Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Health Melas under NRHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, P.P. Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 20 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JUNE , 2019 HEALTH MELAS UNDER N RHM

## †*20. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  released  funds  for  organizing  Health  Melas every Parliamentary Constituency in the country under the National Rural He Missio n (NRHM);
- (b) if so, the details of the amount released in this regard, State - wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  utilized  for  organizing  health  Melas  so  far  i District/Constituency - wise particularly in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Utt ar Pradesh;
- (d) whether any directives have been issued by the Government to the States have not utilized the said funds; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ANSWER (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to ( e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 20* FOR 21 ST JUNE , 2019

(a) and (b): The Government approves activity of organising Health Melas in Parliamentary Constituencies based on proposals received from the State Government and normally releases lump sum  funds  for  activities  approved  under  the  NHM  including  for Health Melas, wherever approved. In addition, during the F.Y. 2018 - 19 in February 2019 specific funds have been given to States for organising Health Parliamentary  Constituencies under  the  National Health  Mission (NHM). Details at Annexure-I. (c):  The details of funds utilised under NHM during 2018-19, as reported  by  the  States  under  the  activity  of Targeting  Naturally Occurring Gathering of People/ Health Mela is at Annexure-II. (d) and (e): The Government regularly reviews the expenditure on

Melas approved activities including Health Melas through regular correspondence,  video  conferences  and  meetings  with  the  State Governments officials so as to improve the utilisation of funds.

## Annexure -I

| Statement showing State wise release of funds under NHMfor Health Mela   | Statement showing State wise release of funds under NHMfor Health Mela   | Statement showing State wise release of funds under NHMfor Health Mela   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                          |                                                                          | Rs.                                                                      |
| S.N.                                                                     | States                                                                   | 2018-19 Release                                                          |
| 1                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 1.72                                                                     |
| 2                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 0.30                                                                     |
| 3                                                                        | Assam                                                                    | 1.49                                                                     |
| 4                                                                        | Bihar                                                                    | 2.65                                                                     |
| 5                                                                        | Delhi                                                                    | 0.43                                                                     |
| 6                                                                        | Goa                                                                      | 0.20                                                                     |
| 7                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                  | 1.79                                                                     |
| 8                                                                        | Haryana                                                                  | 0.73                                                                     |
| 9                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 0.46                                                                     |
| 10                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                          | 0.66                                                                     |
| 11                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                | 0.93                                                                     |
| 12                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                | 1.92                                                                     |
| 13                                                                       | Kerala                                                                   | 1.46                                                                     |
| 14                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                              | 3.31                                                                     |
| 15                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | 0.40                                                                     |
| 16                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                | 0.30                                                                     |
| 17                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | 0.02                                                                     |
| 18                                                                       | Orissa                                                                   | 1.52                                                                     |
| 19                                                                       | Puducherry                                                               | 0.08                                                                     |
| 20                                                                       | Punjab                                                                   | 0.93                                                                     |
| 21                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 2.71                                                                     |
| 22                                                                       | Tripura                                                                  | 0.30                                                                     |
| 23                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 5.36                                                                     |
| 24                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                              | 0.53                                                                     |
| 25                                                                       | West Bengal                                                              | 2.91                                                                     |

## Annexure-II

## Statement Showing Statewise  Expenditure on Targeting Naturally Occurring Gathering of People / Health Mela under NHM during the F.Y. 2018-19

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | States                    |   Utilization Reported by States /UTs |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                  0    |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh            |                                  0    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                 11.65 |
|         4 | Assam                     |                                163.97 |
|         5 | Bihar                     |                                 75.46 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                |                                  0    |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh              |                                  9.86 |
|         8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       |                                  1.99 |
|         9 | Daman &Diu                |                                  0    |
|        10 | Delhi                     |                                  0    |
|        11 | Goa                       |                                  0.06 |
|        12 | Gujarat                   |                                199.36 |
|        13 | Haryana                   |                                 11.24 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh          |                                229.16 |
|        15 | Jammu &Kashmir            |                                  0    |
|        16 | Jharkhand                 |                                 29.97 |
|        17 | Karnataka                 |                                  0    |
|        18 | Kerala                    |                                  7.37 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep               |                                  0    |

| 20    | Madhya Pradesh   |    0.00 |
|-------|------------------|---------|
| 21    | Maharashtra      |  259.51 |
| 22    | Manipur          |    0.2  |
| 23    | Meghalaya        |   13.2  |
| 24    | Mizoram          |    0    |
| 25    | Nagaland         |    7.5  |
| 26    | Orissa           |    0.76 |
| 27    | Puducherry       |    0    |
| 28    | Punjab           |   26.2  |
| 29    | Rajasthan        |   48.3  |
| 30    | Sikkim           |    0.95 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu       |    0    |
| 32    | Tripura          |    4.34 |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh    |   38.65 |
| 34    | Uttarakhand      |    0    |
| 35    | West Bengal      |    0.06 |
| 36    | Telangana        |    0    |
| Total | Total            | 1139.76 |

Note:

1. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State share & unspent balances at the beginning of the year. It is updated upto 31-03-2019. .
2.  The above figures are as per Financial Management Report

(FMR) reported by State/UTs, hence Provisional.