Lok Sabha Question No. 908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2024

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIGITALMISSION

## 908. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

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

- (a) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to expand the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has any strategy to involve the States in the said Mission, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the technical and financial assistance being provided to the States at present;
- (d) whether it has resulted in generation of additional employment; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c) Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was launched in September 2021. ABDM aims to enable interoperability of health data within the health ecosystem. The aim of this mission is to create an Electronic Health Record (EHR) of every citizen. ABDM envisages to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. The core components of the Mission include Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) for citizens, Health Professional Registry (HPR), Health Facility Registry (HFR) and ABHA PHR [Personal Health Record] Application. The digital health ecosystem created by ABDM supports continuity of care across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare in a seamless manner.

ABDM is a Central Sector Scheme with proposed budget of Rs 1600 crore for 5 years from FY 21-22 to FY 25-26. Under the scheme, funding for human resources, capacity building (CB) & information, education and communication (IEC) activities is provided to all States and Union Territories (UTs) to drive this mission and to facilitate necessary handholding support in onboarding all the facilities/health professionals and to integrate all state health programmes/solutions under ABDM ecosystem. During FY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (till 20 th November, 2024), Rs 83.34 crore has been released to all states/UTs. Details of these disbursements are as per Annexure-I

To onboard the states and streamline the processes, detailed guidelines have been formulated by NHA for setting up of state office for ABDM and for undertaking IEC/CB activities by the states/UTs. Regular review meetings are held at appropriate levels to monitor and guide the progress of ABDM in the States/UTs.

(d) and (e) Yes, pursuant to the ABDM guidelines released on 8 th March 2022 for setting up offices of ABDM at state level, each state/UT has been allocated funding for support of human resources.

In this regard, 28 states/UTs have formed full-fledged program management unit, whereas 5 states/UTs have partial PMU status. The number of resources proposed by the respective states/UTs in human resources proposal are as per Annexure-II.

3 States/UTs being Odisha, Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in the process of onboarding their PMUs.

Financial Assistance to the States/UTs from FY 2021-22 till 20.11.2024

| Financial Assistance (In Cr)   | Financial Assistance (In Cr)   | Financial Assistance (In Cr)   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| State                          | Allocation                     | Released                       |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands       | ₹ 5.13                         | ₹ 0.51                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                 | ₹ 19.21                        | ₹ 10.47                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh              | ₹ 5.52                         | ₹ 1.81                         |
| Assam                          | ₹ 13.75                        | ₹ 3.18                         |
| Bihar                          | ₹ 22.97                        | ₹ 3.82                         |
| Chandigarh                     | ₹ 5.51                         | ₹ 0.09                         |
| Chhattisgarh                   | ₹ 12.60                        | ₹ 1.28                         |
| Delhi                          | ₹ 11.48                        | ₹ 0.05                         |
| DNHDD                          | ₹ 5.14                         | ₹ 1.48                         |
| Goa                            | ₹ 5.52                         | ₹ 2.40                         |
| Gujarat                        | ₹ 18.39                        | ₹ 1.84                         |
| Haryana                        | ₹ 12.60                        | ₹ 1.08                         |
| Himachal Pradesh               | ₹ 9.77                         | ₹ 0.96                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir              | ₹ 10.39                        | ₹ 1.99                         |
| Jharkhand                      | ₹ 14.19                        | ₹ 1.54                         |
| Karnataka                      | ₹ 18.79                        | ₹ 3.76                         |
| Kerala                         | ₹ 13.86                        | ₹ 3.32                         |
| Ladakh                         | ₹ 5.13                         | ₹ 2.09                         |
| Lakshadweep                    | ₹ 5.11                         | ₹ 0.17                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                 | ₹ 20.22                        | ₹ 4.06                         |
| Maharashtra                    | ₹ 23.37                        | ₹ 1.42                         |
| Manipur                        | ₹ 6.13                         | ₹ 2.86                         |
| Meghalaya                      | ₹ 6.14                         | ₹ 2.36                         |

| Mizoram       | ₹ 5.51   | ₹ 2.10   |
|---------------|----------|----------|
| Nagaland      | ₹ 5.55   | ₹ 0.92   |
| Odisha        | ₹ 17.19  | ₹ 0.05   |
| Puducherry    | ₹ 5.52   | ₹ 1.04   |
| Punjab        | ₹ 13.24  | ₹ 2.23   |
| Rajasthan     | ₹ 19.69  | ₹ 3.45   |
| Sikkim        | ₹ 5.14   | ₹ 0.64   |
| Tamil Nadu    | ₹ 19.86  | ₹ 4.78   |
| Telangana     | ₹ 14.27  | ₹ 2.48   |
| Tripura       | ₹ 6.17   | ₹ 1.24   |
| Uttar Pradesh | ₹ 32.48  | ₹ 1.56   |
| Uttarakhand   | ₹ 10.27  | ₹ 1.92   |
| West Bengal   | ₹ 21.47  | ₹ 8.38   |
| Total         | ₹ 447.28 | ₹ 83.34  |

## Annexure-II

|   S. no. | State Name/UT     | No. of Resources (PMU)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 38                       |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 4                        |
|        3 | Assam             | 11                       |
|        4 | Bihar             | 46                       |
|        5 | Chandigarh        | 2 (Partial PMU)          |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh      | 17                       |
|        7 | Goa               | 8                        |
|        8 | Gujarat           | 12                       |
|        9 | Haryana           | 14 (Partial PMU)         |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 18 (Partial PMU)         |
|       11 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7                        |
|       12 | Jharkhand         | 41                       |
|       13 | Karnataka         | 26                       |
|       14 | Kerala            | 25                       |
|       15 | Ladakh            | 8                        |
|       16 | Lakshadweep       | 9                        |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh    | 12                       |
|       18 | Maharashtra       | 4 (Partial PMU)          |
|       19 | Manipur           | 15                       |
|       20 | Meghalaya         | 4                        |
|       21 | Mizoram           | 9                        |
|       22 | Nagaland          | 6                        |
|       23 | Puducherry        | 11                       |
|       24 | Punjab            | 9                        |
|       25 | Rajasthan         | 6                        |
|       26 | Sikkim            | 16                       |

| 27   | Tamil Nadu                               | 62              |
|------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 28   | Telangana                                | 21              |
| 29   | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu | and 3           |
| 30   | Tripura                                  | 7               |
| 31   | Uttar Pradesh                            | 13              |
| 32   | Uttarakhand                              | 4 (Partial PMU) |
| 33   | West Bengal                              | 25              |
|      | Total                                    | 513             |