Lok Sabha Question No. 3308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Projects to Improve Healthcare Infrastructure in North East States
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Agatha K. Sangma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th DECEMBER, 2021

## PROJECTS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTH EAST STATES 3308.  KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA:

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

- (a)  the details of projects undertaken for provisioning of improved healthcare infrastructure in states of the North East Region over the past five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to increase the number of ICU beds, oxygen cylinders and  other  healthcare  facilities  in  the  North  Eastern  States  in  view  of  the  probability  of  3 rd wave of COVID-19;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plans  to  eliminate  African  Swine  Fever which has spread in the Northeast Region, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether the Government has data on the number of tea garden workers in North Eastern Region covered by Ayushman Bharat scheme and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) Public  Health  and  hospitals,  is  a  State  subject  and  the  primary  responsibility  of  providing accessible, affordable and quality healthcare including setting up of new hospitals, up-gradation and strengthening of existing health facilities lies with the State Governments. Under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  Government  of  India  provides  financial  and  technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their health care systems upto secondary care level including for expansion  of  public  health  facilities,  such  as  District  Hospitals,  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) as well as for deployment of human resources to cater to public health services to all for provision of equitable, affordable healthcare to all its citizens based on requirements posed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). The details of projects undertaken for provisioning of improved healthcare in the North East Region are as per Annexure-I .
- (b) &  (c)  :    A  new  scheme  'India  COVID-19  Emergency  Response  &  Health  System  Preparedness Package:  Phase-II'  for  an  amount  of  Rs.23,123  Crores    is  under  implementation  from  01 st July 2021 to 31 st March, 2022 which aims to accelerate health system preparedness for immediate responsiveness  for  early  prevention,  detection  and  management,  with  a  focus  on  health infrastructure development including for Paediatric Care and with measurable outcomes. Under this  scheme,  approval of  beds  for  Paediatric  Care  Unit,  ICU  beds,  Liquid  Medical  Oxygen(LMO) tanks and Medical Gas Pipeline System(MGPS) and    Establishment of field hospitals is given to NE States. Details are at Annexure-II .    Total 30492 Oxygen cylinders have been allocated to the North Eastern States. Details are at Annexure-III
- (d) The Government has not yet formulated any plan to eliminate African Swine Fever.
- (e) Ayushman  Bharat  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  ArogyaYojana  (AB-PMJAY)  launched  on  23.09.2018 provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per annum to over 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families identified on the basis of select deprivation and occupational criteria in rural and urban areas respectively. As per design of the scheme, States/UTs have been provided the flexibility to run their own health protection schemes in alliance with AB-PMJAY at their own cost. Category-wise  data  of  beneficiaries  is  not  maintained.    Tea  garden  workers  meeting  the

prescribed criteria are also eligible to avail benefits under the scheme.

The details of projects undertaken for provisioning of improved healthcare in the North East Region under  NHM  i.e.  Sub  Centres  (SCs),    Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),    Community  Health  Centres (CHCs),  Sub  District  Hospitals  (SDH)  and      District  Hospitals  (DHs),  over  the  last  five  years    are  as under:

|   S.No. | State/UT          |   SCs |   PHCs |   CHCs |   SDHs |   DHs |
|---------|-------------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|       1 | Arunachal Pradesh |    59 |      0 |      0 |      0 |     1 |
|       2 | Assam             |    59 |      0 |     41 |      0 |     1 |
|       3 | Manipur           |     0 |      8 |      0 |      0 |     0 |
|       4 | Meghalaya         |    12 |     34 |      1 |      1 |     1 |
|       5 | Mizoram           |     0 |      8 |      0 |      0 |     0 |
|       6 | Nagaland          |    19 |     11 |      0 |      0 |     0 |
|       7 | Sikkim            |     6 |      1 |      0 |      0 |     0 |
|       8 | Tripura           |     0 |     18 |      2 |      0 |     1 |

Source:   RHS  March, 2016 (in RHS 2016-17) and  RHS 2019-2020

Annexure-II

Projects  sanctioned  under  'India  COVID-19  Emergency  Response  &  Health  System  Preparedness Package: Phase II (ECRP-II)'

| State             | Name of Health Project undertaken at Sub Centres (SCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), Sub District Hospitals (SDH), District Hospitals (DH) and Medical Colleges   |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh | Paediatric Care Units, ICU beds, LMO tanks and MGPS.                                                                                                                                                 |
| Assam             | Paediatric Care Units, ICU beds, Establishment of Field Hospitals, LMO tanks and MGPS.                                                                                                               |
| Manipur           | Paediatric Care Units, ICU beds, Establishment of Field Hospitals, LMO tanks and MGPS.                                                                                                               |
| Meghalaya         | Paediatric Care Units and Establishment of Field Hospitals.                                                                                                                                          |
| Mizoram           | Paediatric Care Units, LMO tanks and MGPS.                                                                                                                                                           |
| Nagaland          | Paediatric Care Units and ICU beds.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Sikkim            | Paediatric Care Units , ICU beds, LMO tanks and MGPS.                                                                                                                                                |
| Tripura           | Paediatric Care Units, ICU beds, Establishment of Field Hospitals, LMO tanks and MGPS.                                                                                                               |

## Details of allocations of Oxygen Cylinders to NE States

| S.No.   | State             | Total Allocation of Oxygen Cylinders ( As on 13.12.2021)   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1446                                                       |
| 2       | Assam             | 14968                                                      |
| 3       | Manipur           | 2581                                                       |
| 4       | Meghalaya         | 3333                                                       |
| 5       | Mizoram           | 2021                                                       |
| 6       | Nagaland          | 2483                                                       |
| 7       | Sikkim            | 1060                                                       |
| 8       | Tripura           | 2600                                                       |
|         | Total             | 30,492                                                     |

Annexure-III