Lok Sabha Question No. 1538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Telemedicine Service
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## TELEMEDICINE SERVICE

## 1538:     SHRI  HARISH  DWIVEDI

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

- (a) whether the Government has rolled out telemedicine service in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the States/UTs in which telemedicine service is being implemented;
- (c) the number of people so far treated though telemedicine service, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the district in Uttar Pradesh where rural people are being treated through telemedicine service?

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

## ANSWER WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has developed a telemedicine application known as National Telemedicine Service, eSanjeevani which provides doctor to doctor and patient to doctor consultations.

This application works on a hub and spoke model. Through the hub and spoke model, doctors including specialists can provide services to Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) in rural areas. Further people in remote and rural areas can also avail services through OPD module of eSanjeevani.

The  Government  has  also  launched  a  'National  Tele  Mental  Health  Programme'  on  10th October,  2022,  to  further  improve  access  to  quality  mental  health  counselling  and  care services in the country. As on 31.01.2023, 25 States/ UTs have set up 36 Tele MANAS Cells and  have  started  mental  health  services.  43,861  calls  have  been  handled  on  the  helpline number.

eSanjeevani Telemedicine service is implemented in all States/UTs.

As on 31 st January, 2023, eSanjeevani Telemedicine service has served a total of 6,03,89,750 patients across the country. State-wise detail is annexed herewith.

Telemedicine service eSanjeevani has been implemented in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and as on 31 st January, 2023, a total of 33,24,186 patients in Uttar Pradesh.

State/UT-wise details of patients served using eSanjeevani as on 31.01.2023

| Sl. No.   | States                      |   Patients Served |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |               151 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh              |          18652001 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh           |               543 |
| 4.        | Assam                       |            872237 |
| 5.        | Bihar                       |           2463236 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                  |             34753 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                |            706921 |
| 8.        | DND&DD                      |             55756 |
| 9.        | Delhi                       |             21708 |
| 10.       | Goa                         |               252 |
| 11.       | Gujarat                     |            923472 |
| 12.       | Haryana                     |            208662 |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh            |            213696 |
| 14.       | Jammu &Kashmir              |            257496 |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                   |            541286 |
| 16.       | Karnataka                   |           4765490 |
| 17.       | Kerala                      |            358135 |
| 18.       | Ladakh                      |             20038 |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                 |               487 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh              |           2640370 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                 |           3465116 |
| 22.       | Manipur                     |             31999 |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                   |             64701 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                     |              4305 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                    |               145 |
| 26.       | Odisha                      |            602211 |
| 27.       | Puducherry                  |               777 |
| 28.       | Punjab                      |            301211 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                   |            555204 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                      |             13461 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                  |           6722007 |
| 32.       | Telangana                   |           3297518 |
| 33.       | Tripura                     |             12515 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh               |           3324186 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                 |            588684 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                 |           8669020 |
| Total     | Total                       |          60389750 |