Lok Sabha Question No. 854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Salary Structure under National Health Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Shreyas M Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 854 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th NOVEMBER, 2024

## SALARYSTRUCTURE UNDER NATIONALHEALTH MISSION

## 854: SHRI SHREYAS M PATEL:

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

- (a) the details of the existing salary structure and welfare measures available for National Health Mission (NHM) personnel, including doctors, nurses and support staff across the country, State/UT wise;
- (b) the total strength of NHM personnel, categorized by role, across all districts of Karnataka;
- (c) the funds allocated by the Union Government to Karnataka under the NHM over the past five years, year-wise; and
- (d) whether there is any proposal to increase the salaries of NHM doctors, health workers and support staff to improve retention and motivation and if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a) to (d) All the administrative and personnel matters related to health human resource lie with the respective State/UT Governments. Under National Health Mission, Ministry (NHM) of Health & Family Welfare provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

The NHM supplements the regular human resources by filling up the gaps in human resources in secondary and primary care facilities (District Hospital and below) as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS). 5% of the total Human Resource (HR) budget is approved as increment to all human resource for health (HRH) engaged under NHM and 3% of the total HR budget is recommended for HR rationalization within which the State has a discretion to decide the actual increment. HR rationalization exercise and its principles, including increments, are approved by State Health Society Governing Body (SHS GB). NHM contributes to EPF (Employer's contribution) @ 13.36% for staff drawing salary less than or equal to Rs. 15000 per month as on/ after 1st April 2015. Further, the guidelines for Human Resources for Health (HRH) is available in public domain at:

https://nhsrcindia.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/Final%20Guideline%20on%20Human%20Reso urces%20for%20Health%20for%20NHM.pdf

Atotal of 28,864 posts have been approved under NHM for the State of Karnataka in the ROP 2024-26. The details are available in public domain at:

https://nhm.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=61&lid=74

The details of the funds released by Central Government to the State of Karnataka under NHMover past five years from Financial Year (FY) 2019-20 to FY 2023-24 are as under:

(Rs. In Cr.)

|   S No. | Financial Year   | Amount Released   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          | 1,173.77          |
|       2 | 2020-21          | 1,232.19          |
|       3 | 2021-22          | 1,274.71          |
|       4 | 2022-23          | 1,246.67          |
|       5 | 2023-24          | 1,187.60          |

Note: The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.