Lok Sabha Question No. 682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Free Pathology Tests
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 682 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## FREE PATHOLOGY TESTS

## 682. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has launched  any  scheme  to  provide  free pathology  lab  testing facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT wiseparticularly in Delhi/NCR; and
- (c) the details of plan outlay of the said scheme?

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

(a) to (c ): Under the National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry has developed Operational Guidelines for the NHM Free Diagnostics Services I nitiative and disseminated among States/UTs on 2 nd July, 2015. The Operational Guidelines provide an illustrative list of essential di including pathology lab tests for various levels of health facilities and also include 3 PPP -(i) Hub and spoke model for lab diagnostics (ii) Teleradiology and (iii) CT scan servi District Hospital. The details of the scheme is at http://www.nhsrcindia.org/sites/default/files/practice\_file/ Free%20Diagnostics%20Service%20In itiative.pdf.

The  Free  Diagnostic  Service  Initiative - Lab  Investigations  has  been  rolled  out  in  30 States/UTs.  22 States are providing these services thro ugh in house facilities and 08 States are providing these services through PPP mode.

The Delhi Govt. has also rolled out the program and is providing free pathological through empaneled hospitals in Mohalla Clinics from State resources.

Under National  Health  Mission,  States  project  their  requirements  of  funds  thro annual Program Implementation Plans which are approved after due appraisal. In 2017 - 2018, an approval of ₹ 761.18 crore was accorded to 30 states/UTs. The total budget approved so f ar is Rs 587.51 Crores for 2018 - 2019 for 15 States.

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| S.No.   | State                |   Amount Approved for Free Diagnostic |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar                |                                428.5  |
| 2       | Chattisgarh          |                                 59.5  |
| 3       | Himachal Pradesh     |                                547    |
| 4       | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                500    |
| 5       | Madhya Pradesh       |                               4000    |
| 6       | Orissa               |                                207.62 |
| 7       | Rajasthan            |                               2700    |
| 8       | Uttar Pradesh        |                               4738.43 |
| 9       | Uttarakhand          |                               1109.98 |
| 10      | Arunachal Pradesh    |                                392.97 |
| 11      | Assam                |                               2712.42 |
| 12      | Manipur              |                                500    |
| 13      | Meghalaya            |                                451.69 |
| 14      | Nagaland             |                                150    |
| 15      | Sikkim               |                                268.84 |
| 16      | Tripura              |                                133.85 |
| 17      | Andhra Pradesh       |                              13611    |
| 18      | Goa                  |                                 10    |
| 19      | Gujarat              |                               2000    |
| 20      | Karnataka            |                              10820.8  |
| 21      | Maharashtra          |                              13853.2  |
| 22      | Punjab               |                               2411.9  |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu           |                               6185    |
| 24      | Telangana            |                               2000    |
| 25      | West Bengal          |                               6000    |
| 26      | Chandigarh           |                                168    |
| 27      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                 30    |
| 28      | Daman & Diu          |                                 32.21 |
| 29      | Delhi                |                                 75    |
| 30      | Puducherry           |                                 20    |
|         | Grand Total          |                              76117.9  |

## Amount Approved for National Free Diagnostic Initiative including Free Pathological services 2018-19

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| S.No.   | State            |   Amount Approved for Free Diagnostic |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | Himachal Pradesh |                               1300    |
| 2       | Manipur          |                                700    |
| 3       | Mizoram          |                                 23.48 |
| 4       | Sikkim           |                                303.27 |
| 5       | Andhra Pradesh   |                              11986.2  |
| 6       | Tamil Nadu       |                               2850    |
| 7       | Chattisgarh      |                                500    |
| 8       | Bihar            |                               5400    |
| 9       | Assam            |                               4695.07 |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                343    |
| 11      | Telangana        |                               2682    |
| 12      | Maharashtra      |                              16198.9  |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh   |                              10969.7  |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                700    |
| 15      | Nagaland         |                                100    |
|         | Total            |                              58751.6  |

Rest of the states, ROP not yet approved.