Lok Sabha Question No. 5012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Health Facilities in Rural Areas under NRHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST   MARCH, 2023

## HEALTH FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS UNDER NRHM

## †5012. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has been successful in providing better health facilities in the rural areas across the country through NRHM;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) if not, 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  28.02.2023  a  total  of  1,57,698  AB-HWCs  have  been  operationalized  across  the country. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.

National Health Mission (NHM) envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people's needs. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources.

The support provided under NHM includes support for engaging of health human resource on contractual basis, National Ambulance Services, Mobile Medical Units, ASHAs, Infrastructure strengthening, operationalisation of Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) by transforming the existing Sub Centres and Primary Health Centres, 24 x 7 Services and First

Referral facilities, Mera Aspataal, Kayakalp Award Scheme, Prime Minister's National Dialysis Programme, National Quality Assurance Standards implementation and related Activities, LaQshya Certification, Biomedical Equipment Maintenance and Management Programme, Free Diagnostics Service  Initiative  and  Free  Drugs  Service  Initiative.  Further,  initiatives  such  as  Mission  Parivar Vikas,  Adolescent  Friendly  Health  Clinics  (AFHCs),  Weekly  Iron  Folic  Acid  Supplementation (WIFS), Menstrual Hygiene Scheme, Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC), Home Based Newborn Care Program,  Social  Awareness  and  Actions  to  Neutralize  Pneumonia  Successfully  (SAANS), Home  Based  Care  for  Young  Child  (HBYC),  Rashtriya  Bal  Swasthya  Karyakram  (RBSK), Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), Early Childhood Development (ECD), Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC), Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy, Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt  Bharat  Abhiyaan  (PMTBMBA),  Nutrition  Rehabilitation  Centre  (NRC)  program  and Universal Immunization programme.

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|   S.N. | State / UTs                     |   AB-HWCs operational as on 28.02.2023 |
|--------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        |                                    129 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                  |                                  11833 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh               |                                    346 |
|      4 | Assam                           |                                   4427 |
|      5 | Bihar                           |                                  10257 |
|      6 | Chandigarh                      |                                     48 |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                    |                                   5330 |
|      8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu |                                     93 |
|      9 | Delhi                           |                                      0 |
|     10 | Goa                             |                                    267 |
|     11 | Gujarat                         |                                   9013 |
|     12 | Haryana                         |                                   2386 |
|     13 | Himachal Pradesh                |                                   1674 |
|     14 | Jammu &Kashmir                  |                                   2964 |
|     15 | Jharkhand                       |                                   2188 |
|     16 | Karnataka                       |                                   9285 |
|     17 | Kerala                          |                                   5435 |
|     18 | Ladakh                          |                                    313 |
|     19 | Lakshadweep                     |                                     13 |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh                  |                                  11430 |
|     21 | Maharashtra                     |                                  10798 |
|     22 | Manipur                         |                                    404 |
|     23 | Meghalaya                       |                                    465 |
|     24 | Mizoram                         |                                    370 |
|     25 | Nagaland                        |                                    382 |
|     26 | Odisha                          |                                   6480 |
|     27 | Puducherry                      |                                    126 |
|     28 | Punjab                          |                                   3032 |
|     29 | Rajasthan                       |                                   9606 |
|     30 | Sikkim                          |                                    167 |
|     31 | Tamil Nadu                      |                                   8129 |
|     32 | Telangana                       |                                   5106 |
|     33 | Tripura                         |                                   1027 |
|     34 | Uttar Pradesh                   |                                  22035 |
|     35 | Uttarakhand                     |                                   2014 |
|     36 | West Bengal                     |                                  10126 |