Lok Sabha Question No. 3240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: NCD Clinics in North East Region
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## NCD CLINICS IN NORTH-EAST REGION

## 3240.    SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the number of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Clinics at District level set up in North East Region under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of such clinics that are operational in Meghalaya; and
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any financial and social audit of the NCD clinics to assess their performance and efficiency?

## ANSWER

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

## FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a):    Health  is  a  state  subject.  The  Department  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  however, provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), as  part  of  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  the States/UTs and subject to the resource envelope.

Under NPCDCS, the details of District level Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) clinics set up in North-East Region are provided below:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   |   No. of District NCD clinics |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                            23 |
|         2 | Assam               |                            24 |
|         3 | Manipur             |                            16 |
|         4 | Meghalaya           |                             8 |
|         5 | Mizoram             |                             8 |
|         6 | Nagaland            |                            11 |
|         7 | Sikkim              |                             4 |
|         8 | Tripura             |                             7 |

- (b):  There are 33 NCD Clinics operational in Meghalaya. The details are provided below,
- (c)  NCD Flexible Pool is under umbrella of NHM. Public Health is a state subject and its implementation primarily lies with the State Government. However, under National Health Mission (NHM), the following audit mechanisms are in place:
-  Performance Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India,
-  Annual  Statutory  Audit  by  Chartered  Accountant  firms  empanelled  with  CAG  and eligible for conducting audit of major PSUs
-  Concurrent Audit by Chartered Accountants Audit firms.

| Sl. No   | District              | NCD Clinics                  | NCD Clinics      | NCD Clinics     | NCD Clinics       | NCD Clinics   |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
| Sl. No   | District              | DH                           | CHC              | CHC             | PHC               | PHC           |
| 1        | East Khasi Hills      | Civil Hospital, Shillong     | Sohra CHC        | Pynursla CHC    |                   |               |
| 2        | West Garo Hills       | Civil Hospital, Tura         | Dalu CHC         | Phulabari CHC   |                   |               |
| 3        | West Jaintia Hills    | Civil Hospital, Jowai        | Nongtalang CHC   | Laskein CHC     |                   |               |
| 4        | Ribhoi                | Civil Hospital, Ribhoi       | Umsning CHC      | Bhoirymbong CHC |                   |               |
| 5        | West Khasi Hills      | Civil Hospital, Nongstoin    | Riangdo CHC      | Nongkhlaw CHC   |                   |               |
| 6        | Southwest Garo Hills  | Civil Hospital, Ampati       | Mahendraganj CHC |                 | Garobadha PHC     |               |
| 7        | East Jaintia Hills    |                              | Khliehriat CHC   | Sutnga CHC      | Pamra-Paithlu PHC |               |
| 8        | East Garo Hills       | Civil Hospital, Williamnagar | Rongjeng CHC     |                 | Songsak PHC       |               |
| 9        | North Garo Hills      |                              | Resubelpara CHC  |                 | Bajengdoba PHC    | Kharkutta PHC |
| 10       | Southwest Khasi Hills |                              | Mawkyrwat CHC    | Ranikor CHC     | Mawthawpdah PHC   |               |
| 11       | South Garo Hills      | Civil Hospital, Baghmara     | Chokpot CHC      |                 | Nongalbira PHC    |               |