |   No. of District Hospitals Sanctioned |
|-------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1           | Haryana                  |                                     22 |
| 2           | Himachal Pradesh         |                                     12 |
| 3           | Punjab                   |                                     22 |
| 5           | Uttar Pradesh            |                                     75 |
| 5           | Uttaranchal              |                                     13 |
| 6           | Bihar                    |                                     38 |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh             |                                     27 |
| 8           | Jharkhand                |                                     24 |
| 9           | Orissa                   |                                     30 |
| 10          | West Bengal              |                                     27 |
| 11          | Goa                      |                                      2 |
| 12          | Gujarat                  |                                     33 |
| 13          | Madhya Pradesh           |                                     51 |
| 14          | Maharashtra              |                                     36 |
| 15          | Rajasthan                |                                     33 |
| 16          | Andhra Pradesh           |                                     13 |
| 14          | Karnataka                |                                     30 |
| 18          | Kerala                   |                                     14 |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu               |                                     31 |
| 20          | Telengana                |                                     30 |
| 21          | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                     20 |
| 22          | Assam                    |                                     27 |
| 23          | Manipur                  |                                     16 |
| 24          | Meghalaya                |                                     11 |
| 25          | Mizoram                  |                                      9 |
| 26          | Nagaland                 |                                     11 |
| 27          | Sikkim                   |                                      4 |
| 28          | Tripura                  |                                      8 |
| 29          | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                                      3 |
| 30          | Chandigarh               |                                      0 |
| 31          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     |                                      1 |
| 31          | Daman & Diu              |                                      2 |
| 32          | Delhi                    |                                     11 |
| 33          | Jammu & Kashmir          |                                     20 |
| 34          | Ladhakh                  |                                      2 |
| 35          | Lakshadweep              |                                      1 |
| 36          | Pondicherry              |                                      4 |
| Grand Total |                          |                                    713 |