Lok Sabha Question No. 2171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Spread of Malaria and Encephalitis
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shiromani Ram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29-07-2022

## 'SPREAD OF MALAIRA AND ENCEPHALITIS'

## 2171:  SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA:

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

- (a)          whether  cases  of  fatal  disease  like  Malaria,  Encephalitis  have  been  reported  in different parts of the country;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)        whether  the  Government  is  taking  efforts  to  take  any  concrete  steps  to  control  these diseases in a time bound manner; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) Malaria cases are reported from 35 States/UTs and Japanese Encephalitis ( JE) cases are reported from 24 States/UTs of the country, including Uttar Pradesh. The State/ UT wise Malaria and JE cases in 2021 are placed at Annexure-1 .

(c)  &  (d)  The  Government  has  launched  the  National  Framework  for  Malaria  Elimination (NFME), 2016-2030 to eliminate malaria from India by 2030.

For  prevention,  control  and  elimination  of  Vector  Borne  Diseases  (including  Malaria  and Japanese  Encephalitis)  budgetary  support  is  provided  to  States/UTs  under  the  overarching umbrella of National Health Mission.

National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) provides technical support to States/UTs for programme implementation in terms of integrated vector management, early diagnosis & treatment, capacity building, epidemic preparedness, monitoring and evaluation etc.

For  prevention  and  control  of  JE,  programme  specific  interventions  are  establishment  of pediatric ICU, strengthening of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation (PMR) units, establishment of Sentinel surveillance hospitals (SSHs) for augmenting the diagnostic services etc. are also taken.

State/UT wise Malaria &  JE Cases During 2021

|   S. No | States/UTs        |   Total Malaria Cases (2021) | Total JE Cases (2021)   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                         1315 | 0                       |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                            8 | 0                       |
|       3 | Assam             |                          162 | 218                     |
|       4 | Bihar             |                          647 | 38                      |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |                        29733 | 5                       |
|       6 | Goa               |                           90 | 0                       |
|       7 | Gujarat           |                         4921 | Non-endemic             |
|       8 | Haryana           |                           54 | 1                       |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                           15 | Non-endemic             |
|      10 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                           31 | Non-endemic             |
|      11 | Jharkhand         |                        14198 | 180                     |
|      12 | Karnataka         |                          913 | 20                      |
|      13 | Kerala            |                          309 | 0                       |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                         3181 | 29                      |
|      15 | Maharashtra       |                        19303 | 0                       |
|      16 | Manipur           |                           19 | 13                      |
|      17 | Meghalaya         |                          491 | 2                       |
|      18 | Mizoram           |                         8018 | Non-endemic             |
|      19 | Nagaland          |                            8 | 0                       |
|      20 | Odisha            |                        25503 | 18                      |
|      21 | Punjab            |                           71 | 0                       |
|      22 | Rajasthan         |                          925 | Non-endemic             |
|      23 | Sikkim            |                            4 | Non-endemic             |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu        |                          772 | 37                      |
|      25 | Telangana         |                          874 | 0                       |
|      26 | Tripura           |                        10136 | 25                      |
|      27 | Uttarakhand       |                           13 | 1                       |
|      28 | Uttar Pradesh     |                        10792 | 153                     |
|      29 | West Bengal       |                        28987 | 47                      |
|      30 | A &NIslands       |                           27 | Non-endemic             |
|      31 | Chandigarh        |                            6 | Non-endemic             |
|      32 | DNH &Daman Diu    |                           54 | Non-endemic             |
|      33 | Delhi             |                          167 | 0                       |
|      34 | Lakshadweep       |                            1 | Non-endemic             |
|      35 | Puducherry        |                            5 | Non-endemic             |