Lok Sabha Question No. 717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Grants to Tamil Nadu under National Health Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. D Ravi Kumar, Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Navaskani K, Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan, Shri Selvam G, Shri Hibi Eden, Shri Manish Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 717 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## GRANTS TO TAMILNADU UNDER NATIONALHEALTH MISSION

## 717. Dr. D Ravi Kumar:

Shri C N Annadurai:

Shri Navaskani K:

Dr Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan:

Shri Selvam G:

Shri Hibi Eden:

Shri Manish Jaiswal:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of healthcare system that have been set up in the State of Tamil Nadu under National Health Mission (NHM) during the last three years;
- (b) the amount of funds allocated to the State of Tamil Nadu under the said Mission during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any survey to assess and monitor the effectiveness of Health care system during the progress of National Health Mission (NHM) scheme in Tamil Nadu during the last three years, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any new initiative to strengthen healthcare system in Tamil Nadu based on the outcome of the said survey; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) : The number of public health facilities in Tamil Nadu over the past three years is given below:

| S. No   | Type of facilities      | No. of facilities   | No. of facilities   | No. of facilities   |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No   | Type of facilities      | 2021-22             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             |
| 1       | Sub Health Centre       | 8713                | 8713                | 8713                |
| 2       | Primary Health Centre   | 1859                | 1859                | 1859                |
| 3       | Community Health Centre | 427                 | 427                 | 427                 |
| 4       | Sub District Hospital   | 281                 | 262*                | 262                 |
| 5       | District Hospital       | 18                  | 37                  | 37                  |

(b) : Details of Central share released to the State of Tamil Nadu under National Health Mission during 2021-22 to 2023-24 is as under:

|   S No. | Financial Year   | Amount Released (Rs. In Cr.)   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | 2021-22          | 1,631.91                       |
|       2 | 2022-23          | 1,652.24                       |
|       3 | 2023-24          | 1,996.06                       |

(c) : The implementation, progress and performance of various health programmes are regularly assessed through review meetings, field visits, promoting performance by setting up benchmarks for service delivery, rewarding achievements, etc. through Annual Program Planning and Review by National Programme Co-ordination Committee NPCC), Common Review Missions (CRMs), Health Monitoring Information System (HMIS), Reproductive Child Health (RCH) portal, Ayushman Aarogya Mandir (AAM) portal, Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) portal. Further, the impact of NHM has been regularly assessed, inter-alia, through external surveys such as, National Family Health Survey (NFHS) and Sample Registration System (SRS).

(d) & (e) : New initiatives taken by the Government of India to strengthen healthcare systems across the country are Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS), Ayushman Arogya Mandir under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) under Ayushman Bharat, Free Drugs Service Initiative, Free Diagnostics Service Initiatives, Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program, Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, 15 th Finance Commission Grants, India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package (ECRP-I & II package), National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS), Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission, e-Sanjeevani teleconsultation services.

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