Lok Sabha Question No. 1931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Physical and Mental Health of Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1931 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018

## PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN

## 1931. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement schemes to improve the physical and mental health of women and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is likely to implement these schemes at the district level and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has made any special provision for the funding of these schemes, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (c): Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to provide accessible, affordable and  quality  healthcare  to  its  citizens  lies  with  the  State  Governments.  However,  the  Government  of India is implementing various Health Schemes.

National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  is  a  flagship  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Department  of Health  &  Family  Welfare  that  is  being  implemented  in  various  States  of  the  country.  Under  NHM, technical and financial support is given to States/Union Territories (UTs) to strengthen their health care system so as to provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services.

As  part  of  Ayushman  Bharat,  the  Government  is  supporting  States  for  strengthening  Sub Centres and primary health centres as Health and Wellness Centres for provision of comprehensive primary care that includes preventive and promotive health at the community level with continuum of care approach.

Further,  Government  of  India  has  identified  117,  aspirational  districts  where  special  attention and focus is given for improving healthcare service.

Apart  from  the  above,  the  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  District  Mental  Health Programme  (DMHP)  under  the  National  Mental  Health  programme  (NMHP)  in  517  districts  of  the country with the objectives to:

- i) Provide  mental  health  services  including  prevention,  promotion  and  longterm  continuing  care  at different levels of district healthcare delivery system.
2. ii) Augment  institutional  capacity  in  terms  of  infrastructure,  equipment  and  human  resource  for  mental healthcare.
3. iii) Promote community awareness and participation in the delivery of mental healthcare services.
4. iv) Broad-base mental health into other related programs.

District  level  activities  under  the  National  Mental  Health  Programme  along  with  the  National Programme for control of Blindness, National Tobacco Control Programme and National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke are a part of the Noncommunicable Disease Flexible Pool under the National Health Mission.

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