Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Implementation of PM-ABHIM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad, Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1598 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH JULY, 2023

## 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-ABHIM'

## 1598. SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD: MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantir Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PMABHIM);
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned under the Mission,STate/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh so far;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any target under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof ;
- (d) the details of the progress of work undertaken under the Mission, State/UT-wise;
- (e) The criteria and mechanism for setting up of public health facilities and centres in remote, rural and inaccessible areas under PM-ABHIM, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) Whether the Government has taken any initiatives to cover each and every corner of the country including Uttar Pradesh under the Mission and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (f)

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS) which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crores for the scheme period (2021-22 to 2025-26).

The measures under the scheme focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels viz. primary, secondary and tertiary level and on preparing health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics/disasters. The objective of the scheme is to fill critical gaps in health infrastructure, surveillance and health research -spanning both the urban and rural areas.

The following are the components under CS Component of the scheme:

1. 12 Central Institutions as training and mentoring sites with 150 bedded Critical Care Hospital Blocks (CCBs);
2. Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 5 New Regional NCDCs and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units;
3. Expansion of the Integrated Health Information Portal to all States/UTs to connect all public health labs;
4. Operationalization of 17 new Public Health Units and strengthening of 33 existing Public Health Units at Points of Entry, that is at 32 Airports, 11 Seaports and 7 land crossings;
5. Setting up of 15 Health Emergency Operation Centres and 2 container based mobile hospitals; and
6. Setting up of a national institution for One Health, 4 New National Institutes for Virology, a Regional Research Platform for WHO South East Asia Region and 9 Bio-Safety Level III laboratories.

Following support is provisioned for States/UTs under CSS component of the scheme:

1. Construction of 17,788 rural Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs). HWCs are to be established at the population of 5000 for plain areas and 3000 in difficult areas - hilly, tribal, desert etc.
2. Support for 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres in all the States with the focus on slum like areas. One Urban-HWC is to be set up as per 15,000-20,000 population for catering predominantly to poor and vulnerable populations, residents of slum and slum-like areas.
3. Establishing 3382 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs) at block levels.
4. Setting up of Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs) in 730 districts.
5. Establishing Critical Care Hospital Blocks (CCBs) in 602 districts (with population more than 5 lakhs) and with referral linkages in other districts.

The CSS components of PM-ABHIM is implemented by following the existing framework, institutions and mechanisms of the National Health Mission. The proposals are received from State/UT Governments and Government of India provides approval for these proposals as per norms & available resources within overall resource envelope as per the detailed discussion during the meeting of National Programme Coordination Committee (NPCC) which are jointly attended by both the State and Central officials.

Administrative approvals have been accorded to States/UTs for an amount of Rs 21,130.89 Crore for construction/strengthening of 7,808 Sub-Health Centres- Health & wellness Centres, 2,168 U -HWCs, 1557 BPHUs, 561 IPHLs at District level and 443 CCB till date.

The details of the funds released to State/UTs under the scheme is at Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

Rs. in Crore

| Central Release under PM-ABHIM from FY2021-22 to 2023-24   | Central Release under PM-ABHIM from FY2021-22 to 2023-24   | Central Release under PM-ABHIM from FY2021-22 to 2023-24   | Central Release under PM-ABHIM from FY2021-22 to 2023-24   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                      | 2021-22                                                    | 2022-23                                                    | 2023-24                                                    |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                   | -                                                          | 1.11                                                       | -                                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh                                             | 3.75                                                       | 15.76                                                      | -                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 0.56                                                       | 0.10                                                       | -                                                          |
| Assam                                                      | 57.90                                                      | 2.26                                                       | -                                                          |
| Bihar                                                      | 125.86                                                     | 7.17                                                       | -                                                          |
| Chandigarh                                                 | -                                                          | 4.79                                                       | -                                                          |
| Chattisgarh                                                | 11.25                                                      | 1.34                                                       | -                                                          |
| DNH&DD                                                     | -                                                          | 0.24                                                       | -                                                          |
| Delhi                                                      | -                                                          | -                                                          | -                                                          |
| Goa                                                        | -                                                          | 0.06                                                       | -                                                          |
| Gujarat                                                    | -                                                          | 29.54                                                      | 39.54                                                      |
| Haryana                                                    | 11.06                                                      | 1.31                                                       | -                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                                           | -                                                          | 28.05                                                      | -                                                          |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                             | 16.11                                                      | 1.00                                                       | -                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                  | 44.70                                                      | 183.04                                                     | -                                                          |
| Karnataka                                                  | 11.25                                                      | 37.10                                                      | -                                                          |
| Kerala                                                     | 3.75                                                       | 24.89                                                      | -                                                          |
| Ladakh                                                     | -                                                          | 0.00                                                       | -                                                          |
| Lakshadweep                                                | -                                                          | 0.63                                                       | -                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                                             | 22.85                                                      | 98.70                                                      | -                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                | 17.45                                                      | 4.07                                                       | -                                                          |
| Manipur                                                    | 4.56                                                       | 10.92                                                      | -                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                  | 9.65                                                       | 43.28                                                      | -                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                    | 0.28                                                       | 1.52                                                       | -                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                   | 0.28                                                       | 0.08                                                       | -                                                          |
| Odisha                                                     | 32.15                                                      | 211.46                                                     | 41.44                                                      |
| Puducherry                                                 | 0.42                                                       | 0.19                                                       | 0.89                                                       |
| Punjab                                                     | -                                                          | 24.16                                                      | -                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                  | 45.37                                                      | 83.59                                                      | 76.01                                                      |
| Sikkim                                                     | -                                                          | 0.75                                                       | -                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                 | 17.45                                                      | 150.42                                                     | 47.99                                                      |
| Telangana                                                  | 11.25                                                      | 53.88                                                      | 39.57                                                      |
| Tripura                                                    | -                                                          | 0.90                                                       | -                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                              | 124.63                                                     | 173.71                                                     | 123.98                                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                | 1.56                                                       | 32.31                                                      | -                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                | 9.95                                                       | -                                                          | 30.91                                                      |
| Total                                                      | 584.04                                                     | 1,228.35                                                   | 400.33                                                     |

## Note:

1. Central Release for the F.Y . 2023-24 is updated upto 24.07.2023 and is provisional.
2. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.