Lok Sabha Question No. 4979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Health Melas under National Health Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  APRIL, 2022

## HEALTH MELAS UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION

## +4979. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  organize  Health  Melas  in  each  parliamentary constituencies under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM);
- (b)    whether any criteria has been fixed for organizing such Melas in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)      the funds spent by the Government on organizing each such Mela in the country; and
- (d)    the number of such Melas organized and quantum of funds spent during last three years, State/UT-wise including Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan?

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

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) proposes to organise 'Block-Level  Health  Melas'  between  18 th and  22 nd April  2022  as  part  of  the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Block Level Health Mela is proposed to be organised in all the blocks of every district across the country and it will be held for one day. Essential drugs and diagnostic services shall be provided free of cost at the  Health  Mela  and  support  of  Rs  One  Lakh  will  be  provided  for  each  mela  and funds for Health Melas are provisioned in the NHM after seeking proposal from the States/UTs in their PIPs/SPIPs as per NHM norms. These block-level Health Melas are to be organised as a concerted action of various departments like State Health Authority, Department of Food, Department of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of  AYUSH,  Department  of  School  Education,  Department  of  Women  and  Child Development, Department of Culture, Department of Information and Broadcasting, Department  of Panchayati Raj Institution &  Urban  Development,  any  other Departments as per context and local need.

During F.Y.  2018-19,  funds  were  released to  States/UTs including state of Rajasthan for organizing Health Melas based on their proposals received & are given at  Annexure  I.  Further,  details  of  funds  utilized  during  the  last  three  years  as reported by the States/UTs is at Annexure II.

## Statement showing State/UT wise Central Release of funds for Health Mela under NHM for the F.Y. 2018-19

(Rs. In Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          |   2018-19 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |       172 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |        30 |
|         3 | Assam             |       149 |
|         4 | Bihar             |       265 |
|         5 | Delhi             |        43 |
|         6 | Goa               |        20 |
|         7 | Gujarat           |       179 |
|         8 | Haryana           |        73 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh  |        46 |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir    |        66 |
|        11 | Jharkhand         |        93 |
|        12 | Karnataka         |       192 |
|        13 | Kerala            |       146 |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |       331 |
|        15 | Manipur           |        40 |
|        16 | Meghalaya         |        30 |
|        17 | Nagaland          |         2 |
|        18 | Odisha            |       152 |
|        19 | Puducherry        |         8 |
|        20 | Punjab            |        93 |
|        21 | Tamil Nadu        |       271 |
|        22 | Tripura           |        30 |
|        23 | Uttar Pradesh     |       536 |
|        24 | Uttarakhand       |        53 |
|        25 | West Bengal       |       291 |

## Note:

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

## Statement showing State/UT wise Expenditure on Targeting Naturally Occuring Gathering of People/Health Mela under NHM for the FY 2018-19 to 2020-21

Rs. In lakh

|   S. No. | State/UT                           | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | -         | -         | -         |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                     | -         | -         | -         |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 11.66     | -         | 1.80      |
|        4 | Assam                              | 163.97    | 44.76     | 63.04     |
|        5 | Bihar                              | 75.46     | 16.86     | 6.15      |
|        6 | Chandigarh                         | -         | -         | -         |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                       | 9.86      | 1.49      | 1.51      |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 1.99      | 0.33      | -         |
|        9 | Delhi                              | 15.46     | -         | -         |
|       10 | Goa                                | 0.06      | 0.42      | 0.63      |
|       11 | Gujarat                            | 199.36    | 139.66    | 78.95     |
|       12 | Haryana                            | 11.24     | 6.36      | 3.73      |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 229.16    | 100.34    | 56.71     |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir                     | -         | -         | -         |
|       15 | Jharkhand                          | 29.97     | 22.91     | 12.92     |
|       16 | Karnataka                          | -         | 20.56     | -         |
|       17 | Kerala                             | 7.37      | 6.12      | 5.24      |
|       18 | Ladakh                             | -         | -         | -         |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                        | -         | -         | -         |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                     | -         | -         | -         |
|       21 | Maharashtra                        | 259.51    | 3.12      | 7.05      |
|       22 | Manipur                            | 0.20      | 0.75      | -         |
|       23 | Meghalaya                          | 13.20     | 10.12     | 3.44      |
|       24 | Mizoram                            | -         | -         | -         |
|       25 | Nagaland                           | 7.50      | 10.00     | -         |
|       26 | Odisha                             | 0.76      | 23.32     | 25.93     |
|       27 | Puducherry                         | -         | 7.75      | -         |
|       28 | Punjab                             | 26.20     | 39.37     | 20.50     |
|       29 | Rajasthan                          | 48.30     | -         | 15.33     |
|       30 | Sikkim                             | 0.95      | 1.56      | -         |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                         | -         | -         | 5.52      |
|       32 | Telangana                          | -         | -         | -         |
|       33 | Tripura                            | 4.33      | 14.25     | 6.34      |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 38.65     | 340.46    | 217.64    |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                        | -         | -         | 0.61      |
|       36 | West Bengal                        | 0.06      | 0.21      | 71.63     |

## 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/UTs.