Lok Sabha Question No. 4987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Schemes for Health Awareness
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4987 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 th  MARCH 2023

## SCHEMES FOR HEALTH AWARENESS

## 4987: SHRI HAJI FAJLUR REHMAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the schemes for creating health awareness in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of target achieved in this regard; and
- (d) the funds utilised on such schemes, State/UT-wise?

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

- (a)  to  (c)    Swastha  Nagrik  Abhiyan  (SNA),  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  implemented  by Government of India and aims to support the key goals of the National Health Policy and the  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  focusing  on  ensuring  healthy  lives and  promoting  the  well-being  of  all  at  all  ages.  Under  this  scheme,  Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities are planned in consultation with the respective  Programme  Divisions,  and  as  per  their  programmatic  priorities.  IEC activities  are  taken  up  by  the  States/UTs  as  per  the  priorities  of  the  diseases  under National Health Mission (NHM) program.

IEC activities have encouraged health seeking behavior among the masses resulting in better health outcomes through various Health programs of Government.

- (d) The  details  of  funds  released  to  States/UTs  through  Program  Implementation  Plans (PIPs)  under  National  Health  Mission(NHM)  during  the  last  three  financial  years (2019-2022) are given at Annexure-I

Annexure-I

## State/UT wise details of Expenditure for IEC/BCC Activities under NHM during the period from F.Y. 2019-20 to 2021-22

## (Rs. In lakhs)

|   S.No. | State/UT                 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     55.36 |    106.46 |     18.03 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh           |    254.04 |   2096.18 |    439.23 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |    750.49 |   1126.7  |    447.62 |
|       4 | Assam                    |   2200.88 |   2207.9  |    737.85 |
|       5 | Bihar                    |   8216.17 |   3280.09 |    205.38 |
|       6 | Chandigarh               |      2.67 |      1.95 |      5.8  |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh             |   1495.51 |   1276.23 |    728.75 |
|       8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |      5.62 |     58    |     10.01 |
|       8 | Daman &Diu               |     15.87 |     58    |     10.01 |
|       9 | Delhi                    |    291.74 |    172.32 |     68.52 |
|      10 | Goa                      |    132.8  |     95.45 |     75.64 |
|      11 | Gujarat                  |   1963.02 |   3885.37 |   1148.91 |
|      12 | Haryana                  |    782.7  |    872.8  |    557.67 |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh         |    446.47 |    867.09 |    350.89 |
|      14 | Jammu &Kashmir           |   1117.22 |   2162.37 |    432.3  |
|      15 | Jharkhand                |   2389.32 |   1460.07 |    920.68 |
|      16 | Karnataka                |   4051.01 |   3813.95 |   2705.45 |
|      17 | Kerala                   |    858.64 |   2742.35 |   1052.33 |
|      18 | Ladakh                   |      0    |     27.04 |     59.72 |
|      19 | Lakshadweep              |      2.44 |      1.83 |     10.7  |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh           |   2993.04 |   3964.17 |    785.11 |
|      21 | Maharashtra              |   1435.64 |   3461.44 |   2299.09 |
|      22 | Manipur                  |    707.71 |    310.06 |    101.06 |
|      23 | Meghalaya                |    281.44 |    382.1  |    310.02 |
|      24 | Mizoram                  |     66.37 |     92.05 |    165.23 |
|      25 | Nagaland                 |    132.91 |    142.77 |    107.11 |
|      26 | Odisha                   |   2127.77 |   1868.46 |   2547.9  |
|      27 | Puducherry               |     50.68 |     39.88 |      9.53 |
|      28 | Punjab                   |    780.15 |   1751.82 |    412.32 |
|      29 | Rajasthan                |   1407.73 |   4254.18 |   1737.05 |
|      30 | Sikkim                   |     34.17 |     20.84 |     29.19 |
|      31 | Tamil Nadu               |   2543.18 |   2449.68 |    516.52 |
|      32 | Telangana                |    103.99 |    498.7  |    194.09 |
|      33 | Tripura                  |    159.46 |    107.57 |     92.4  |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh            |   8780.36 |   7914.09 |   1694.7  |
|      35 | Uttarakhand              |    520.5  |    978.15 |    522.77 |
|      36 | West Bengal              |   1629.09 |   3393.04 |    625.03 |

## Note:

- i. The above data is as per available Financial Management Reports (FMRs) submitted by States/UTs and are provisional.
- ii. The above data comprises of inter alia IEC-BCC NRHM, IEC/BCC, IEC/BCC - NUHM, State NCD Cell (IEC/BCC activities), District NCD Cell (IEC/BCC activities), IEC/BCC activities for Universal Screening of NCDs, Any other IEC/BCC activities, IEC Activity under  NQAP,  LaQshya,  Kayakalp  &  Mera  -  Aspataal  (Signages-Approach  road, Departmental, Directional and other facility level signage's) etc.
- iii. Expenditure  includes  expenditure  against  Central  Release,  State  release  &  unspent balances at the beginning of the year.
- iv. After  the  Reorganisation  of  the  State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  (J&K)  into  the  Union Territory of J&K and Union Territory of Ladakh, NHM funds to the UT of Ladakh were disbursed for the first time during 2020 - 21.