Lok Sabha Question No. 2018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Kayakalp Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2018 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 nd AUGUST, 2024

## KAYAKALPSCHEME

2018: SHRI MITESH PATEL BAKABHAI: SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the detailed description of the Kayakalp Scheme;
- (b) whether there has been any increase in the number of Kayakalp awardees from FY 201516 to FY 2021-22, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether there has been any incorporation of additional themes into the FY 2021-22 in the Kayakalp Scheme, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The Kayakalp scheme was launched to complement the efforts of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to promote cleanliness in public spaces. It is a national initiative to recognize and incentivize such public health facilities which demonstrate high levels of cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control.

## Objectives of the Kayakalp scheme:

1. To promote cleanliness, hygiene and Infection Control Practices in public Health Care Facilities.
2. To incentivize and recognize such public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance in adhering to standard protocols of cleanliness and infection control.
3. To inculcate a culture of ongoing assessment and peer review of performance related to hygiene, cleanliness and sanitation.
4. To create and share sustainable practices related to improved cleanliness in public health facilities linked to positive health outcomes.

The Scheme is operational at two levels:

- (A) Public Health Facilities upto District Hospitals;

(B) Central Government Hospitals.

The Kayakalp assessment is a three-tier process involving internal, peer and external assessment. At the beginning of each financial year, health facility is assessed, scored and documented using the pre-defined assessment tool.

- (A)For Public Health facilities upto district Hospitals, the assessment tool has a checklist arranged around eight thematic areas as mentioned below:
1. Hospital/Facility Upkeep
2. Sanitation and Hygiene
3. Waste Management
4. Infection Control
5. Support Services
6. Hygiene Promotion
7. Cleanliness beyond hospital boundary wall
8. Eco-friendly facility
- (B) For Central Government Hospitals, the assessment tool has the following thematic areas:
1. Hospital Upkeep
2. Sanitation and hygiene
3. Support Services
4. Waste Management
5. Infection Control
6. Hygiene Promotion
7. Feedback Mechanism from Public on Cleanliness
- (b) The details of the increase in the number of Kayakalp facilities from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22 is at Annexure .
- (c) A new thematic area, Eco-friendly facility was added in the criteria for public health facilities upto District Hospital in 2021-22.

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## Increase in the number of Healthcare facilities Selected for Kayakalp incentives

| Healthcare Facilities              |   FY2015-1 6 |   FY2016-17 |   FY2017-1 8 |   FY2018-19 |   FY2019-20 |   FY2020-21 |   FY2021-22 |
|------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| District Hospital                  |           97 |         191 |          289 |         395 |         372 |         455 |         410 |
| SDHs/CHCs                          |            0 |         318 |          760 |        1140 |        1769 |        2559 |        2154 |
| Primary Health Centers             |            0 |        1044 |         1729 |        2723 |        4078 |        6330 |        5329 |
| Urban Health Facilities            |            0 |           0 |          181 |         562 |        1010 |        1531 |        1216 |
| Ayushman Arogya Mandir(SC)         |            0 |           0 |            0 |           0 |         374 |        1932 |        4758 |
| Eco-Friendly Facility(DH,S DH/CHC) |            0 |           0 |            0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |          48 |
| Total                              |           97 |        1553 |         2959 |        4820 |        7603 |       12807 |       13915 |

| Healthcare Facilities      |   FY2015-1 6 |   FY2016-17 |   FY2017- 18 |   FY2018-19 |   FY2019-20 |   FY2020-21 |   FY2021-22 |
|----------------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Central Govt. Institutions |            3 |           6 |           11 |           9 |          12 |          15 |           9 |

## Annexure