Lok Sabha Question No. 1399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Healthcare facilities in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN RURAL AREA

## 1399. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that around 50 per cent of villages in the country have no access to healthcare, proper nutrition, etc. and the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is about 28 per 1000 live births there;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has succeeded in providing healthcare facilities in rural areas through its schemes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including the future targets set in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e) The healthcare system of the country involves a three-tier system with Sub Health Centre  (Rural),  Primary  Health  Centre  (Urban  and  Rural)  and  Community  Health  Centre (Urban  and  Rural)  as  the  three  pillars  of  Primary  Health  Care  System  in  India.  As  per established norms, in rural areas a Sub Health Centre for a population of 5,000 (in plain) and 3000 (in hilly and tribal area), a Primary Health Centre for a population of 30,000 (in plains) and  20,000  (in  hilly  and  tribal  areas)  and  Community  Health  Centre  for  a  population  of 1,20,000 (in plain) and 80,000 (in hilly and tribal area) is suggested . Rural Health Statistics (RHS)  is  an  annual  publication,  based  on  Health  care  administrative  data  reported  by States/UTs.  As  per  RHS  2021-22,  State/UT-wise  number  of  Sub-Centres,  PHCs,  CHCs functioning in rural area is at Annexure.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received in the  form  of  Programme  Implementation  Plans  (PIPs)  under  National  Health  Mission. Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources.

As per latest Sample Registration Survey Infant Mortality Rate is 28 per 1000 Live Births in 2020 at National level which has come down from 33 per 1000 Live Births in year 2017.

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| NUMBER OF SUB-CENTRES, PHCs, CHCs FUNCTIONING IN RURAL AREAS   | NUMBER OF SUB-CENTRES, PHCs, CHCs FUNCTIONING IN RURAL AREAS   | NUMBER OF SUB-CENTRES, PHCs, CHCs FUNCTIONING IN RURAL AREAS   | NUMBER OF SUB-CENTRES, PHCs, CHCs FUNCTIONING IN RURAL AREAS   | NUMBER OF SUB-CENTRES, PHCs, CHCs FUNCTIONING IN RURAL AREAS   |
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|                                                                |                                                                | Sub centres                                                    | PHCs                                                           | CHCs                                                           |
| S.No                                                           | State/UT                                                       | Rural                                                          | Rural                                                          | Rural                                                          |
| 1                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 11073                                                          | 1142                                                           | 139                                                            |
| 2                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 355                                                            | 126                                                            | 57                                                             |
| 3                                                              | Assam                                                          | 4667                                                           | 920                                                            | 172                                                            |
| 4                                                              | Bihar                                                          | 9375                                                           | 1492                                                           | 269                                                            |
| 5                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 5124                                                           | 770                                                            | 167                                                            |
| 6                                                              | Goa                                                            | 219                                                            | 24                                                             | 6                                                              |
| 7                                                              | Gujarat                                                        | 9132                                                           | 1474                                                           | 344                                                            |
| 8                                                              | Haryana                                                        | 2653                                                           | 394                                                            | 129                                                            |
| 9                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 2114                                                           | 553                                                            | 93                                                             |
| 10                                                             | Jharkhand                                                      | 3848                                                           | 291                                                            | 171                                                            |
| 11                                                             | Karnataka                                                      | 8757                                                           | 2138                                                           | 182                                                            |
| 12                                                             | Kerala                                                         | 4933                                                           | 780                                                            | 211                                                            |
| 13                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 10287                                                          | 1266                                                           | 332                                                            |
| 14                                                             | Maharashtra                                                    | 10673                                                          | 1853                                                           | 256                                                            |
| 15                                                             | Manipur                                                        | 393                                                            | 74                                                             | 8                                                              |
| 16                                                             | Meghalaya                                                      | 459                                                            | 122                                                            | 28                                                             |
| 17                                                             | Mizoram                                                        | 300                                                            | 57                                                             | 9                                                              |
| 18                                                             | Nagaland                                                       | 434                                                            | 129                                                            | 23                                                             |
| 19                                                             | Odisha                                                         | 6688                                                           | 1288                                                           | 377                                                            |
| 20                                                             | Punjab                                                         | 2951                                                           | 422                                                            | 150                                                            |
| 21                                                             | Rajasthan                                                      | 13523                                                          | 2133                                                           | 616                                                            |
| 22                                                             | Sikkim                                                         | 147                                                            | 24                                                             | 2                                                              |
| 23                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 8713                                                           | 1422                                                           | 385                                                            |
| 24                                                             | Telangana                                                      | 4229                                                           | 578                                                            | 28                                                             |
| 25                                                             | Tripura                                                        | 956                                                            | 108                                                            | 21                                                             |
| 26                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                    | 1785                                                           | 531                                                            | 52                                                             |
| 27                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 20781                                                          | 2919                                                           | 829                                                            |
| 28                                                             | West Bengal                                                    | 10357                                                          | 915                                                            | 348                                                            |
| 29                                                             | Andaman& Nicobar Islands                                       | 124                                                            | 22                                                             | 4                                                              |
| 30                                                             | Chandigarh                                                     | 0                                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                              |
| 31                                                             | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                             | 94                                                             | 12                                                             | 3                                                              |
| 32                                                             | Delhi                                                          | 12                                                             | 5                                                              | 0                                                              |
| 33                                                             | Jammu &Kashmir                                                 | 2429                                                           | 891                                                            | 56                                                             |
| 34                                                             | Ladakh                                                         | 288                                                            | 32                                                             | 7                                                              |
| 35                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                    | 9                                                              | 4                                                              | 3                                                              |
| 36                                                             | Puducherry                                                     | 53                                                             | 24                                                             | 3                                                              |

Note:

Chandigarh has no Rural area

Delhi has no CHCs