Lok Sabha Question No. 1072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## 1072. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government aims at setting up of 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres well equipped with basic facilities of healthcare in rural areas of the country by the year 2022, if so, the details there of;
- (b) whether the Government has identified the places where these centres are likely to be set up;
- (c) if so, the district -wise details thereof in respect of Bihar where these centres are likely to be set up; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  will accord  priority  to  those  rural  areas  where basic  health infrastructure is not available while setting up of these centres?

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Under Ayushman Bharat -Health & Wellness Centres (AB -HWCs), 1.5 lakh Health Sub  Centres  and  Primary  Health  Centres  are  to  be  transformed  into  Health  and  Wellne Centres across the country for provision of comprehensive primary care that includes prev healthcare and healt h promotion at the community level with continuum of care approach by December, 2022. The roll out plan of AB -HWCs is given as below:
- FY 2018- 19 = 15,000
- FY 2019- 20 = 25,000 (Cumulative 40,000)
- FY 2020- 21 = 30,000 (Cumulative 70,000)
- FY 2021- 2022 =40,000 (Cumulative 1,10,000)
- Till 31st December 2022 = 40,000 (Cumulative 1,50,000 )

(c)to (d) : 'Public  Health  and  Hospitals'  being  a  State  subject,  the  States  have  been accorded the flexibility to identify the facilities to be upgraded as Health and Well ness Centres based on the availability of Health Infrastructure and Human Resources. As per the infor provided  by  the  State  Govt.  of  Bihar  in  the  AB - HWC  portal,  the  district  wise  details  of functional AB - HWCs in Bihar as on 15.11.2019 is at Annexure.

District Wise details of HWCs in Bihar

| Sl. No.     | District Name      | HWCs Functional   | HWCs Functional   | HWCs Functional   | HWCs Functional   |
|-------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.     | District Name      | SHC               | PHC               | UPHC              | TOTAL             |
| 1           | Pashchim Champaran | 0                 | 22                | 2                 | 24                |
| 2           | Purba Champaran    | 3                 | 12                | 2                 | 17                |
| 3           | Sheohar            | 0                 | 4                 | 0                 | 4                 |
| 4           | Sitamarhi          | 0                 | 13                | 0                 | 13                |
| 5           | Madhubani          | 0                 | 22                | 0                 | 22                |
| 6           | Supaul             | 1                 | 8                 | 0                 | 9                 |
| 7           | Araria             | 0                 | 12                | 0                 | 12                |
| 8           | Kishanganj         | 0                 | 10                | 0                 | 10                |
| 9           | Purnia             | 0                 | 14                | 6                 | 20                |
| 10          | Katihar            | 1                 | 13                | 2                 | 16                |
| 11          | Madhepura          | 4                 | 7                 | 0                 | 11                |
| 12          | Saharsa            | 0                 | 7                 | 2                 | 9                 |
| 13          | Darbhanga          | 0                 | 18                | 6                 | 24                |
| 14          | Muzaffarpur        | 2                 | 17                | 4                 | 23                |
| 15          | Gopalganj          | 9                 | 7                 | 0                 | 16                |
| 16          | Siwan              | 4                 | 7                 | 2                 | 13                |
| 17          | Saran              | 2                 | 11                | 2                 | 15                |
| 18          | Vaishali           | 3                 | 11                | 2                 | 16                |
| 19          | Samastipur         | 0                 | 10                | 0                 | 10                |
| 20          | Begusarai          | 3                 | 13                | 4                 | 20                |
| 21          | Khagaria           | 7                 | 11                | 0                 | 18                |
| 22          | Bhagalpur          | 6                 | 23                | 8                 | 37                |
| 23          | Banka              | 2                 | 12                | 0                 | 14                |
| 24          | Munger             | 5                 | 16                | 5                 | 26                |
| 25          | Lakhisarai         | 0                 | 9                 | 0                 | 9                 |
| 26          | Sheikhpura         | 2                 | 3                 | 0                 | 5                 |
| 27          | Nalanda            | 6                 | 25                | 4                 | 35                |
| 28          | Patna              | 3                 | 17                | 21                | 41                |
| 29          | Bhojpur            | 0                 | 13                | 4                 | 17                |
| 30          | Buxar              | 0                 | 10                | 1                 | 11                |
| 31          | Kaimur (Bhabua)    | 3                 | 5                 | 0                 | 8                 |
| 32          | Rohtas             | 6                 | 6                 | 5                 | 17                |
| 33          | Aurangabad         | 0                 | 27                | 1                 | 28                |
| 34          | Gaya               | 1                 | 13                | 8                 | 22                |
| 35          | Nawada             | 1                 | 7                 | 2                 | 10                |
| 36          | Jamui              | 4                 | 9                 | 0                 | 13                |
| 37          | Jehanabad          | 5                 | 14                | 2                 | 21                |
| 38          | ARWAL              | 0                 | 14                | 0                 | 14                |
| TOTAL BIHAR | TOTAL BIHAR        | 83                | 472               | 95                | 650               |

Source -

https://ab - hwc.nhp.gov.in/ as on 15 November 2019