Lok Sabha Question No. 1482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Transforming PHCs into AB-HWCs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan, T. R. Paarivendhar, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1482

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## TRANSFORMING PHCS INTO AB-HWCs

## †1482. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA

SHRI C.R. PATIL

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

- a) the  details  of  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  (HWCs)  registered/empanelled  under Ayushman Bharat programme in the country, State/UT-wise;
- b) whether the Government had set a target of transforming existing 1,50,000 Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) and rural and urban Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the country as Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) by December 2022;
- c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  targets  achieved  so  far,  State/UT-wise  including Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu;
- d) the details of PHCs and SHCs converted into AB-HWC in Gujarat along with the number of people who have availed services and benefitted from AB-HWCs in Gujarat during the period between 2018 and 2022; and
- e) whether there has been a steep decline of funds released by the Government under ABHWCs for Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof, year-wise for each of the last three years along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c): In February 2018, the Government of India announced 1,50,000 Ayushman BharatHealth and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) to be established across the country by December 2022. The existing Sub- Health Centres (SHC), Primary Health Centres (PHC) and Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHC) are transformed into AB-HWCs to deliver Comprehensive Primary  Health  Care  (CPHC)  that  includes  preventive,  promotive,  curative,  palliative  and rehabilitative services which are universal, free, and closer to the community.

As on 31.01.2023  a total  of  1,56,412  AB-HWCs  have  been  operationalized  across  the country. The operationalized HWCs, State/UTs wise is at Annexure-I.

- (d) As on 31.03.2022 Total of 7524 Nos. of UPHC, PHCs and SHCs have been converted into AB-HWC in Gujarat.  A total number of 7,12,22,915 footfall has been recorded on these AB-HWCs in Gujarat during the period between 2018-22.
- (e) The release to the State of Andhra Pradesh in last three years under NHM is as follows:

| Year    |   Amount (Rs. In crore) |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                 1111.07 |
| 2020-21 |                 1097.81 |
| 2021-22 |                 1199.37 |

| Sl. No.   | State Name                | Operationalised HWCs (as on 31.01.2023)   | Operationalised HWCs (as on 31.01.2023)   | Operationalised HWCs (as on 31.01.2023)   | Operationalised HWCs (as on 31.01.2023)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State Name                | PHC                                       | SHC                                       | UPHC                                      | Total                                     |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 22                                        | 102                                       | 5                                         | 129                                       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,143                                     | 9,855                                     | 556                                       | 11,554                                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 91                                        | 248                                       | 5                                         | 344                                       |
| 4         | Assam                     | 941                                       | 3,322                                     | 126                                       | 4,389                                     |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 1,243                                     | 8,905                                     | 106                                       | 10,254                                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                                           | 6                                         | 42                                        | 48                                        |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 748                                       | 4,256                                     | 190                                       | 5,194                                     |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       | 8                                         | 54                                        | 1                                         | 63                                        |
| 9         | Daman &Diu                | 4                                         | 26                                        |                                           | 30                                        |
| 10        | Delhi                     | -                                         |                                           |                                           | -                                         |
| 11        | Goa                       | 57                                        | 209                                       | 4                                         | 270                                       |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 1,470                                     | 7,100                                     | 320                                       | 8,890                                     |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 390                                       | 1,843                                     | 184                                       | 2,417                                     |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 523                                       | 1,083                                     | 20                                        | 1,626                                     |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir            | 590                                       | 2,331                                     | 45                                        | 2,966                                     |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 195                                       | 1,919                                     | 58                                        | 2,172                                     |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 2,166                                     | 6,473                                     | 524                                       | 9,163                                     |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 851                                       | 4,465                                     | 98                                        | 5,414                                     |
| 19        | Ladakh                    | 32                                        | 278                                       | 1                                         | 311                                       |
| 20        | Lakshadweep               | 6                                         | 7                                         |                                           | 13                                        |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,127                                     | 10,017                                    | 292                                       | 11,436                                    |
| 22        | Maharashtra               | 1,859                                     | 8,354                                     | 582                                       | 10,795                                    |
| 23        | Manipur                   | 86                                        | 309                                       | 9                                         | 404                                       |
| 24        | Meghalaya                 | 113                                       | 333                                       | 18                                        | 464                                       |
| 25        | Mizoram                   | 55                                        | 305                                       | 8                                         | 368                                       |
| 26        | Nagaland                  | 75                                        | 301                                       | 7                                         | 383                                       |
| 27        | Odisha                    | 1,260                                     | 5,055                                     | 170                                       | 6,485                                     |
| 28        | Puducherry                | 24                                        | 82                                        | 21                                        | 127                                       |
| 29        | Punjab                    | 379                                       | 2,488                                     | 162                                       | 3,029                                     |
| 30        | Rajasthan                 | 2,034                                     | 7,249                                     | 326                                       | 9,609                                     |
| 31        | Sikkim                    | 22                                        | 143                                       | 2                                         | 167                                       |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu                | 1,422                                     | 5,865                                     | 960                                       | 8,247                                     |
| 33        | Telangana                 | 636                                       | 3,907                                     | 572                                       | 5,115                                     |
| 34        | Tripura                   | 100                                       | 802                                       | 126                                       | 1,028                                     |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh             | 2,524                                     | 18,023                                    | 854                                       | 21,401                                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand               | 400                                       | 1,579                                     | 38                                        | 2,017                                     |
| 37        | West Bengal               | 915                                       | 8,372                                     | 803                                       | 10,090                                    |