Lok Sabha Question No. 1900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: NPCDCS Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1900 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th JULY, 2021

## NPCDCS Programme

## 1900.    SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the details of the districts across the country where National Programme for Pre and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) programme is  being  implemented  and  the  number  of personnel  working  under  the  said  programme, district - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of the said programme and if the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to extend the work tenure of the personnel working under the said programme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- ( a)  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer,  Diabetes,  Cardiovascul Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) is being implemented in 684 districts across the count State - wise number of NCD cells is attached as Annexure -I.

The  Department  of  Health &  Family  Welfare  provides  technical  and  financial  support including for human resource to the States/UTs under the National Programme for Prevent and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), as part National Health M ission (NHM), based on the proposals received from the States/UTs. Thi human  resource  is  supported  in  addition  to  the  regular  human  resource  of  the  S Government. However, the recruitment of the human resources is done at the State/UTs le

The number of personnel working under the said programme is not maintained centrally. (b)  The  NPCDCS  programme  division  periodically  reviews  the  performance  of  the States/UTs  to  ensure  the  implementation  of  the  programme  across  the  States/UTs  and provide  timel y  guidance  and  support,  to  strengthen  the  program  implementation.  The  la review meetings were held in the months of December, 2020 and January, February, Marc 2021 along with the National Programme Co - ordination Committee (NPCC) meetings under NHM. The performance of States/UTs is also reviewed based on the progress reports that States/UTs are required to submit regularly to the NPCDCS Programme Division.

(c) The human resource needs are assessed by the State/UTs' Governments at their level as per their  own  policies  and  requirements  under  the  NPCDCS.  Department  of  Health  and Family  Welfare  provides  support  to  States/UTs  based  on  the  proposals  received  from States/UTs  in  their  Program  Implementation  Plan  (PIPs)  subject  to  their  overall  re envelope.

ANNEXURE-I

| S.No   | State/UT                                 |   District NCD Cells (Upto March 2021) |
|--------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                           |                                     13 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                     23 |
| 3      | Assam                                    |                                     24 |
| 4      | Bihar                                    |                                     38 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                             |                                     27 |
| 6      | Goa                                      |                                      1 |
| 7      | Gujarat                                  |                                     33 |
| 8      | Haryana                                  |                                     22 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                         |                                     12 |
| 10     | Jharkhand                                |                                     24 |
| 11     | Karnataka                                |                                     30 |
| 12     | Kerala                                   |                                     14 |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh                           |                                     51 |
| 14     | Maharashtra                              |                                     34 |
| 15     | Manipur                                  |                                     16 |
| 16     | Meghalaya                                |                                      8 |
| 17     | Mizoram                                  |                                      8 |
| 18     | Nagaland                                 |                                     11 |
| 19     | Odisha                                   |                                     30 |
| 20     | Punjab                                   |                                     22 |
| 21     | Rajasthan                                |                                     33 |
| 22     | Sikkim                                   |                                      4 |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu                               |                                     32 |
| 24     | Telangana                                |                                     33 |
| 25     | Tripura                                  |                                      8 |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh                            |                                     54 |
| 27     | Uttrakhand                               |                                     11 |
| 28     | West Bengal                              |                                     27 |
| 29     | Andaman & Nicobar                        |                                      0 |
| 30     | Chandigarh                               |                                      1 |
| 31     | Daman and Diu and Dadar and Nagar Haveli |                                      3 |
| 32     | Jammu & Kashmir                          |                                     19 |
| 33     | Lakshadweep                              |                                      1 |
| 34     | Ladakh                                   |                                      2 |
| 35     | Delhi                                    |                                     11 |
| 36     | Puducherry                               |                                      4 |
|        | TOTAL                                    |                                    684 |