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Lok Sabha Question No. 1313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Bihar
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. + 1313

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.2.2024

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN BIHAR

- +1313  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) operating in rented buildings in Bihar, district-wise; and
- (b) the number of buildings sanctioned for such AWCs during the last three years in Bihar, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

( a)&(b) Under convergence with MGNREGS, a total of 3700 AWCs buildings have been approved for construction for FY 2021-22 and 2022-23 and funds amounting to Rs. 4440 lakhs have been released in FY 2022-23 to the State of Bihar.  The number of Anganwadi centers (AWCs) operating in rented buildings in Bihar are 62495 (as per data provided by Bihar State Govt). The district wise number of AWCs operating in rented building in Bihar is at Annexure - I.

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Annexure - I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a  and  b)  of  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1313 FOR 9.02.2024 REGARDING 'ANGANWADI CENTRES IN BIHAR' ASKED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR, M.P .

The district wise number of AWCs operating in rented building in Bihar is as follows:

|   # | Districts    |   Rented AWCs |
|-----|--------------|---------------|
|   1 | Araria       |          2024 |
|   2 | Arwal        |           619 |
|   3 | Aurangabad   |           332 |
|   4 | Banka        |           500 |
|   5 | Begusarai    |          2038 |
|   6 | Bhagalpur    |          1707 |
|   7 | Bhojpur      |          2048 |
|   8 | Buxar        |          1129 |
|   9 | Darbhanga    |          2217 |
|  10 | E. Champaran |          4142 |
|  11 | Gaya         |           771 |
|  12 | Gopalganj    |          1404 |
|  13 | Jamui        |           181 |
|  14 | Jehanabad    |           420 |
|  15 | Kaimur       |           838 |
|  16 | Katihar      |          2147 |
|  17 | Khagaria     |          1130 |
|  18 | Kishanganj   |           873 |
|  19 | Lakhisarai   |           322 |
|  20 | Madhepura    |          1496 |
|  21 | Madhubani    |          2552 |
|  22 | Munger       |          1003 |
|  23 | Muzaffarpur  |          3365 |
|  24 | Nalanda      |           892 |
|  25 | Nawada       |           911 |
|  26 | Patna        |          3552 |
|  27 | Purnia       |          1837 |
|  28 | Rohtas       |          1583 |
|  29 | Saharsa      |          1488 |
|  30 | Samastipur   |          2939 |
|  31 | Saran        |          3418 |
|  32 | Seikhpura    |           344 |
|  33 | Sheohar      |           300 |
|  34 | Sitamarhi    |          2699 |
|  35 | Siwan        |          2653 |
|  36 | Supaul       |          1832 |
|  37 | Vaishali     |          2902 |
|  38 | W. Champaran |          1887 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Amrit Pharmacies
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## AMRITPHARMACIES

## †1312. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (Amrit) pharmacies in the tribal areas;
- (c) whether some mechanism is in place to ensure that all modern and Ayush herbal medicines are available in Amrit pharmacies in tribal areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if so, the details of the sites identified in Rajasthan for their purpose for the financial year 202324;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure the availability of skilled health professionals in the Amrit pharmacies in the tribal areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e): Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT Pharmacy), a novel initiative launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare aims to provide affordable medicines for treatment of cancer, cardio vascular and other diseases. HLL Lifecare Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the nodal agency for implementing the same on pan India basis.

There is only one AMRIT Pharmacy in the state of Rajasthan and it is operational in the campus of AIIMS Jodhpur.

AMRIT Pharmacies are dispensing branded / branded generic Allopathic medicines, surgicals and implants mainly in tertiary care hospitals. These items are mainly needed in tertiary care hospitals and AMRIT Pharmacies are offering as a single point solution for all the medical item requirements of tertiary care hospitals. In major Institutes like AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Bhopal etc., where Ayush Block is also operational within the campus along with other allopathic blocks, AMRIT Pharmacies are dispensing Ayurvedic medicines also. AMRIT Pharmacy is employing skilled professionals of Pharmacy ground (D. Pharm, B Pharm etc.) for the day to day operations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Multi-speciality Consulting Unit at Mahe
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9TH FEBRUARY, 2024

## MULTI- SPECIALITY CONSULTING UNIT AT MAHE

## 1310. SHRI VE. VAITHILINGAM

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish a Multi-speciality Consulting Unit at Mahe under JIPMER;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that JIPMER campus exists in three regions of Puducherry viz . Pondicherry, Karaikal and Yanam except Mahe; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d):- The main campus of JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) is at Puducherry. In addition, JIPMER has a Medical College at Karaikal and a recently constructed Multi-speciality Consulting Unit at Yanam.

Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) a Super Specialty Block has been set up at Government Medical College, Kozhikode near Mahe and the same is functional. The total cost of the Project is Rs. 195.93 crores, shared between Centre and State.

