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Lok Sabha Question No. 4595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Bailout Package for Prasar Bharati
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4595

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## BAILOUT PACKAGE OF PRASAR BHARATI

4595. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether Prasar Bharati is currently facing a financial crisis;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the  details  of  the  package  declared  by  the  government  to bailout Prasar Bharati from this financial crisis;
- (d)   the  manner  in  which  the  bailout  package  is  proposed  to  be implemented; and
- (e)   the time by which Prasar Bharati is likely to function with full autonomy and mobilize adequate funds for its functioning?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (d): No, Sir. The Ministry has been providing financial support in the form of Grants-in-Aid to Prasar Bharati to meet the requirement of salary for Government employees on  deemed deputation  and  for  implementation  of  Central  Sector  Scheme, namely, Broadcasting Infrastructure  and  Network  Development (BIND). No  bailout  package  is  contemplated  for  Prasar  Bharati  by Government of India. The  Prasar  Bharati  (Broadcasting  Corporation  of  India)  Act, 1990 confers autonomy on Akashvani and Doordarshan so that they

(e) may function in a fair, objective and creative manner.

Prasar  Bharati  is  managing  its  operational  expenses  from Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) generated by it from sale  of  airtime  on  Radio  and  TV,  sharing  of  TV/Radio  towers  and carriage fees from Private Broadcasters for carrying their Channel over  DD's  DTH  Platform.  Increase  in  competition  in  the  radio  and television  sector  in  the  recent  years  and  the  development  of  new media platforms have impacted revenue earnings of Prasar Bharati. However, Prasar Bharati is hopeful of mobilizing adequate funds to become self-sufficient in future.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Pradhan Mantri NationalDialysis Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## PRADHAN MANTRI NATIO NAL DIALYSIS PROGRAMME

## 4594. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

(a) the details of States/UTs where Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) has not been implemented;

(b) the reasons for not implementing the said programme in the above mentioned States/UTs and thereaction of the Government thereto;

- (c) the details of the efforts made by the Government t impl ment PMNDP in such States/UTs;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  provides  free  dialysis to  people  under  the  Pr adhan  Mantri  Jan Arogya Yojana(PMJAY), if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  reasons  for  including  the  procedure  in PMJAY  in  spite  of  having  a  separate  dialysis programme under PMNDP?

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

(a) to (c ): 'Public  Health  and  Hospitals'  is  a  State  subject.  The  Central  Government, however, supplements the efforts of State Governments through technical and financial su Under National Health Mission (NHM), support is provided to States /UTs to strengthen their health care systems including support for dialysis services, on the basis of proposals from the States in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).

The States where Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program (PMNDP) hasnotbeenimplemented are   Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh.   The state of Meghalaya has floated the tender multiple times to finalize service provider  for providing dialys under  Public  Private  Partnership  mode  in  the  s tate,  but  the  bids  were  non  responsive.  In Chhattisgarh, contract has already been signed with the service provider for operationali dialysis services on PPP mode.

(d)& (e): Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM - JAY) has 1392 packages and one unspecified surgical package. Out of these, three packages pertain to d such  as  Haemodialysis,  Peritoneal  dialysis  and    Arteriovenous  shunt  for  the  benefic Dialysis may be required to cover an eventuality whereby a patient ad mitted for treatment of some  other  disease  is  required  to  undergo  this  procedure.  Besides  this,  an  AB  PM - JAY beneficiary may be able to get the dialysis done nearer to his residence at an empaneled also.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Illegal Felling of Trees
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Ranjeeta Koli, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4593

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Illegal Felling of Trees

4593.  SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether incidents of illegal felling of trees by forest mafia are rising in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the penal provisions pertaining to illegal felling of trees;
- (c) the number of violations of the said provisions during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard during the last three years and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

- (a) to (d)  Protection and management of forests and trees is primarily the responsibility of the States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs).  Whenever  any  incidents  of  illegal  felling  of trees are noticed or reported, the concerned State Governments/UTAdministration initiates  action  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Indian  Forest  Act,  1927,  the  Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, various Acts of State/UT and the rules and regulations made thereunder.

No reports regarding rise in the incidents of illegal felling of trees by forest mafia have been received in the Ministry. However, sporadic incidents of tree felling do take place, wherein, action is taken by the respective State Governments/UTAdministration as per the extant laws, rules and regulations. The information  regarding  illegal  felling  of  trees  is  not  compiled  at  the  level  of  the Ministry.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial assistance to  the  States  and  UTs  for  protection  and  management  of  forests  under  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  such  as  Forest  Fire  Protection  and  Management  Scheme,

Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitat,  etc.  The  aim  is  to  supplement  the efforts of the States and UTs towards protection and management of forests.

Forest Cover assessment for the country is carried out every two  years by Forest Surveyof  India  and  the  findings  are  published  as  India  State  of  Forest  Report (ISFR). Based on last three ISFRs (ISFR 2015, ISFR 2017 and ISFR 2019), there is an overall increase of 10,754 square kilometre in the forest cover in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Rate of Suicides
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Shantanu Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## RATE OF SUICIDES

## 4588. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

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

(a) whether the rate of suicides has increased by 35 per cent from the year 2000 to 2015 as per the data released by National Health Profile, 2018;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the measures taken to bring down the cases of suicides in the country?

