Lok Sabha Question No. 4591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs)
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Sao, Kaushal Kishore

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4591 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## ADOLESCENT FRIENDLY HEALTH CLINICS (AFHC s)

## 4591. SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) the number of adolescent friendly health clinics set up across the country, State/UT - wise and district wise;
- (b) the number of counsellors recruited in the clinics, State/ UT - wise, particularly in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up uch  clinics  in  Primary  Health  Centres  of villages, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b): The State/UT - wise number of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs) and the  numberof  dedicated  Adolescent  Health  Counsellors  posted  at  the  AFHCs, is  placed  at Annexure.

District - wise data on AFHC is not maintai ned centrally.

Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh has only 1 (one) Adolescent Health Counsellor in position.

- (c): As  per  the  guidelines,  under  Rashtriya  Kishor  Swasthya  Karyakram (RKSK),  the Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics are established at the District and Block level only

However,  the  healthcare  providers  at  lower level  health facilities  including  Primary Health Centres are trained in providing adolescent friendly health se rvices .

## Annexure

| Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics and Adolescent Health Counsellors as on 31 st Dec 2019   | Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics and Adolescent Health Counsellors as on 31 st Dec 2019   | Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics and Adolescent Health Counsellors as on 31 st Dec 2019   | Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics and Adolescent Health Counsellors as on 31 st Dec 2019   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                      | State/UTs                                                                                   | No. of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics                                                   | No of dedicated Adolescent Health Counselors                                                |
| 1                                                                                           | A&N Islands                                                                                 | 27                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 384                                                                                         | 14                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 28                                                                                          | 8                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 64                                                                                          | 17                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 208                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                  | 4                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 225                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                           | D&N Haveli                                                                                  | 12                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                           | Daman & Diu                                                                                 | 8                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                       | 31                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                         | 32                                                                                          | 26                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                     | 387                                                                                         | 55                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                     | 275                                                                                         | 64                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 51                                                                                          | 13                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir& Ladakh                                                                     | 43                                                                                          | 69                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 202                                                                                         | 9                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 2563                                                                                        | 100                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 58                                                                                          | 30                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 102                                                                                         | 89                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 627                                                                                         | 130                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 77                                                                                          | 12                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 122                                                                                         | 21                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 49                                                                                          | 6                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 36                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 236                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                  | 41                                                                                          | 0                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 194                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 314                                                                                         | 86                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 29                                                                                          | 4                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 441                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 146                                                                                         | 25                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 37                                                                                          | 17                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 346                                                                                         | 339 (Lucknow has 1 AH counsellor in                                                         |
| 35                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 65                                                                                          | 71                                                                                          |
| 36 West                                                                                     | Bengal                                                                                      | 505                                                                                         | 461                                                                                         |