Lok Sabha Question No. 471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: PM-ABHIM in Assam
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 471

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 th  December, 2022

## PM-ABHIM in Assam

## 471 SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM);
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  fund  under  the  said  Mission  in Assam so far and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any target under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to cover each and every corner of Assam under the Mission and if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a) to (d) PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) was launched with an  outlay  of  Rs.  64,180  Cr  for  the  period  from  2021-22  to  2025-26  .  The  measures under  PM-ABHIM  focus  on  developing  capacities  of  health  systems  across  the continuum of care at all the levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, to prepare health systems  in  responding  effectively  to  the  current  and  future  pandemics/disasters.  The

scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with some Central Sector Components.

## Centrally Sponsored Components:

· Setting up of 730 Integrated Public Health Labs in all districts across the Country.

· Establishment of 50-100 bedded, 602 Critical Care Hospital Blocks in all the districts with population more than 5 lakhs and referral linkages in other districts.

- Establishment of 3382 Block Public Health Units at block levels.
- Infrastructure Support for 17,788 rural building less Health and Wellness Centres.
- Establishment  of  11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres in all  the States with a focus on slum and slum like areas

## Central Sector Components

- Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 5 New Reg ional  NCDCs and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units;
- Operationalisation of  17  new  Public  Health  Units  and  strengthening  of  33 existing Public Health Units at Points of Entry, that is at 32 Airports, 11 Seaports and 7 land crossings;
- Setting up of 15 Health Emergency  Operation Centres and 2 container based mobile hospitals;
- Setting up of a national institution for One Health, 4 New National Institutes for Virology,
- Setting up of a Regional Research Platform for WHO South East Asia Region and 9 Bio-Safety Level III laboratories
- Establishment  of  150  bedded  Critical  Care  Hospital  Blocks  in  12  Central Institutions.
- Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 5 New Reg ional NCDCs and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units;
- Expansion of the Integrated Health Information Portal to all States/UTs to con nect all public health labs;

The administrative approval for Rs 264.00 Crores (FY 2021-22 )  and Rs 374.37 Crores (FY  2022-23)  has  been  accorded  to  the  State  of  Assam  under  PM-ABHIM  (CSS component).

The envisaged deliverables under the scheme are, to provide Infrastructure support for 720 building less Sub Centres, 9 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres, 207 Block  Public  Health  Units,  33  District  Integrated  Public  Health  Lab  and  27  Critical Care Blocks in the State of Assam during the scheme period.

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