Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: National Emergency Life Support Skill Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTHE AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## NATIONALEMERGENCYLIFE SUPPORT SKILLCENTERS

## 740. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned 95 National Emergency Life Support Skill Centres (NELSSCs) in various medical colleges in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether only 6 NELS Skill Centres has been set up in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof, college-wise;
- (c) by when the Union Government is planning to set up NELSSCs in medical colleges of other States and AIIMS in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to give subsidy for setting up of such centres in private medical colleges; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c): Under the Central Sector Scheme 'Human Resource Development of Emergency Medical Services', Central/ State Government Medical Colleges/ Autonomous Institutions are considered for setting up of National Emergency Life Support (NELS) Skill Centres based on the nominations as received from concerned Central institutes, or respective States/UTs.

As per the said scheme, which has been extended for the period 2021-26, there is a provision for establishment of 120 such NELS Skill centers across the country taking into consideration the geographical representation and population coverage. As on 23 rd July, 2024, a total of 95 centers have been sanctioned by the Ministry. State/UT wise number of sanctioned NELS Skill Centers under the said scheme is at Annexure I. Out of these sanctioned centers, six have been sanctioned in various medical colleges/institutes of Andhra Pradesh, including at AIIMS, Mangalagiri. Details of all such centres is at Annexure II.

(d) and (e): Under the approved scheme, funds are provided to only Central/ State Government Medical Colleges/ Autonomous Institutions for establishment of NELS centers.

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## State/UT wise number of sanctioned NELS Skill Centers

|   S. No. | State/ UT         |   Number of approved NELS Skill Centers |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                       6 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       1 |
|        3 | Assam             |                                       4 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                                       5 |
|        5 | Chandigarh        |                                       1 |
|        6 | Delhi             |                                       2 |
|        7 | Goa               |                                       1 |
|        8 | Gujarat           |                                       4 |
|        9 | Haryana           |                                       1 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                       1 |
|       11 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                       2 |
|       12 | Jharkhand         |                                       3 |
|       13 | Karnataka         |                                       4 |
|       14 | Kerala            |                                       4 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                       6 |
|       16 | Maharashtra       |                                       7 |
|       17 | Manipur           |                                       1 |
|       18 | Meghalaya         |                                       1 |
|       19 | Odisha            |                                       4 |
|       20 | Punjab            |                                       4 |
|       21 | Puducherry        |                                       1 |
|       22 | Rajasthan         |                                       8 |
|       23 | Tamil Nadu        |                                       6 |
|       24 | Telangana         |                                       5 |
|       25 | Tripura           |                                       1 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                       7 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand       |                                       3 |
|       28 | West Bengal       |                                       2 |

## Annexure I

## Details of NELS skill centers for the State of Andhra Pradesh

|   S. No. | Name of the Medical College                 |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Tirupati |
|        2 | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam       |
|        3 | Guntur Medical College, Guntur              |
|        4 | Ranga Raya Medical College, Kakinada        |
|        5 | Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada      |
|        6 | AIIMS, Manglagiri                           |

## Annexure II