Lok Sabha Question No. 2233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Funds for Rural Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2233 TO BE ANSWERED ON - 29-07-2022

## FUNDS FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE

## 2233. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA

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

- (a) the funds allocated by Government for smooth functioning of rural health services in the country during the last five years, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether  any  action  plan  has  been  prepared  to  ensure  utilization  of  the  said  funds within the stipulated time frame; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (c): Details of the funds released under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) during F.Y. 2017-18 to 2021-22 for smooth functioning of rural health services is at Annexure.

The  primary  responsibility  for  proper  implementation  of  the  scheme  lies with the State/UT Governments. Under NHM to ensure the utilization of funds the following steps have been taken up by the Ministry:

-  Performance Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India,
-  Annual Statutory Audit by Chartered Accountant firms empanelled with C&AG and eligible for conducting audit of major PSUs,
-  Concurrent Audit by Chartered Accountants Audit firms,
-  Use of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) to track flow of funds,
-  Submission of Financial Monitoring Reports (FMRs) and Statement of Fund Position (SFP) by the States/UTs,
-  Review and monitoring of scheme components.

## State/UT wise Central Release under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) from F.Y. 2017-18 to 2021-22

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     33.94 |     17.71 |     34.43 | 36.37     | 43.10     |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh           |    832.96 |   1012.32 |   1054.08 | 1037.21   | 1161.02   |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |    258.83 |    216.11 |    185.25 | 241.64    | 187.86    |
|         4 | Assam                    |   1374.95 |   1360.11 |   1721.69 | 1782.37   | 1941.52   |
|         5 | Bihar                    |   1557.4  |   1398.63 |   1486.65 | 1803.05   | 1735.34   |
|         6 | Chandigarh               |     15.53 |     20.42 |     19.38 | 18.01     | 15.69     |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh             |    812.44 |    853.29 |    792.83 | 958.43    | 957.01    |
|         8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |     18.25 |     23.14 |     25.14 |           |           |
|         9 | Daman &Diu               |     10.67 |     11.66 |     16.68 | 35.81     | 38.07     |
|        10 | Delhi                    |    204.35 |    128.54 |    108.63 | 97.20     | 113.02    |
|        11 | Goa                      |     25.68 |     33.38 |     35.12 | 33.83     | 25.63     |
|        12 | Gujarat                  |   1104.79 |    997.91 |   1057.35 | 961.08    | 1061.53   |
|        13 | Haryana                  |    337.16 |    519    |    540.04 | 508.50    | 553.43    |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh         |    370.6  |    344.89 |    504.23 | 440.83    | 553.74    |
|        15 | Jammu &Kashmir           |    545.65 |    547.05 |    692.49 | 656.39    | 455.69    |
|        16 | Jharkhand                |    735.99 |    614.44 |    815.72 | 596.02    | 635.26    |
|        17 | Karnataka                |   1263.51 |   1196.02 |   1120.14 | 1178.89   | 1240.57   |
|        18 | Kerala                   |    572.41 |    865.56 |    814.36 | 766.56    | 757.55    |
|        19 | Lakshadweep              |      5.54 |      6.58 |      6.16 | 7.11      | 8.41      |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh           |   1696.56 |   1656.06 |   1684.59 | 2311.39   | 2283.96   |
|        21 | Maharashtra              |   1650.92 |   1433.52 |   1579.12 | 1686.67   | 1743.40   |
|        22 | Manipur                  |    161.65 |    145.19 |    181.61 | 188.93    | 94.58     |
|        23 | Meghalaya                |    185.17 |    140.47 |    135.8  | 199.42    | 280.86    |
|        24 | Mizoram                  |    122.58 |    113.91 |    122.06 | 139.05    | 92.55     |
|        25 | Nagaland                 |    132.94 |    127.76 |    119.41 | 184.26    | 125.06    |
|        26 | Odisha                   |   1176.64 |    727.26 |   1453.04 | 1597.69   | 1242.57   |
|        27 | Puducherry               |     32.91 |     34.43 |     29.18 | 23.68     | 19.85     |
|        28 | Punjab                   |    468.52 |    550.69 |    691.23 | 544.60    | 340.23    |
|        29 | Rajasthan                |   1615.29 |   1636.76 |   1750.34 | 1964.29   | 1903.49   |
|        30 | Sikkim                   |     54.72 |     44.17 |     52.84 | 69.03     | 51.62     |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu               |   1278.53 |   1388.01 |   1349.28 | 1437.32   | 1555.80   |
|        32 | Tripura                  |    155.89 |    178.32 |    233.56 | 223.18    | 214.32    |
|        33 | Uttar Pradesh            |   3913.26 |   3802.01 |   4634.96 | 3672.27   | 3217.87   |
|        34 | Uttarakhand              |    351.35 |    291.12 |    341.15 | 575.98    | 549.33    |
|        35 | West Bengal              |   1250.35 |   1029.52 |   1677.47 | 1812.63   | 1569.59   |
|        36 | Telangana                |    468.34 |    661.72 |    924.03 | 624.55    | 717.36    |
|        37 | Ladakh                   |      0    |      0    |      0    | 91.62     | 44.67     |

Note:

1. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.