There is no proposal to establish a Multi-speciality Consulting Unit at Mahe under JIPMER.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## 1309. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- ( a) the details of the funds spent on the development of health infrastructure in Maharashtra under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, financial year-wise;
- (b) the number of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres set up/likely to be set up under the said Mission in Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of the guidelines for setting up and upgrading the HWCs under the Mission; and
- (d) the number of HWCs set up/likely to be set up in the Thane Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d) Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM ) (earlier known as National Digital Health Mission) was launched in September 2021. ABDM aims to create an online platform enabling interoperability of health data within the health ecosystem. The aim of this mission is to create an Electronic Health Record (EHR) of every citizen.

Under the scheme, funding for Human Resources, Capacity Building (CB) & Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities is provided to all States (including Maharashtra) and Union Territories (UTs) to drive this mission and to facilitate necessary handholding support in on-boarding all the facilities/ health professionals and to integrate all state health programmes/ solutions under ABDM ecosystem. Under ABDM, Rs 98,89,181 has been released to Maharashtra and financial year-wise detail is as follows:

| Financial Year   | Funds released to Maharashtra   |
|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2021-22          | 55,35,881                       |
| 2022-23          | 43,53,300                       |
| 2023-24          | -                               |

As updated by States/UTs on Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) Portal , the number of operational Ayushman Arogya Mandir (erstwhile Health and Wellness Centre) set up in Maharashtra is 11,136 including 244 in Thane Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra as on 4th February 2024

The details of the guidelines for setting up and upgrading the HWCs may be seen at: https://ab-hwc.nhp.gov.in/download/document/45a4ab64b74ab124cfd853ec9a0127e4.pdf

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Nomenclature of Ayushman Arogya Mandir
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th FEBRUARY, 2024

## NOMENCLATURE OFAYUSHMAN AROGYAMANDIR

## 1308. SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state;

(a) the details of the terminology behind the nomenclature of 'Mandir' in Ayushman Arogya Mandir and other Medical related attached term of Mandir in Medical Institution; and (b) whether it is permissible by the Government to translate the word Mandir in local

- languages of the translated version?

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

(a) & (b): Realizing the importance of Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres (ABHWCs) as India's flagship programme to progress towards Universal Health Coverage, Government of India renamed all AB-HWCs as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir' with the tagline 'Arogyam Parmam Dhanam' to realize the dream of Ayushman Bharat i.e. Healthy India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Action Plan for Nano Fertilizer Production
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1304

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.02.2024

## Action Plan for Nano Fertilizer Production

## 1304:  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER :

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that Nano fertilizer is not advantageous for the farmers economically and environmentally in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any time bound action plan with regard to production of nano fertilizer in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a): Based  on  the  bio-efficacy  trials  at  multiple  locations  by  Indian  Council  of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  institutions  and  State  Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs) and  bio-safety  test  results,  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW) had provisionally notified Nano Urea as Nano Nitrogen Fertilizers in Fertilizer Control Order,  1985.  These  experimental  trials  were  conducted  of  Nano  urea  on  different crops such as paddy,  Wheat,  Mustard,  Maize,  Tomato,  Cabbage,  Cucumber, Capsicum  and  Onion  in  different  agro-climatic  zones.  The  study  indicated  that  two spray of nano urea as top-dressing along with recommended basal dose of nitrogen gave comparable yield to that obtained with full recommended dose of nitrogen with yield advantage of 3-8% and urea saving of 25-50% in various crops. Price of IFFCO Nano Urea (liquid) is Rs. 225 / 500 ml bottle, which is 16 % less than the price of a 45 Kg bag of conventional Urea.

- (b) & (c):  The Government of India is not directly involved in setting up of Nano Urea Plants.  Overall 3 Nano Urea plants at Kalol, Phulpur and Aonla with combined total capacity of 17 crore bottles (500 ml each)/ annum have been set up by IFFCO and 1 plant at Anand, Gujarat with capacity of 4.5 crore bottles (500 ml each)/ annum has been set up by Ray Nano Science & Research Centre.  Moreover, fertilizer companies have  informed  that  they  have  decided  to  set  up  6  more  Nano  Urea  plants  in  the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Selection of Agencies for Organising Events
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1302

## ANSWERED ON- 09/02/2024

## SELECTION OF AGENCIES FOR ORGANIZING EVENTS

1302. SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

- (a)   the   details   of   the   events   organized   with   regard   to   dialogue   with different countries during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Ministry has fixed norms for selecting the parties, if so,
- the details thereof;
- (c)   whether   the   Government   carried   out   any   competitive   bidding   to select the agencies for conducting such events, if so, the details thereof along with the process followed by the Government for selecting the agencies; and
- (d)   whether   the   General   Finance   Rules   of   Government   of   India   is
- applicable to such selection process, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (DR. RAJKUMAR RANJAN SINGH)

- (a) Major events organised by MEA with regard to dialogue with different countries in bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral formats include 310 meetings (including 218 meetings of  the G20) in 2023; 75 meetings (including 9 meetings of the G20) in 2022; and 260 meetings (including
- 235 in virtual modes due to the Covid pandemic) in 2021.
- (b) The countries participated in each of these plurilateral/multilaterlal meetings were the existing members of respective grouping/mechanism.
- (c & d) Yes. Norms laid down in General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017 of Government   of   India   are   followed   in   the   selection   of  agencies   for conducting such events.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Workers Migrating to Israel
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1301

