Lok Sabha Question No. 1721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Certified Data of ASHAs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2018

## CERTIFIED DATA OF AS HA s

## 1721. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any data  on  Accredited  Social  Health  Activists (ASHAs) certified by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise; and
- (c) the details of certified ASHAs in Gujarat, district - wise?

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

- (a) & (b): As  per  the  information  received  from  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooli (NIOS),  one  examination  has  been  conducted  for  ASHA  Certification  on  31 st January,  2018. 2256  ASHAs  appeared  in  this  examination  of  which  2214  qualified.  State - wise  details  of certified ASHAs are at Annexure.
- (c): As per information received from State Government of Gujarat, no ASHAs have been certified in the State.

Annexure

## Details of certified ASHAs State - wis  and District - wise in the country.

| State             | District        |   No. ASHAs certified by NIOS District wise |   TotalNo. ASHAs certified by NIOS State - wise |
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh | Papumpare       |                                          20 |                                              20 |
| Assam             | Dhemaji         |                                         172 |                                             471 |
| Assam             | Nagaon          |                                         299 |                                             471 |
| Delhi             | East Delhi      |                                          28 |                                             174 |
| Delhi             | New Delhi       |                                          30 |                                             174 |
| Delhi             | North Delhi     |                                          30 |                                             174 |
| Delhi             | North West      |                                          28 |                                             174 |
| Delhi             | Shahdara        |                                          30 |                                             174 |
| Delhi             | West Delhi      |                                          28 |                                             174 |
| Jharkhand         | Ranchi          |                                         142 |                                             550 |
| Jharkhand         | Deoghar         |                                         133 |                                             550 |
| Jharkhand         | East Singhbhum  |                                         117 |                                             550 |
| Jharkhand         | Hazaribagh      |                                         122 |                                             550 |
| Jharkhand         | Koderma         |                                          36 |                                             550 |
| Karnataka         | Bengaluru Urban |                                          58 |                                             301 |
| Karnataka         | Bengaluru Rural |                                          76 |                                             301 |
| Karnataka         | Dharwad         |                                          41 |                                             301 |
| Karnataka         | Gadag           |                                          24 |                                             301 |
| Karnataka         | Mandya          |                                          30 |                                             301 |
| Karnataka         | Mysore          |                                          21 |                                             301 |
| Karnataka         | Gulbarga        |                                          51 |                                             301 |
| Maharashtra       | Pune            |                                         102 |                                             279 |
| Maharashtra       | Thane           |                                          73 |                                             279 |
| Maharashtra       | Kolhapur        |                                         104 |                                             279 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Jabalpur        |                                          30 |                                             114 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior         |                                          58 |                                             114 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Indore          |                                          26 |                                             114 |
| Sikkim            | East Sikkim     |                                          25 |                                              25 |
| Tripura           | Khowai          |                                         280 |                                             280 |