Lok Sabha Question No. 1961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Development of Health Infrastructure in States
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1961 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND AUGUST, 2024

## 'DEVELOPMENTOFHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN STATES' 1961. SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

the details of the progress on construction of 17000 building less Sub Health Centres level AB-HWCs in rural areas in 7 High Focus States including Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal and 3 North-eastern States including Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya cumulatively over a five-year duration from FY 21-22 to FY 25-26, State-wise?

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

Pradhan Mantri - Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with some Central Sector components, launched in FY 2021-22 with the aim to strengthen the Public Health Infrastructure effectively manage and respond towards any future pandemics and outbreaks. Under CSS components of the scheme, support is provided to States/UTs for construction of building-less Sub-Health Centre - Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) in rural areas. From FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24, administrative approval for an amount of Rs. 4088.21 Crore has been accorded to the States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Manipur, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for construction of 7808 building-less Sub-Health Centre -AAM in rural areas. Details are placed in Annexure-1 .

The recommendations of Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV) with respect to Health

Grants through Local Governments, have been accepted by the Government of India and announced as part of the Union Budget of FY 2021-22, which are primarily for addressing the gaps in Primary Healthcare facilities. Under the FC-XV health grants, provision is made for construction of buildings for the building less primary healthcare facilities including SHCs -AAM in rural areas, depending on their local context. From FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24, administrative approval for an amount of Rs. 3800.76 Crore has been accorded to the States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for construction of 9403 building-less Sub-Health Centre -AAM in rural areas. Details are placed in Annexure-2 .

Annexure referred to the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1961 for answer on 02 August 2024.

Annexure-1

| Sr. No   | Name of State   | Approvals for construction of building-less SHC-AAM in rural areas under PM-ABHIM   | Approvals for construction of building-less SHC-AAM in rural areas under PM-ABHIM   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No   | Name of State   | Units                                                                               | Amount Approved (Rs. In Cr)                                                         |
| 1        | Assam           | 768                                                                                 | 399.59                                                                              |
| 2        | Bihar           | 2546                                                                                | 1413.04                                                                             |
| 3        | Jharkhand       | 893                                                                                 | 495.61                                                                              |
| 4        | Manipur         | 64                                                                                  | 35.52                                                                               |
| 5        | Meghalaya       | 151                                                                                 | 83.80                                                                               |
| 6        | Odisha          | 604                                                                                 | 278.14                                                                              |
| 7        | Rajasthan       | 1112                                                                                | 455.65                                                                              |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh   | 1670                                                                                | 926.86                                                                              |
| Total    | Total           | 7808                                                                                | 4088.21                                                                             |

Annexure referred to the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1961 for answer on 02 August 2024.

Annexure-2

| Sr. No   | Name of State   | Approvals for construction of building-less SHC-AAM in rural areas under FC-XV Health Grants   | Approvals for construction of building-less SHC-AAM in rural areas under FC-XV Health Grants   |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No   | Name of State   | Units                                                                                          | AmountApproved (Rs. In Cr)                                                                     |
| 1        | Assam           | 104                                                                                            | 54.11                                                                                          |
| 2        | Bihar           | 335                                                                                            | 184.25                                                                                         |
| 3        | Jharkhand       | 809                                                                                            | 447.10                                                                                         |
| 4        | Manipur         | 30                                                                                             | 19.62                                                                                          |
| 5        | Meghalaya       | 20                                                                                             | 11.02                                                                                          |
| 6        | Odisha          | 808                                                                                            | 426.22                                                                                         |
| 7        | Punjab          | 666                                                                                            | 223.30                                                                                         |
| 8        | Rajasthan       | 1212                                                                                           | 601.22                                                                                         |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh   | 4660                                                                                           | 1539.38                                                                                        |
| 10       | West Bengal     | 759                                                                                            | 294.54                                                                                         |
| Total    | Total           | 9403                                                                                           | 3800.76                                                                                        |