## ANSWERED ON- 09/02/2024

## WORKERS MIGRATING TO ISRAEL

1301.  SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

- (a) whether the workers migrating to Israel are not mandated to register on   the   'emigrate'   portal,   given   the   potential   risks   associated   with conflict zones and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including UP and Haryana;
- (b)   whether   the   Government   proposes   to   outline   the   specific   safety measures in place for Indian workers going to conflict zones of Israel in light   of   concerns   raised   by   activists   and   trade   unions   about   the bypassing of protections and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the contractual safeguards and legal provisions put in place to ensure the rights and well-being of the workers; and
- (d) whether the workers migrating to Israel will not receive insurance or medical coverage and if so, the steps taken to address potential risks and challenges faced by these workers in conflict zones?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

- (a) The registration at eMigrate portal is mandatory for Indian workers holding   Emigration   Check   Required   (ECR)   passports,   proceeding   for overseas employment to any of the 18 ECR countries which does not include Israel.

(b to d) Government accords the highest priority to the safety, security and well-being of Indian nationals abroad, including Indian workers.  As per the Framework Agreement and Implementation Protocols signed with

Israel, Indian workers shall enjoy equal treatment with respect to labour rights   as   Israeli   citizens   and   shall   be   provided   with   proper   lodging, medical insurance and relevant social security coverage   as well as wages and benefits as set out in law.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Scheme for Financing Ambulance Service
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## SCHEME FOR FINANCING AMBULANCE SERVICE

## 1300. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR; SHRI SELVAM G.;

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme for financing ambulance services under under National Health Mission and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of general and critical care ambulances provided to Tamil Nadu under National Health Mission during each of the last three years; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to meet the shortage of ambulance service in the country in rural areas?

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

(a) The Government is implementing a scheme for financing ambulance service under the National Health Mission (NHM). The funding is provided to the States for Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances on the basis of population norms, i.e. one ambulance each for a population of 5 Lakh and 1 Lakh, respectively. The annual Programme Implementation Plan appraisals for the National Ambulance Service are done under NHM based on State proposals. The States have the flexibility to propose the budget as per their need.

(b) As per the State PIP Proposal, Financial & Technical Support is provided under NHM to the State for general care (BLS) and critical care (ALS) Ambulances. The number of ambulances for which financial support is provided to Tamil Nadu as operational cost during each financial year for last three years are as follows:

| Year    |   No. of ALS Ambulances |   No. of BLS Ambulances |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                      62 |                     880 |
| 2021-22 |                     121 |                    1032 |
| 2022-23 |                     300 |                    1218 |

(c) Public Health and Hospital is a State Subject, hence, the primary responsibility for strengthening of healthcare system lies with respective State/UT Governments. However, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, under National Health Mission, supports the National Ambulance Services and provides financial and technical support to the States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems, based on the proposals received from them in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope. Further, to augment the fleet of ambulances due to the surge created by the COVID -19 pandemic, provision for augmentation for states was provided under Emergency Covid Response Package II (ECRP II) to meet the additional requirement of patient transport.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Protocol for Aarogya Setu Data
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## PROTOCOLFOR AAROGYASETU DATA

## 1296. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

(a) the details regarding the legislation/protocol currently in force governing the data collected by Aarogya Setu;

(b) whether there is an active/proposed plan to prepare a new protocol to govern the previously collected data by Aarogya Setu;

(c) the details of the Government/private agencies, organizations, institutes and individuals having access to data collected by Aarogya Setu; and

(d) the information on whether the data collected by Aarogya Setu has been deleted in accordance with the Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol 2020, till July 10, 2023?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d) National Executive Committee, National Disaster Management Authority constituted Empowered Group on Technology and Data Management while exercising power conferred under section 10 (2) of DM Act 2005. The Empowered Group notified 'Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol 2020' to ensure secure collection of data by the Aarogya Setu mobile application, protection of personal data of individuals and the efficient use and sharing of personal and non-personal data for mitigation and redressal of the Covid 19 pandemic.

As per the information provided by MeitY, only the authorized officials of Union and State Health Departments were given access to the data collected by Aarogya Setu through secure connection. Further, in accordance with the provision of said protocol, the contact tracing feature of Aarogya Setu Mobile App has been discontinued and contact tracing data collected through Aarogya Setu Mobile App has been deleted w.e.f 1 st April 2021.

Aarogya Setu has been transformed into health and wellness app and is integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission(ABDM). Overall ownership of the health data remains with the citizen and Aarogya Setu application follows privacy and consent-based information sharing as a guiding principle. Privacy Policy may be referred at:

https://aarogyasetu.gov.in/privacy-policy/

Several guidelines and notifications have been issued under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), which set out the minimum standards for data privacy and protection. These include Health Data Management Policy, Data Privacy Policy and ABDM Health Records (PHR), Mobile App Privacy Policy.

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