Lok Sabha Question No. 1709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT-HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## †1709. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) the  target  set  for  setting  up  Health  and  Wellness  Centres(HWCs)  under  Ayushman Bharat Programme in the country;
- (b) the extent to which the set targets have been achieved during the financial years 20192020, 2020-21 and 2021-2022 along with the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the  number  of  HWCs  likely  to  be  set  up  in  Rajasthan  along  with  the  details  thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)    As  per  the  budget  announcement  2017-18,  1.5  lakh  Sub-Health  Centres  (SHCs)  and Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs-  Rural  &  Urban)  are  to  be  operationalized  as  Health  and Wellness Centres (HWCs) by December, 2022.

(b)    As  updated  by  the  States/UTs  in  AB-HWC  portal,  a  total  of  38,595  AB-HWCs operationalized  against  the  target  of  40,000  AB-HWC  till  31.03.2020,  74,947  AB-HWCs operationalized against the cumulative target of 70,000 AB-HWCs till 31.03.2021 and 90,087 AB-HWCs operationalized as of 06.02.2022 against the cumulative target of 1,10,000 ABHWCs to be achieved by 31.03.2022.

The State wise number of AB-HWCs operationalized against the target for FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21 & FY 2021-22 is enclosed at Annexure-I .

(c)  The  total  number  of  AB-HWCs  to  be  operationalized  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  till December 2022 is 13,478. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen their health care systems. However, public health and hospitals is the States' subject and the implementation of the scheme along with detailed planning and district-wise target lies under the purview of State Government.

## Annexure-I

## State wise number of AB-HWCs operationalized against the target for

## FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21 & FY 2021-22

(Source-AB-HWC portal)

|    |                   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2019-20        | FY 2020-21        | FY 2020-21        | FY 2021-22        | FY 2021-22                                     | Dec-22            |
|----|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|    | State / UTs       | Target       | Functional AB-HWC | Cumulative Target | Functional AB-HWC | Cumulative Target | Functional AB-HWC (Status as on 6 th Feb 2022) | Cumulative Target |
| 1  | A &NIslands       | 32           | 50                | 60                | 80                | 95                | 129                                            | 118               |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh    | 1926         | 2,167             | 3620              | 4308              | 5699              | 6873                                           | 7086              |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh | 79           | 120               | 149               | 211               | 234               | 205                                            | 291               |
| 4  | Assam             | 1175         | 1,196             | 2209              | 2211              | 3477              | 2722                                           | 4323              |
| 5  | Bihar             | 2512         | 864               | 4723              | 1877              | 7436              | 2394                                           | 9245              |
| 6  | Chandigarh        | 5            | 10                | 9                 | 28                | 15                | 34                                             | 18                |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh      | 1311         | 1,846             | 2465              | 3096              | 3881              | 3536                                           | 4825              |
| 8  | DD&DNH            | 25           | 56                | 47                | 90                | 74                | 90                                             | 92                |
| 9  | Delhi*            | 66           | 0                 | 256               | 0                 | 256               | 0                                              | 270               |
| 10 | Goa               | 55           | 60                | 102               | 102               | 161               | 162                                            | 201               |
| 11 | Gujarat           | 2367         | 4,808             | 4449              | 5916              | 7006              | 7040                                           | 8710              |
| 12 | Haryana           | 672          | 614               | 1264              | 765               | 1990              | 1149                                           | 2474              |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh  | 523          | 655               | 983               | 1022              | 1548              | 1149                                           | 1925              |
| 14 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 754          | 457               | 1289              | 1282              | 2029              | 1642                                           | 2742              |
| 15 | Jharkhand         | 977          | 1,004             | 1836              | 1602              | 2891              | 1649                                           | 3594              |
| 16 | Karnataka         | 2452         | 2,573             | 4609              | 5832              | 7257              | 6995                                           | 9022              |
| 17 | Kerala            | 1366         | 691               | 2568              | 2322              | 4043              | 2451                                           | 5026              |
| 18 | Ladakh            | 0            | 0                 | 129               | 89                | 203               | 110                                            | 274               |
| 19 | Lakshadweep       | 4            | 0                 | 3                 | 3                 | 6                 | 3                                              | 6                 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2863         | 3,030             | 5382              | 6319              | 8474              | 6229                                           | 10535             |
| 21 | Maharashtra       | 2814         | 3,349             | 5290              | 8624              | 8329              | 9023                                           | 10356             |
| 22 | Manipur           | 110          | 115               | 206               | 207               | 324               | 211                                            | 403               |
| 23 | Meghalaya         | 116          | 121               | 217               | 249               | 342               | 328                                            | 425               |
| 24 | Mizoram           | 95           | 104               | 178               | 180               | 280               | 222                                            | 348               |
| 25 | Nagaland          | 101          | 156               | 189               | 218               | 297               | 283                                            | 370               |
| 26 | Odisha            | 1696         | 1,617             | 3189              | 1637              | 5021              | 2942                                           | 6242              |
| 27 | Puducherry        | 15           | 75                | 30                | 121               | 44                | 126                                            | 54                |
| 28 | Punjab            | 764          | 1,460             | 1435              | 2586              | 2260              | 2784                                           | 2810              |
| 29 | Rajasthan         | 3663         | 2,083             | 6886              | 2512              | 10841             | 2464                                           | 13478             |
| 30 | Sikkim            | 38           | 40                | 72                | 84                | 113               | 116                                            | 141               |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu        | 2283         | 2,691             | 4292              | 4075              | 6758              | 6308                                           | 8401              |
| 32 | Telangana         | 1248         | 1,091             | 2346              | 2384              | 3693              | 3060                                           | 4592              |
| 33 | Tripura           | 257          | 270               | 483               | 274               | 760               | 326                                            | 945               |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh     | 5278         | 3,693             | 9923              | 8597              | 15624             | 10176                                          | 19424             |
| 35 | Uttarakhand       | 472          | 441               | 886               | 896               | 1396              | 1191                                           | 1735              |
| 36 | West Bengal       | 2704         | 1,088             | 5084              | 5148              | 8004              | 5965                                           | 9951              |