Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Health Check up Campaign
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 th MARCH, 2025

## HEALTH CHECK UPCAMPAIGN

## *315. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has initiated or proposes to initiate the process of door to door visits for carrying out health check up for certain diseases and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said initiative is likely to be implemented in all the States/UTs of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of diseases to be covered under the said initiative/campaign; and
- (d) the likely date of completion of the said initiative/campaign?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHASTARRED QUESTION NO. 315* FOR 21 ST MARCH, 2025

(a) to (d): The Government of India is committed to attain the goal of 'Healthcare for All'. To ensure universal healthcare with equity, intensive outreach programmes like health check-up camps are conducted to address specific health concerns. The objective is to address the issues of availability and accessibility of healthcare in endemic, remote and underserved areas by bringing healthcare services to the people's doorstep, improving public health and promoting overall well-being. Health campaigns which involve door-to-door visits for health screening under the National Health Mission (NHM) are:

-  Non-communicable diseases: Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, population-based screening for NonCommunicable Diseases has been initiated for screening of Individuals aged 30 years and above for common Non-communicable diseases includes Diabetes Hypertension and Cancers (Oral, Breast, and Cervical). This is a regular annual activity for population with 30+ age group implemented across the country.
-  Tuberculosis: Under the National TB Elimination Programme, a '100 days intensified TB mukt bharat abhiyan' has been initiated on 7 th December, 2024 in identified 347 priority districts focusing on vulnerable population across 33 State/UTs, to find missing cases, reduce TB related mortality and prevent new cases. During the campaign (7 th December 2024 to 14 th March 2025), 9.02 crore vulnerable individuals were screened and 3,01,803 new TB cases were identified.
-  Malaria: Active Case Detection is carried out by trained community level health care workers in all States/UTs through door-to-door visit every fort-night, for detection of Malaria in the community.
-  Kala-Azar: Under the Kala-azar Elimination Programme, four rounds of active case search activities are conducted annually by Accredited Social Health Activists and peripheral health workers in endemic villages across four endemic states namely Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. These activities aim to identify cases of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Post-Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis.
-  Lymphatic Filariasis: Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to each eligible individual along with Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention is conducted annually across 13 endemic states and UTs to prevent and control Lymphatic Filariasis (LF). Under the campaign, LF preventive drugs are administered to each eligible individual in the communities. The door-to-door MDA campaign is carried out for a duration spread over 10 to 15 days. The last MDA campaign was launched on 10th February 2025 in 111 districts across 13 States.
-  Leprosy: Leprosy Case Detection Campaign is carried out annually in high endemic districts with a focus on early detection and treatment of cases, so as to arrest further transmission and prevent occurrence of deformities. In 2024-25, this case detection campaign has been conducted in 118 districts across 6 State/UTs.

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