Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Health Services under NHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Chandan Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 803 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## HEALTH SEVICES UNDER NHM

## 803. SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI: SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN: SHRI NALIN SOREN:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched any new initiative under the National Health Mission (NHM) particularly in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of improvements in health services under the said initiative;
- (d) whether the said initiative is likely to ensure equal distribution of health services between rural and urban areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): The National Health Mission (NHM) was launched with the objective of building public health systems to provide accessible, affordable, and quality health care to the rural population, especially vulnerable groups, up to the District Hospitals (DH) level. The NHM also provies innovations in governance and service delivery reorganization, provided flexibility and autonomy to states for decentralized planning and financing, Communitization, invested in infrastructure, and enabled an unprecedented expansion of the health workforce. Some of the new initiatives under NHM are as follows:

-  Through Ayushman Arogya Mandir launched in 2018, comprehensive primary healthcare is provided by strengthening Sub Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs). These Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) provide preventive, promotive,

rehabilitative and curative care for an expanded range of services encompassing reproductive and child healthcare services, Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases and other health issues.

-  The National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission: The Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission was launched in July, 2023, to eliminate sickle cell disease by year 2047. It entails awareness creation, universal screening of 7 crore people in the age group of 0-40 years in affected tribal areas, and counselling through collaborative efforts of central ministries and state governments. As an outcome of the efforts undertaken by the States, a total of 5,02,84,441 individuals were screened for sickle cell disease as on 31 st January 2025.
-  Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP): The Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme was launched during the year 2016-17 to support dialysis facilities in all district hospitals in PPP mode and in-house mode under the NHM. PMNDP has been implemented in total 36 States/UTs. PMNDP portal is integrated with ABHA ID. The portal will integrate all the dialysis centres operational in the States/UTs under NHM with building of registry and facilitating portability across the country.
-  U-WIN: A new digital platform to record each vaccination event under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) covering Pregnant Women, Infants (0-1 year of age) and children across the country, ensuring all due doses administered on time, was launched in January 2023. The initial pilot of U-WIN was conducted across 63 districts in 35 States/UTs followed by the nation-wide roll-out and full pilot testing on 18 th April 2024. Subsequently, U-WIN was launched for nationwide use by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 29th October 2024.
-  The Ministry has developed a digital tool and a web-based dashboard (www.iphs.mohfw.gov.in) to facilitate self- assessment by all levels of facilities including Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) Dashboard is designed to monitor public health facilities' compliance with the IPHS 2022 standards and offers real-time updates, enabling oversight and data-driven decision-making to identify gaps and facilitate timely interventions.