Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Treatment of Lifestyle Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1913 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## TREATMENTOFLIFESTYLE DISEASES

## 1913: SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state :

- (a) Whether the Government has formaulated/proposed to be formulated any special scheme for the treatment of heart, kidney and bone diseases in view the of increasing number of elderly people in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details alongwith the updated status thereof ?

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

(a) and (b) The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare had launched the 'National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly' (NPHCE) during 2010-11 to address various health related problems of elderly people, introducing a comprehensive health care set up completely dedicated and tuned to the needs of the elderly. It envisaged providing promotional, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services in an integrated manner for the Elderly in various Government health facilities. The details of services provided under NPHCE are as below:

Primary Health Centre (PHCs)- Conducting health assessment of the elderly persons based on simple clinical examination relating to vision, joints, hearing, chest, BP and simple investigations including blood sugar, etc. Proper advice on chronic ailments like Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Hypertension, etc. including dietary regulations.

Community Health Centre (CHCs)- It is first medical referral unit for patients from PHCs and below. CHCs have dedicated and specialized Geriatric Clinics for the elderly persons twice a week. Physiotherapist/Rehabilitation worker at CHC for physiotherapy and medical rehabilitation. Domiciliary visits by the rehabilitation worker undertaken for bed-ridden elderly and counseling to family members for taking care of such patients.

District Hospital- Geriatric Clinic for providing regular dedicated OPD services to the Elderly for examination and management of their illnesses. They have 10 bedded Geriatric Ward for in-patient care to the Elderly including laboratory investigations and provision of medicines for geriatric medical and health problems. Provide services to the elderly patients referred by the CHCs/PHCs. Referral services for severe cases to tertiary level hospitals/ Regional Geriatric Centre.

Regional Geriatric Centres (RGC) - RGCs have dedicated Geriatric Clinic (Specialized OPD for the Elderly) . They have 30-bedded Geriatric Ward for in-patient care and dedicated beds for the elderly patients in the various specialties, including laboratory investigations. Tertiary health care to the cases referred from medical colleges, district hospitals and below

National Centers for Ageing (NCA)- NCA is an apex level state-of-art multi-disciplinary institution in the field of Geriatric Medicine. It has state of the art tertiary level services. Daily outpatient services in various clinical disciplines,

Day care center , In-patient care for intensive care, acute rehabilitation, diagnostic and therapeutic service etc. It is a 200 bedded facility.

The details of services provided are attached as per Annexure-1

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## Data from States/UTs

| Services provided                                               | F.Y. 2023-24 (April'23- March'24)   | F.Y. 2024-25 (April'24- June'24)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Number of patients seen in Geriatric OPD                        | 2,62,13,170                         | 1,50,21,264                        |
| Number of patients admitted in Geriatric Ward                   | 10,66,469                           | 6,87,688                           |
| Number of elderly patients who received Rehabilitation services | 19,97,574                           | 8,96,441                           |
| Number of Lab tests performed on Elderly                        | 52,13,483                           | 69,95,339                          |
| Number of elderly patients who received Home based care         | 15,95,663                           | 7,95,164                           |
| Number of elderly patients who received Supportive appliances   | 49,839                              | 45,074                             |

## Data from Regional Geriatric Centres

| Services provided                                               | F.Y. 2023-24 (April'23- March'24)   | F.Y. 2024-25 (April'24- June'24)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Number of patients seen in OPD                                  | 1,26,452                            | 18,880                             |
| Number of patients admitted in Wards                            | 10,425                              | 2,919                              |
| Number of Lab tests performed on Elderly                        | 1,13,123                            | 21,145                             |
| Number of elderly patients who received Rehabilitation services | 34,928                              | 8,021                              |

Note : NCA at AIIMS, New Delhi was inaugurated on 13 th December 2023. NCA at Madras Medical College, Chennai was inaugurated on 25 th February 2024.

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## Annexure-1