Lok Sabha Question No. 1103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Special Package to Chhattisgarh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## SPECIAL PACKAGE TO C HHATTISGARH

## 1103. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) whether there is any provision to provide special package to State Governments to tackle dangerous diseases like Malaria and Dengue;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  fund allocated  to  S tates/UTs  and  utilized  by them  particularly  in Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government proposes  to  set  up  more  hospitals  to  tackle the  said  diseases  in Chhattisgarh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, location - wise?

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

- (a): Directorate  of  National  Vector  Borne  Disease  Control  Programme provides  technical guidance and financial support for specified activities/items for only vector borne disea NHM  norms.  The  prevention  and  control  of  the  vector  borne  diseases  is  primarily responsibility of the State Governments.
- (b) & (c) : The Details of the allocation &amp; expenditure to state of Chhattisgarh ar below: -
- Till October, 2019

Rs. In lakhs

| Years     |   Allocation |   Expenditure |
|-----------|--------------|---------------|
| 2016- 17  |       908    |       5525.98 |
| 2017- 18  |      3364.5  |      12695.1  |
| 2018- 19  |      1086    |       4295.9  |
| 2019- 20* |       651.53 |       1588.93 |

(d)& (e) : Government of India (GoI) has identified following Seven hospitals as reques by the State Government to function as Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals for Dengue to pr free diagnosis in the State of Chhattisgarh.

1. Pt. J.N.M Medical College, Raipur
2.   Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel District Hospital, Bilaspur
3. Jagdalpur Medical College (Maharani Hospital), Jagdalpur, Bastar
4. District Hospital, Ambikapur, Surguja
5. Medical College, Rajnandgaon
6. Medical College, Raigarh
7. District Hos pital, Korba

GoI  provides  dengue  test  kits  to  these  hospitals  free  of  cost.  Till  date,  tota ELISA kits for Dengue (1 Kit - 96 tests) are supplied to these identifies hospitals as per technical requirement.

Further, Under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) AIIMS Raipur a teaching cum tertiary care Institute been established at Raipur, Chhattisgarh sanctioned cost of Rs. 820 crore. The AIIMS is functional and providing medical servic tackle all types of di seases including malaria and dengue. Currently 700 beds are functional a average OPD attendance is around 1750.

Apart  from  AIIMS,  two  State  Government  owned  Medical  Colleges  at  Bilaspur  and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh are being upgraded through PMSSY with sanctioned cost of Rs. 20 crore each. Total number of beds to be added is around (289X2=) 578.