Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Healthcare facilities in Tea Gardens in Assam
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 242 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## HEALTHCARE FACILITES IN TEAGARDENS IN ASSAM

## 242. SHRI NABAKUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plan to provide healthcare facilities and ambulances across all tea gardens of Assam to facilitate the sick workers;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefo;
- (c) whether any funds have been provided by the Government to the tea gardens in Assam; and
- (d) if so, the details of starting such financial assistance, tea garden-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Public Health and Hospital is a State subject. The primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system, including ambulances, lies with the respective State/UT Govemments. Under National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems upto District Hospitals based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall Resource Envelope.

To strengthen the Primary Health Facility in the Tea Estate Hospitals and to extend the health services to the entire population within the Tea Estates, Govt. of Assam has taken following steps:

(1) NHM, Assam is providing financial assistance to 170 Tea Garden Hospitals under PPP mode

(2) Government of Assam has deployed 130 numbers Mobile Medical Units (MMU) across the State, among which 80 MMUs are working extensively in the tea garden areas of the state.

(3) Extension of Free Drugs Scheme to all Tea Garden Hospitals of the State of Assam.

- (4) Wage Compensation Scheme for Pregnant Women of the Tea Garden Areas of
- (5) 793 ambulances are rendering their services in the state including the tea gardens of

Assam Assam.

The quantum of Assistance provided to the Tea Garden Hospitals under PPP with NHM, Assam is placed at Annexure.

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## Annexure

| Quantum of Assistance provided to the Tea Garden Hospitals under PPP with NHM, Assam   | Quantum of Assistance provided to the Tea Garden Hospitals under PPP with NHM, Assam   | Quantum of Assistance provided to the Tea Garden Hospitals under PPP with NHM, Assam   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                | F.Y.                                                                                   | Approved amount (In Lakh)                                                              |
| 1                                                                                      | 2008-2009                                                                              | 2250.00                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                      | 2009-2010                                                                              | 2422.82                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                      | 2010-2011                                                                              | 3154.00                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                      | 2011-2012                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                      | 2012-2013                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                      | 2013-2014                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                      | 2014-2015                                                                              | 1080.00                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                      | 2015-2016                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                      | 2016-2017                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                     | 2017-2018                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                     | 2018-2019                                                                              | 1125.00                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                     | 2019-2020                                                                              | 787.50                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                     | 2020-2021                                                                              | 843.75                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                     | 2021-2022                                                                              | 956.29                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                     | 2022-2023                                                                              | 1700.00                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                     | 2023-2024                                                                              | 1700.00                                                                                |