Lok Sabha Question No. 4923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Vaccination Programmes for Children in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dayanidhi Maran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4923 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH 2023

## VACCINATION PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN IN TAMIL NADU

## 4923:  SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN:

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

- (a) the list of various vaccination programmes implemented and underway by the Government for Children in Tamil Nadu along with the details and current status thereof;
- (b) the details of funds allocated for such programmes during the last five years, item-wise and scheme-wise;
- (c) the number of Health Centres run by the Union Government in Tamil Nadu;
- (d) the  number  of  posts  of  doctors,  nurses  and  support  staff  lying  vacant  in  the  Union Government managed Health Centres under various programmes in Tamil Nadu as of March 2023;
- (e) whether the Government has any plans or proposals for targeted recruitment schemes to fill the vacant posts; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) Universal Immunization Programme is implemented by the Government for the children across India including Tamil Nadu.   As per Health Management Information System data, 90.4% children are fully immunized in the state of Tamil Nadu from April 2022 to December 2022.

(b) The details of funds allocated to the state of Tamil Nadu for Universal Immunization Programme in last five years is as follows.

Rs. in crore

|   Sl. No. | States     |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Tamil Nadu |    210.28 |    122.12 |     97.31 |    108.28 |    114.22 |

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

## (c) to (f).

As per Rural Health Statistics 2021-22, a total of 11,342 health centers are functional in the state of Tamil Nadu and are supported by Union Government. In addition to this there are 18 Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) wellness centres run by Union Government in the state of Tamil Nadu.

The details of vacancies of doctors and nurses across Health facilities in Tamil Nadu is placed in Annexure I

Government of India has given necessary financial support to bridge human resource gap based on the annual project implementation proposals from the state under the National Health Mission.

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Annexure I Vacancy of Doctors and Nurses across public health facilities in the State of Tamil Nadu.

| Particulars                   |   Doctors Vacancy |   Nurses Vacancy |
|-------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| Primary Health Centre         |               264 |              591 |
| Urban Primary Health Centre   |                74 |              208 |
| Community Health Centre       |                98 |              350 |
| Urban Community Health Centre |                26 |               56 |

Source:

Source: RHS 2021-22 (as of 31

st  March 2022)

Vacancy of Doctors and Paramedical Staff including Nurses in District and Sub-District Hospitals in the State of Tamil Nadu.

| Particulars           |   Doctors Vacancy |   Paramedical Staff including Nurses Vacancy |
|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| District Hospital     |                30 |                                          502 |
| Sub-District Hospital |               375 |                                         1474 |

Source:

Source: RHS 2021-22 (as of 31 st  March 2022)