Lok Sabha Question No. 990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Health Facilities in Bihar
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## HEALTH FACILITIES IN BIHAR

## 990. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  fact  that  maximising  the  efficiency  of  primary  healthcare  centres  i Gopalganj of Bihar will result in reducing the load on AIIMS and other Hospitals;
- (b) if so, the steps propos ed to be taken to strengthen the facilities at primary healthcare ce in the country including Bihar;
- (c)  whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  to  improve  the  healthcare  facilities  at  p healthcare centres in district Gopalganj of Bihar keeping i n view huge population there; and
- (d) whether there is any proposal of the Government to setup a new medical college in d Gopalganj of Bihar under the new schemes, if so, the details thereof?

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Increasing the range of services by strengthening the primary health care centers reduce unnecessary referrals resulting in reduction in work - l a d on secondary and tertiary care centres in long term.
- (b): 'Public  Health  and  Hospital'  being  a  State  subject  the  primary  responsibility  to strengthen  the  primary  healthcare  in  the  country  including  Bihar  lies  with  respective Governments. However , under National Health Mission (NHM) support is provided to States/ UTs for strengthening of their healthcare services based on the proposals received from th

Support under NHM includes support for Free Drugs Service Initiative, Free Diagnost Service Initiative, Ayushman Bharat -Health & Wellness Centres (AB - HWCs), ASHAs, Human Resource on contractual basis, Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) etc.

As  per  the  budget announcement  2017 - 18,  1.5  lakh  Health  Sub  Centres  and  Primary Health Centres are to be transformed into Health and Wellness Centres across the count December, 2022 under Ayushman Bharat (AB -HWCs) for provision of comprehensive primary care  that  inclu des  preventive  healthcare  and  health  promotion  at  the  community  level  wit continuum  of  care  approach  for  all.  Services  at  AB - HWCs  are  free  and  universal  to  all individuals residing in the service area. The  AB - HWCs  will  provide  an  expanded  range  of  servi ces  to  include  care  for  non -communicable diseases, palliative and rehabilitative care, Oral, Eye and ENT care, mental and  first  level  care  for  emergencies  and  trauma  as  well  as  Health  promotion  and  wel activities like Yoga apart from services already being provided for Maternal and Child Health including immunization and communicable diseases. (c ): As per the information received from the State Govt. of Bihar, no such study has conducted. (d):          Under  the  Phase -III  of  the  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  for  'Establishment  of  new Medical  Colleges  attached  with  existing  district/  referral  hospitals',  all  State/  UT  have  been requested  to  send  their  proposals.  However,  so  far,  no  proposal  for  setting  of  new  m

college in district, Gopal ganj of Bihar has been received from the State Govt. of Bihar.

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