Lok Sabha Question No. 1126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Mobile Medical Units Under NHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH JULY, 2025

## MOBILE MEDICALUNITS UNDER NHM

## 1126. SHRI SUKANTAKUMAR PANIGRAHI:

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

(a) whether Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) under the National Health Mission are operational in Kandhamal district in the State of Odisha, if so, the percentage of households covered by MMUs as of July 2025;

(b) whether any progress has been achieved under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) in enrolling Below Poverty Line (BPL) families from hilly blocks of Odisha, if so, the details thereof, district-wise particularly Kandhamal;

(c) whether any immunisation drives targeting tribal children have been conducted in Kandhamal district since April 2025, if so, the details thereof, including the coverage rates for DPT-3 and measles vaccines; and

(d) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to upgrade Community Health Centre (CHC) facilities in Phulbani town with critical care beds and oxygen plants, if so, the current status of such upgradation?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) : As per information given by State Government of Odisha, a total of 17 Mobile Health Units (MHU) are operational in the Kandhamal and 954 villages are covered by the Mobile Health Unit (MHU) in the district covering 34.24% of households as on July, 2025.

(b): As of 30 th June 2025, a total of 3.46 crore Ayushman cards have been created in the State of Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). District-wise details of Ayushman card creation, including data for hilly blocks of Odisha and Kandhamal district, are provided in Annexure.

(c): Universal immunization programme is implemented across State including Kandhamal district and all eligible children including tribal children are administered vaccines as per National Immunization Schedule. As per the information provided by the State Government, the Pentavalent Vaccine 3 rd dose (which include DPT) coverage is 2084 (78%) during April to May 2025. The MR1 & MR2 vaccine (Which incudes Measles Vaccine) coverage 2081 (78%) & 1978 (74%) respectively during April to May 2025.

(d): The current status of Critical Care Beds and Oxygen Plants in Community Health Centres

(i) Community Health Centre, Gumagarh is a 30 bedded Non-First Referral Unit (FRU) CHC, with 16 beds. Out of 16 beds, 9 beds are oxygen supported (Source: IPHS-ODK Toolkit

(CHCs) of the block Phulbani in Kandhamal is as under : and state reported data).

(ii) Oxygen Plant: Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants were installed including State of Odisha. One such PSA plant at District Hospital-Kandhamal is catering also to Phulbani town under Kandhamal district.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1126 for 25.07.2025 asked by Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi, Hon'ble M.P regarding ' Mobile Medicare Units under NHM'

District-wise Ayushman Card created in Odisha till 30th June 2025

| District name   | Ayushman Card created till 30th June 2025   |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Anugul          | 10,09,365                                   |
| Balangir        | 14,61,760                                   |
| Baleshwar       | 19,93,744                                   |
| Bargarh         | 12,44,753                                   |
| Bhadrak         | 12,44,570                                   |
| Boudh           | 3,85,945                                    |
| Cuttack         | 18,93,048                                   |
| Deogarh         | 2,73,044                                    |
| Dhenkanal       | 10,10,714                                   |
| Gajapati        | 4,96,227                                    |
| Ganjam          | 28,24,246                                   |
| Jagatsinghapur  | 9,19,002                                    |
| Jajapur         | 15,79,731                                   |
| Jharsuguda      | 4,14,833                                    |
| Kalahandi       | 1,43,8311                                   |
| Kandhamal       | 6,53,486                                    |
| Kendrapara      | 12,61,663                                   |
| Kendujhar       | 15,81,937                                   |
| Khordha         | 15,16,638                                   |
| Koraput         | 11,96,089                                   |
| Malkangiri      | 5,53,899                                    |
| Mayurbhanj      | 21,37,218                                   |
| Nabarangpur     | 11,12,934                                   |
| Nayagarh        | 7,93,627                                    |
| Nuapada         | 5,83,906                                    |
| Puri            | 13,51,228                                   |
| Rayagada        | 8,31,693                                    |
| Sambalpur       | 7,96,654                                    |
| Sonepur         | 5,31,095                                    |
| Sundargarh      | 15,28,355                                   |

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