Lok Sabha Question No. 1995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: National Health Mission and PM-ABHIM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1995 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND AUGUST 2024

## 'NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION AND PM-ABHIM'

## 1995. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI :

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the National Health Mission (NHM) and the PMAyushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) schemes;
- (b) the total expenditure incurred on the said schemes during the last nine years; and
- (c) the total amount of funds allocated to Rajasthan under the NHM and PM-ABHIM schemes?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) Under National Health Mission, the Government of India has taken many steps towards Universal Health Coverage by supporting the State Government in providing accessible & affordable healthcare to people. The National Health Mission provides support for improvement in health infrastructure, availability of adequate human resources in health facilities, to improve availability and accessibility to quality health care especially for the under served and marginalized groups in rural areas.

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.

The details of target set and achieved under NHM are listed below.

| Targets (as per NHMextension for 2021-26)                                        | Status                                  | Status                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Reduce MMRto 87 per 1 lakh                                                       | 97 per 1 lakh live births (SRS 2018-20) | 113 per 1 lakh live births (SRS 2016-18) |
| Reduce IMR to 22 per thousand                                                    | 28 per thousand (SRS 2020)              | 32 per thousand (SRS 2018)               |
| Sustain TFR at 2.0 at national level                                             | 2.0 (NFHS 5)                            | 2.2 (NFHS 4)                             |
| Achieve operationalization of 1.5 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandir (erstwhile AB-HWC) | 1,73,410 (as on 30.06.2024)             | 80,348 (as on 26.11.2021)                |

PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India with an outlay of Rs.64,180 crore in October 2021. The measures under the PM-ABHIM focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, to prepare health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics /disasters.Under PM-ABHIM provision have been made for construction/strengthening of 730 Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs), 3382 Block Public Health Units (BPHU) and 602 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) during the scheme period.

(b) and (c) The details of funds released during the last nine years under NHM and since inception of PM-ABHIM are at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1995 for answer on 2 nd August 2024

## Annexure

Details of Central Releases under National Health Mission (NHM) from FY 2015-16 to 2023-24 are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   | Amount released underNHM   | Amount Released to Rajasthan underNHM   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16          | 18,065.50                  | 1,329.48                                |
|         2 | 2016-17          | 18,424.43                  | 1,234.18                                |
|         3 | 2017-18          | 25,465.28                  | 1,615.29                                |
|         4 | 2018-19          | 24,998.81                  | 1,667.00                                |
|         5 | 2019-20          | 28,939.64                  | 1,781.83                                |
|         6 | 2020-21          | 29,455.72                  | 2,000.58                                |
|         7 | 2021-22          | 28,033.63                  | 1,924.95                                |
|         8 | 2022-23          | 30,907.70                  | 1,460.80                                |
|         9 | 2023-24          | 32,997.43                  | 2,785.46                                |

Note: The above releases relate to Central Government Grants and do not include State share contribution.

Details of Central Releases under PM-ABHIM from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24 are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   | Amount Released under PM-ABHIM   |   Amount Released to Rajasthan under PM- ABHIM |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22          | 584.04                           |                                          45.37 |
|         2 | 2022-23          | 1,228.35                         |                                          83.59 |
|         3 | 2023-24          | 1,807.42                         |                                         173.06 |

Note: The above releases relate to Central Government Grants and do not include State share contribution.