Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JUNE,2019

## HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## 144. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has approved  a  plan  to  be  set  up  1.5  lakh  Health and  Wellness Centres (HWCs) to be set up in various States of the country by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details of target set, yearwise;
- (c) the details of HWCs targeted to be se  up in Krishna district, particularly in Machilipatnam, in the State of Andhra Pradesh and how many have so far been set up, district - w se; and
- (d) the details of medical facilities provided in the above HWCs?

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

- (a) & (b): As  per  the  budget  announcement  2017 - 18,  1.5  lakh  Health  Sub  Centres  and PrimaryHealth Centres are to be transformed into Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) by December, 2022. The roll out plan of Ayushman Bharat -HWCs is given as below:
- FY 2018- 19 = 15,000
- FY 2019- 20 = 25,000 (Cumulative 40,000)
- FY 2020- 21 = 30,000 (Cumulative 70,00 0)
- FY 2021- 2022 = 40,000 (Cumulative 1,10,000)
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- Till 31 December 2022 = 40,000 (Cumulative 1,50,000)
- (c)As per the information received from State Government of Andhra Pradesh:
- The  district  wise  details  of  AB - HWCs  made  operational  as  on  14.06.2019  is  as below:
- 733 AB-HWCs have been targeted to be operationalised in Krishna District by 2022 out of which 194 have been operationalised as on 14.06.2019.
- 5 AB-HWCs were targeted to be operationalised in Machilipatnamand all of them have been operationalised.
- (d)As  per  the  information  received  from  State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  followin services are being provided in the above AB -HWCs:
- i. Comprehensive Maternal Health care services.
- ii. Comprehensive neonatal and infan t health care services.
- iii. Childhood and adolescent health care services
- iv. Comprehensive contraceptive services.
- v. Comprehensive reproductive health services.
- vi. Comprehensive management of communicable diseases.
- vii. Screening and Comprehensive management of non- communicable diseases.
- viii. ophthalmic care services
- ix. Basic ENT care service
- x. Screening and basic management of mental health ailments.
- xi. Basic dental healthcare.
- xii. Basic geriatric health care services.
- xiii. Free Drugs and Diagnostics.

| S.no   | District      |   No of HWcs |
|--------|---------------|--------------|
| 1      | Srikakulam    |          160 |
| 2      | Vizianagaram  |          178 |
| 3      | Visakhapatnam |          234 |
| 4      | East Godavari |          235 |
| 5      | West Godavari |          227 |
| 6      | Krishna       |          194 |
| 7      | Guntur        |          171 |
| 8      | Prakasam      |          136 |
| 9      | SPS Nellore   |          115 |
| 10     | Chittoor      |          146 |
| 11     | YSR Kadapa    |          116 |
| 12     | Kurnool       |          141 |
| 13     | Ananthapur    |          137 |
|        | TOTAL :       |         2190 |