Lok Sabha Question No. 1915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Health Melas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1915 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## HEALTH MELAS

## 1915.SHRI SUNIL KUMA R SINGH:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  released  funds  to organise  'Health  Mela'  in  each  of  the parliamentary constituencies under Rural Health Mission;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  released  therefor, State/UT - wise  and  Parliamentary Constituency wise;

- (c)  the  parliamentary  constituencies  where  the released  funds  have  been  utilized  to  organise HealthMelas under Rural Health Mission; and

(d) whether necessary directions have been issued to States which have failed to utilize the funds for Health Mela, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  Under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  support  is  provided  to States/UTs  for strengthening  of  their  healthcare  system  including  support  for  organizing  'Health  Melas'  in Parliamentary  Constituencies,  based  on  their  proposal  in  Programme  Implementation  Pla (PIPs). Funds are released to the States/UTs on a lump sum b asis for the activities approved under NHM including for Health Melas, wherever approved.

During the F.Y. 2018 -19, funds have been released to the States for organizing 'Health Melas' in Parliamentary Constituencies under NHM. The details are at Annexure -I.

(c):  The  details  of  funds  utilized  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  during  fin years 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20, as reported by the States under the activity of Targeting Natur Occurring Gathering of People/Health Mela are at Annexure-II.

(d): The Government regularly reviews the expenditure on approved activities including H Melas  through  regular  correspondence,  video  conferences  and  meetings  with  the  Sta Governments officials so as to improve the utilisation of funds.

## Annexure - I

| Statement showing State/UT wise release of funds under NHM for Health Mela   | Statement showing State/UT wise release of funds under NHM for Health Mela   | Statement showing State/UT wise release of funds under NHM for Health Mela   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                       |                                                                              | (Rs.                                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 1.72                                                                         |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 0.30                                                                         |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 1.49                                                                         |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 2.65                                                                         |
| 5                                                                            | Delhi                                                                        | 0.43                                                                         |
| 6                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | 0.20                                                                         |
| 7                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | 1.79                                                                         |
| 8                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 0.73                                                                         |
| 9                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 0.46                                                                         |
| 10                                                                           | Jammu & Kashmir                                                              | 0.66                                                                         |
| 11                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 0.93                                                                         |
| 12                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 1.92                                                                         |
| 13                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 1.46                                                                         |
| 14                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 3.31                                                                         |
| 15                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 0.40                                                                         |
| 16                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 0.30                                                                         |
| 17                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 0.02                                                                         |
| 18                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 1.52                                                                         |
| 19                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 0.08                                                                         |
| 20                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 0.93                                                                         |
| 21                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 2.71                                                                         |
| 22                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 0.30                                                                         |
| 23                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 5.36                                                                         |
| 24                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 0.53                                                                         |
| 25                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 2.91                                                                         |

| Statement showing State/UT - wise Expenditure on Targeting Naturally Gathering of People/Health Mela under NHM during FY 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20   | Statement showing State/UT - wise Expenditure on Targeting Naturally Gathering of People/Health Mela under NHM during FY 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20   | Statement showing State/UT - wise Expenditure on Targeting Naturally Gathering of People/Health Mela under NHM during FY 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                                             | Name of the State / UT                                                                                                                             | (Rs. in                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | Andaman & NicobarIslands                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 0.12                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                              | 2.09                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                              | 0.92                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | 0.11                                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                               | 0.02                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                              | 0.15                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | 3.39                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                            | 0.18                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 3.30                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | 0.53                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | 0.21                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                             | 0.13                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | 2.63                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | 0.23                                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                                                                           | 0.18                                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                                             | 0.24                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                                                                         | 0.08                                                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                             | 0.66                                                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          | 0.48                                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                            | 0.19                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 3.79                                                                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| 37                                                                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                  |
| Total                                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                                              | 19.66                                                                                                                                              |

## Note:

- 1.Expenditure includes expenditure against Central release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year.
2. The above figures are as per Financial Management Report (FMR) reported by the States/ hence provisional.