Lok Sabha Question No. 4229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Breast Milk Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4229 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## BREAST MILK BANKS

## 4229. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to implement Breast Milk Banks in nation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

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- (c) the number of such banks sanctioned and funds allocated therefor, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) the role played by the health centers in this programme?

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

- (a) to (c): As per the 'National Guidelines on Establishment of Lactation Management Centres in Public Health Facilities', Breast Milk Banks in India are known as Comprehensive Lactation Management Centres (CLMC) and Lactation Management Unit (LMU), depending on the level of health facilities where these units are established. The national guid with operational  and  technical  guidance  on  establishment  of  Lactation  Management  Centres public health facilities have been shared, and funding support is provided to the St UTs  for  the  same  as  per  proposals  received  in  their  Annual  Programme  I mplementation Plans. The State/UT wise CLMCs/LMUs sanctioned and funds allocated in the FY, 2019 - 20 is annexed.
- (d): The foremost endeavour of the health care providers in a health centre is to co the natural act of breastfeeding.  Lactation Manage me t Centres are in no way intended to lessen the importance of Mother's own milk or the practice of breastfeeding. If Mother's own milk is insufficient or not available for any unavoidable reason, Donor Human Milk (D is the next best alternative to bri dge the gap.

State/UTs  wise  list  of  sanctioned  Comprehensive  Lactation  Management Centres (CLMCs)/Lactation Management Units (LMUs) and the funds approved in FY: 2019 - 20.

|   S. No | State/UTs      |   Number of Sanctioned CLMCs/LMUs |   Funds approved in FY - 2019- 20 (in lakhs) |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Karnataka      |                                 1 |                                        22.03 |
|       2 | Gujarat        |                                 3 |                                        43.44 |
|       3 | Telangana      |                                 4 |                                       172.49 |
|       4 | West Bengal    |                                 1 |                                        27.48 |
|       5 | Maharashtra    |                                 3 |                                        64.9  |
|       6 | Rajasthan      |                                 9 |                                       712.01 |
|       7 | Uttar Pradesh  |                                 1 |                                        97.5  |
|       8 | Madhya Pradesh |                                 2 |                                        13.2  |