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

(a) &(b): As  per  the  National  Health  Profile,  2018  the  number  of  people  committing suicide has increased by 23.04% during 2000 to 2015. However, as per the National Mental Health Survey, 2016 conducted in 12 States of the country, 0.9 % of the population abov years of age reported high suicidal risk.

(c): To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implementing National  Mental  Health  Programme  (NMHP)  since  1982. The  Government  is  supporting implementation  of  the  District  Mental Health  Programme  (DMHP) under  NMHP in  655 districts of the country with the objectives to:

- (i) Provide  suicide  prevention  services,  work  place  stress  management,  life  ski training and counselling in schools and colleges.
- (ii) Provide  mental  health  services  incl uding  prevention,  promotion  and  long - term continuing care at different levels of district healthcare delivery system.
- (iii) Augment  institutional  capacity  in  terms  of  infrastructure,  equipment  and  hum resource for mental healthcare.
- (iv) Promote communityawareness and participation in the delivery of mental healthcar services.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Satellite Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## SATELLITE CENTRES

## 4583. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to start a PGI satellite centre at Ferozpur in Punjab;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the State Government has requested his Mi nistry to expedite the matter; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): Yes, the Government has approved the proposal for setting up of PGI Satell Centre at Ferozpur in Punjab at an estimated cost of Rs.490.54 crore. A landmeasuring 27.5 acre has been taken over by the Institute from the State Government of Punjab for the project.
- (c) & (d): No references have been received from the State Government for expediting th matter after the approval.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Homoeopathy Pharmacovigilance Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4580 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 TH MARCH, 2020

## HOMOEOPATHY PHARMACO VIGILANCE CENTRES

## 4580. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI,

SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up Homoeopathy Pharmacovigilance Centres in t country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT
- wis ; and
- (c) the time by which Homoeopathy Pharmacovigilance Centres are likely to be set up in country?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, Y OGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## ANSWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to ( c): Ministry of AYUSH  has implemented Central Sector Scheme of Pharmacovigilance initiative for Ayurveda, Siddha Unani and Homeopathy drugs since December, 2017.  Under this scheme, in order to develop the network for reporting of homoeopathy drugs-related adverse events and monitoring of misleading advertisements,  intermediary  pharmacovigilance  centre  for  Homoeopathy  drugs  has been established in  National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Kolkata (West Bengal). Following are the State/UT-wise details of eleven Peripheral Homoeopathic Pharmacovigilance Centres (PPvCs) set up under the scheme-
1. Andhra Pradesh:  Regional Research Institute of Homoeopathy,         Dr. GGH Medical College Campus, Gudivada.
3. Karnataka:  Father  Muller  Homoeopathy  Medical  College  &  Hospital, Mangaluru
2. Assam:  Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Guwahati,
4. Kerala: National  Homoeopathy  Research  Institute  in  Mental  Health -NHRIMH,  Kottayam,
5. Madhya  Pradesh:    Govt.  Homoeopathic  Medical  College  and  Hospital, Bhopal.
6. Maharashtra: Regional Research Institute for homoeopathy, Navi Mumbai. 7. Odisha: Dr. Abhin Chandra Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar. 8. Tamilnadu: Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College, Kanyakumari 9. Uttar Pradesh: Dr. D.P. Rastogi Central Research Institute for Homeopathy, Noida 10. West  Bengal:    Mahesh  Bhattacharya  Homoeopathic  Medical  College  & Hospital, Howrah. 11. West Bengal: Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute  For

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- Homoeopathy, Kolkata.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Import of Hazardous Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4579.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Import of Hazardous Waste

## 4579. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  prepared  a  national  policy  document  on hazardous waste imports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether several companies are importing chemical waste from affluent countries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government to check the import of such chemical waste?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) to (e):

The  import  and  export  of  hazardous  and  other  waste  is  regulated  according  to  the provisions of Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement)Rules 2016. The Ministry has not granted any permission for import of chemical waste in the country in past three years. Illegal import of waste is seized and confiscated as per Customs Act, 1962.The disposal of seized and confiscated chemical waste is done as per Hazardous and Other  Waste management Rules 2016. The prohibited category of waste is either re-exported, if permissible, or destroyed at the risk, cost and the consequence of the importer. The regulated category of waste is permitted for recycling and reprocessing within the  permissible  parameters  by  specified  agencies  authorized  by  State  Pollution  Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees(SPCBs/PCCs) for storage and disposal of wastes.

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has prepared a Disposal Manual 2019 for the disposal of  goods that are seized/confiscated, unclaimed/ uncleared and covered by time-expired bonds. The Disposal Manual, 2019 lists all previous Instructions/Circulars and eliminates  obsolete  provisions  and  revises  certain  monetary  limits,  thereby,  making  the process of disposal more efficient and effective.

