Lok Sabha Question No. 3033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Health Mela Scheme under NHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3033 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## HEALTH MELA SCHEME UNDER NHM

## 3033.  DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR.S.:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a)  the main objective of the Government to launch Health Mela Scheme under National Health Mission (NHM);
- (b)  the names of the States/UTs where Health Melas have been organized under NHM during last three years including the number of persons benefited therefrom;
- (c)  whether the Government provides funds to the States for organizing such Health Mela;
- (d)  if so, the details of funds allocated/released/utilized during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to organize more such fairs in various States/UTs particularly in Maharashtra; and
- (f)  if so, the details thereof, district-wise and block level-wise?

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

(a) to (e): Public  Health  and  Hospitals  is  a  State  subject  and  the  responsibility  of providing  health  care  services,  including  the  organising  of  Health  Mela,  lies  with  the respective State Governments. However, under National Health Mission(NHM) financial and technical support is provided to the States/UTs for health system strengthening, including for organizing Health Camps as well as for other community outreach programme. Such support is  based on the proposals, received from the States under Programme Implementation Plan (PIPs) as per the norms and available resources.The main objectives of Health Mela scheme is at Annexure I .

During  the  Financial  Year  2018-19,funds  have  been  given  to  States  for  organizing Health Melas, based on their proposals.   The details of funds released in 2018-19 &utilized during  the last three years is at Annexure-II&III

.

## Objectives of Health Mela scheme

- i. Increase health awareness of the population for prevention of various communicable and non-communicable disease.
- ii. Motivate beneficiaries through innovative mass media and mid media activities to make positive health behaviour changes.
- iii. Provide  screening  for  early  diagnosis,  basic  health  care  services including referrals, specialised services and diagnostic services.
- iv. Make people aware about different health and family welfare programmes being undertaken by the Government, which could lead them to avail such services.

| Annexure-II                                                               | Annexure-II                                                               | Annexure-II                                                               |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Statement showing State/UT wise release of funds under NHMfor Health Mela | Statement showing State/UT wise release of funds under NHMfor Health Mela | Statement showing State/UT wise release of funds under NHMfor Health Mela |
|                                                                           |                                                                           | (Rs. In Core)                                                             |
| Sl. No.                                                                   | States                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                   |
|                                                                           |                                                                           | Release                                                                   |
| 1                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 1.72                                                                      |
| 2                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 0.30                                                                      |
| 3                                                                         | Assam                                                                     | 1.49                                                                      |
| 4                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 2.65                                                                      |
| 5                                                                         | Delhi                                                                     | 0.43                                                                      |
| 6                                                                         | Goa                                                                       | 0.20                                                                      |
| 7                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                   | 1.79                                                                      |
| 8                                                                         | Haryana                                                                   | 0.73                                                                      |
| 9                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 0.46                                                                      |
| 10                                                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                            | 0.66                                                                      |
| 11                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                 | 0.93                                                                      |
| 12                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 1.92                                                                      |
| 13                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | 1.46                                                                      |
| 14                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 3.31                                                                      |
| 15                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 0.40                                                                      |
| 16                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 0.30                                                                      |
| 17                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 0.02                                                                      |
| 18                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 1.52                                                                      |
| 19                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                | 0.08                                                                      |
| 20                                                                        | Punjab                                                                    | 0.93                                                                      |
| 21                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 2.71                                                                      |
| 22                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 0.30                                                                      |
| 23                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 5.36                                                                      |
| 24                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                               | 0.53                                                                      |
| 25                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 2.91                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                               |                                                                           | 33.11                                                                     |

## Statement showing State-wise Expenditure on Trageting Naturally Occuring Gathering of People/Health Mela under NHM for the FY 2018-19 to 2020-21

## Rs. In lakh

| S. No.                   | Name of the State/UT                 | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| A. High Focus States     |                                      |           |           |           |
| 1                        | Bihar                                | 75.46     | 16.86     | 6.15      |
| 2                        | Chattisgarh                          | 9.86      | 1.49      | 1.51      |
| 3                        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 229.16    | 100.34    | 56.71     |
| 4                        | Jammu & Kashmir                      | -         | -         | -         |
| 5                        | Jharkhand                            | 29.97     | 22.91     | 12.92     |
| 6                        | Madhya Pradesh                       | -         | -         | -         |
| 7                        | Orissa                               | 0.76      | 23.32     | 25.93     |
| 8                        | Rajasthan                            | 48.30     | -         | 15.33     |
| 9                        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 38.65     | 340.46    | 217.64    |
| 10                       | Uttarakhand                          | -         | -         | 0.61      |
|                          | Sub Total                            | 432.16    | 505.38    | 336.79    |
| B. NE States             |                                      |           |           |           |
| 11                       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 11.66     | -         | 1.80      |
| 12                       | Assam                                | 163.97    | 44.76     | 63.04     |
| 13                       | Manipur                              | 0.20      | 0.75      | -         |
| 14                       | Meghalaya                            | 13.20     | 10.12     | 3.44      |
| 15                       | Mizoram                              | -         | -         | -         |
| 16                       | Nagaland                             | 7.50      | 10.00     | -         |
| 17                       | Sikkim                               | 0.95      | 1.56      | -         |
| 18                       | Tripura                              | 4.33      | 14.25     | 6.34      |
|                          | Sub Total                            | 201.81    | 81.43     | 74.62     |
| C. Non-High Focus States |                                      |           |           |           |
| 19                       | Andhra Pradesh                       | -         | -         | -         |
| 20                       | Goa                                  | 0.06      | 0.42      | 0.63      |
| 21                       | Gujarat                              | 199.36    | 139.66    | 78.95     |
| 22                       | Haryana                              | 11.24     | 6.36      | 3.73      |
| 23                       | Karnataka                            | -         | 20.56     | -         |
| 24                       | Kerala                               | 7.37      | 6.12      | 5.24      |
| 25                       | Maharashtra                          | 259.51    | 3.12      | 7.05      |
| 26                       | Punjab                               | 26.20     | 39.37     | 20.50     |
| 27                       | Tamil Nadu                           | -         | -         | 5.52      |
| 28                       | Telangana                            | -         | -         | -         |
| 29                       | West Bengal                          | 0.06      | 0.21      | 71.63     |
|                          | Sub Total                            | 503.80    | 215.83    | 193.25    |
| Small States/UTs         |                                      |           |           |           |
| 30                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | -         | -         | -         |
| 31                       | Chandigarh                           | -         | -         | -         |
| 32                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1.99      | 0.33      | -         |
| 33                       | Ladakh                               | -         | -         | -         |
| 34                       | Delhi                                | 15.46     | -         | -         |
| 35                       | Lakshadweep                          | -         | -         | -         |
| 36                       | Puducherry                           | -         | 7.75      | -         |
|                          | Sub Total                            | 17.45     | 8.08      | -         |
|                          |                                      | 1,155.22  |           | 604.66    |
|                          | Grand Total                          |           | 810.72    |           |

Note:

1.  Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of  the year.
2. The above figures are as per Financial Management Report (FMR) reported by the States/UTs, hence provisional.