Lok Sabha Question No. 1729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure  Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## PM AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE MISSION

## 1729.  SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

## SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  implemented  PM  Ayushman  Bharat  Health Infrastructure  Mission  (PMABHIM) for strengthening healthcare infrastructure  in  the country;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof including the proposed new healthcare infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise including Bulandshahar;
- (c) whether the PMABHIM proposes to build an IT enabled disease surveillance system by developing  a  network  of  surveillance  laboratories  at  block,  district,  regional  and national level;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (e):

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman  Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission  (PM-ABHIM) launched with an outlay of Rs.64,180 Crores to fill critical gaps in public health infrastructure over the period of five years from FY 2021-22 to 25-26. This is the largest pan-India scheme for strengthening healthcare infrastructure across the country. The measures under the scheme focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels viz. primary, secondary and tertiary and on preparing health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics/disasters.

The components of the PM-ABHIM scheme are:

## Centrally Sponsored Components:

1. Support for 17,788 rural Health and Wellness Centres in 10 High Focus States.
2. Establishing 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres in all the States.
3. 3382 Block Public Health Units in 11 High Focus states.
4. Setting up of Integrated Public Health Labs in all districts.
5. Establishing Critical Care Hospital Blocks in all districts with population more than 5 lakhs.

## Central Sector Components

1. 12  Central  Institutions  as  training  and  mentoring  sites  with  150  bedded  Critical  Care Hospital Blocks;
2. Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 5 New Regional NCDCs and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units;
3. Expansion of the Integrated Health Information Portal to all States/UTs to connect all public health labs;
4. 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;
5. Setting  up  of  15  Health  Emergency  Operation  Centres  and  2  container  based  mobile hospitals; and Setting up of a national institution for One Health, 4 New National Institutes for Virology, a Regional Research Platform for WHO South East Asia Region and 9 BioSafety Level III laboratories.

The  implementation  of  the  scheme  along  with  detailed  planning  and  district-wise  allocation under  various  components  of  the  PM-ABHIM  lies  with  the  State  government.  Hence,  the ministry does not maintain district-wise information for all the components.

Further,  the  financial  provision  of  Rs  8961.00 crores  have  been  made  to  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh for construction of 4,862 'Building-less' SHCs towards Infrastructure support for ABHWCs, establishment & operationalization of 1,329 Urban Health and Wellness Centres, 825 Block  Public  Health  Units,  75  District  Integrated  Public  Health  Labs  and  74  Critical  Care Blocks  over  the  period  of  five  years  from  FY  2021-22  to  FY  2025-26.  Year  wise  physical deliverable has been communicated to the State for implementation of the scheme in a timely manner.  Details  of  details  of  the  budgetary  outlay  for  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  for  CSS component under PM-ABHIM is at Annexure- A.

PM-ABHIM envisages strengthening health care infrastructure across the country and targets to  build  an  IT  enabled  disease  surveillance  system  by  developing  a  network  of  surveillance laboratories at Block,  District,  regional  and  national  levels,  in  metropolitan  areas  and strengthening  health  units  at  the  Points  of  Entry,  and  combating  Public  Health  Emergencies and disease outbreaks.

## Budgetary outlay for the State of Uttar Pradesh for CSS component under PM-

## ABHIM

| Sl. No.   | CSS Component                                                                   | Units   |   Total outlay under PM-ABHIM |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Construction of 'Building-less' SHCs towards Infrastructure support for AB-HWCs | 4,862   |                       2698.45 |
| 2.        | Urban Health and Wellness Centres                                               | 1,329   |                       2401.5  |
| 3.        | Block Public Health Units                                                       | 825     |                        934.24 |
| 4.        | District Integrated Public Health Labs                                          | 75      |                        153.59 |
| 5.        | Critical Care Blocks                                                            | 74      |                       2773.23 |
| 5a        | 100 Bedded Critical Care Blocks in District Hospitals                           | 30      |                       1581.28 |
| 5b        | 50 Bedded Critical Care Blocks in District Hospitals                            | 22      |                        669.45 |
| 5c        | 50 Bedded Critical Care Blocks in Govt Medical Colleges                         | 22      |                        522.5  |