Lok Sabha Question No. 1985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Sub Health Centres in Bihar
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## SUB HEALTH CENTRES IN BIHAR

## 1985. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Primary, Additional and Sub Health Centres in Bihar, district-wise;
- (b) whether all the said centres have their own building and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the total number of centres running without their own building, district-wise;
- (d) whether all the said health centres of Bihar have got blood test facility available particularly in Madhepura and Saharsa districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government provides any kind of assistance for the health centres running without a building in terms of helping with construction of a building for the said purpose and helping the employees as well; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the total amount of funds released in this regard during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) to (c): Rural Health Statistics (RHS) is an annual publication, based on Health care
- administrative data reported by States/UTs. Details of number of Sub-Centres (SCs) and Primary health centre (PHCs) functioning in rural & urban areas of Bihar with building position (Govt./Rented/Rent Free) may be seen at the following link of RHS 2021-22: https://hmis.mohfw.gov.in/downloadfile?filepath=publications/Rural-Health-Statistics/RHS% 202021-22.pdf
- (d): As on 30.06.2024, there are 281 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) operationalised in Madhepura district and 162 AAMs in Saharsa district. These AAMs are covered under the Free Diagnostics Service Initiative (FDSI) to reduce both direct costs and out-of-pocket expenditure. Under this scheme, provision of 14 test at SHC level and 63 at PHC level exists.
- (e) & (f): Under PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), a total of

2546 units of building-less SC-AAM have been provisioned for the State of Bihar for the FY 2021-22 to 2025-26. Under Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV), a total of 454 units of building-less SCs and PHCs have been approved for the State of Bihar for the FY 2021-22 to 2023-24.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources. The details of RoPs issued to States/UTs are available at following web link:

https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=1377&lid=744

Details of Central Release to the State of Bihar under National Health Mission, PM-ABHIM and FC-XV for the FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24 is as follows:

|   S No. | Financial Year   | Amount Released under PM-ABHIM   | Amount Released under FC-XV   | Rs. in Cr. AmountReleased underNHM   |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          | -                                | -                             | 1,510.68                             |
|       2 | 2020-21          | -                                | -                             | 1,814.63                             |
|       3 | 2021-22          | 125.86                           | 1,116.30                      | 1,748.76                             |
|       4 | 2022-23          | 7.17                             | -                             | 1,586.57                             |
|       5 | 2023-24          | -                                | -                             | 2,032.95                             |

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

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