In addition,interdictions are placed in the Risk Management System (RMS) of CBIC to interdict all bills with declared wastes covered in Part D of Schedule III of the Hazardous and  Other  Waste  (Management  and  Transboundary  Movement)  Rules  2016.  Synonyms  of Other  wastes  are  collated  and  are  updated  into  the  RMS  for  better  interdictions  of  such material. Adequate compulsory compliance requirements are also placed in the RMS to guide the field officers. These interdictions match approximately 6000-6200  bills and hit approximately 3700-4000 bills in a month.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Nursing Course
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## NURSING COURSE

## 4577. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) course is being discontinued; and
- (b) the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes. The  Implementation Framework of National Health Policy, 2017 seeks to merge General Nursing and Midwifery schools with B.Sc (Nursing) and have a Single Entry Level for Nursing qualification as B.Sc (Nursing) for nurses by phasing out the GNM co This is one of the key initiatives of implementation framework of National Health Policy to ensure the quality of nursing.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Awareness on Thyroid
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## AWARENESS ON THYROID

## 4574. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether thyroid disease enhances the risk of cancer, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether air pollution, dietary habits and standard of living are the contributing factors for thyroid disease;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is working on formulating any action plan for creating awareness in this regard in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken thereon?

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

- (a): There is limited evidence that thyroid disease enhances the risk of cancer.  Ho there are reports of occurrence of thyroid cancers in the patient suffering from hyperth (a  type  of  thyroid  disease). Hashimoto's  thyroiditis  (HT)  (or  chronic  lym phocytic  thyroiditis) may also increase the risk of thyroid cancer development.
- (b) & (c): A ir pollution has been known as a risk factor, impacting thyroid hormone leve body. The most common cause of thyroid disorders is iodine deficiency. Viral inf e tions re important environmental factors in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AI Many chemical containments variably disrupt thyroid function.
- (d) & (e): Government has been implementing National Goitre Control Programme (NGCP) si nce 1962 (renamed as National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) in 1992)  to  manage  Iodine  deficiency  in  all  States/Union  Territories.  Under  this  progr iodated salt is provided in place of common salt, with regular surveys of iodin e deficiency at district level. Health education and publicity of this programme is ensured.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Pollution from Ozone and Black Carbon
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4571

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Pollution from Ozone and Black Carbon

## 4571.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the air pollution from ozone and black carbon caused more loss of crop yield than climate change in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) to (c). Some studies indicate decreased crop yield due to excessive exposure. However, specific  assessment  of  the  quantum  of  loss  of  crop  yield  due  to  pollution  from  ozone  and black carbon is not available.

Ozone is a secondary pollutant which is formed through atmospheric reactions and the factors  responsible  are  high  temperature  and  emissions  of  oxides  of  nitrogen  (NOx)  & Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Major sources for NOx include vehicles, power plants and burning of fuel etc. VOCs are emitted from vehicles, petrol pumps, use of solvents and burning of waste.

The  Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  control  NOx  and  VOCs  emissions which include the following:

-  Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards since 1st April, 2018 in NCT of Delhi and from by 1st April, 2020 in the rest of the country which will reduce NOx emissions of heavy duty diesel vehicles by 88.5% in comparison to BS-IV vehicles.
-  Installation of vapour recovery systems in petrol pumps.
-  Introduction of cleaner / alternate  fuels  like  gaseous  fuel  (CNG,  LPG  etc.),  ethanol blending.
-  Promotion  of  public  transport  and  improvements  in  roads  and  building  of  more bridges to ease congestion on roads.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Sickle Cell Unit at Koraput
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4569 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## SICKLE CELL UNIT AT KORAPUT

## 4569. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that sickle cell unit at Koraput is still at proposal stage for the last two years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make thesickle cell unit functional, if so, the time like to be taken therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that depar ments like radiology, orthopedic and oncology inKoraput Medical College have failed to render services due to lack of required equipment and operators; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken by the Government to revive these services?

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

- (a) & ( b): As  per  the  information  received  from  State  of  Odisha,  there  is  a  proposal control  of  Sickle  Cell  disease  and  Thalassemia  Major  in  Odisha  in  collaboration  with Vellore and Department of Biotechnology, GoI and the MoU was for the same was signed on 5 th December, 2017. Training of Medical Officers, procurement of equipments and instruments a establishment  of  SPMU  at  ILS,  B hubaneswar  has  been  completed. At  present,  there  is availability  of  drugs  and  mobility  support  is  given  to  the  affected  persons  f or  regular consultations at Hospital @ Rs500/ - per month (directly transferred to Bank Accounts of the beneficiary at CHC level).
- (c )& ( d) : As per the information received from State of Odisha (DMET), at present,
- theOrthopaedic unit is functional with 1 (one) professor, 1 (one) Asst. Professo (Two) Senior Residents.
- The oncology unit has been shifted to District Headquarter Hospital, Koraput at Jeyp
- The radiology department is fully equipped with Ultrasoun d Machine, CT scan, X - Ray (5 nos.) including DR&CR.