Lok Sabha Question No. 1265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Healthcare Centres in Assam
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## HEALTHCARE CENTRES IN ASSAM

## 1265. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL;

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of healthcare centres available in Assam specially in Dhubri and Goalpara districts;
- (b) the number of healthcare centres sponsored by Central Government and State Government;
- (c) the details of the staff, doctors and nurses at all the healthcare centres, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has plans to set up more healthcare centres in Assam particularly in Dhubri and Goalpara districts;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINSTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARTI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) As per the latest available Rural Health Statistics (RHS 2021-22), The distribution of tier-wise healthcare facilities in the State of Assam including the districts of 'Dhubri' and 'Goalpara' are as follow:
- (b) All the healthcare centres mentioned above are jointly supported by the central as well as the State Government through the National Health Mission (NHM) in a proportion of 90 (GOI share): 10 (State share). In addition to these health centres, AIIMS Guwahati has been established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, which is entirely

| State/District   |   DH |   SDH |   CHC |   PHC |   SC |
|------------------|------|-------|-------|-------|------|
| Assam            |   25 |    14 |   201 |  1010 | 4701 |
| Dhubri           |    1 |     1 |     7 |    34 |  192 |
| Goalpara         |    1 |     0 |     7 |    37 |  155 |

sponsored by the Central Government. At present there are 12 functional Medical Colleges in the State of Assam. Out of which 6 Medical Colleges are constructed with the partial financial assistance from the Govt. of India.

(c) The details of staff, doctors, and nurses at all the healthcare centers, district wise is given at Annexure-I

(d) to (f) The health centers are established as per the population norms, defined under the Indian Public Health Standards. States are to conduct the assessment of their districts as per the IPHS norms, and if the gaps are identified, the State may propose for additional facilities in the subsequent Program Implementation Plan, which is appraised from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

In addition, States are progressively operationalising all primary healthcare centres into Ayushman Arogya Mandir by placing CHOs and Medical Officers at these centres.

## ANNEXURE - I

| S. No.   | District             |   Doctors |   Nurses |   Para Medical |   Programme Management |   Grand Total |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|----------|----------------|------------------------|---------------|
| 1.       | Baksa and Tamulpur # |        91 |      271 |            133 |                    107 |           602 |
| 2.       | Barpeta and Bajali#  |       113 |      500 |            249 |                    100 |           962 |
| 3.       | Biswanath            |        54 |      252 |             62 |                     49 |           417 |
| 4.       | Bongaigaon           |        61 |      188 |            112 |                    108 |           469 |
| 5.       | Cachar               |        70 |      539 |            136 |                    149 |           894 |
| 6.       | Charaideo            |        34 |      162 |             58 |                     42 |           296 |
| 7.       | Chirang              |        40 |      174 |             77 |                     71 |           362 |
| 8.       | Darrang              |        72 |      357 |            162 |                    170 |           761 |
| 9.       | Dhemaji              |        53 |      234 |            120 |                     77 |           484 |
| 10.      | Dhubri               |        91 |      383 |            156 |                     95 |           725 |
| 11.      | Dibrugarh            |        74 |      375 |            201 |                    127 |           777 |
| 12.      | Dima Hasao           |        29 |      146 |             45 |                     44 |           264 |
| 13.      | Goalpara             |        80 |      323 |            184 |                    163 |           750 |
| 14.      | Golaghat             |        89 |      374 |            125 |                    141 |           729 |
| 15.      | Hailakandi           |        43 |      199 |            116 |                     71 |           429 |
| 16.      | Hojai                |        36 |      117 |             55 |                     44 |           252 |
| 17.      | Jorhat               |        73 |      287 |            149 |                     88 |           597 |
| 18.      | Kamrup Metro         |        81 |      556 |            131 |                    110 |           878 |
| 19.      | Kamrup Rural         |       193 |      500 |            337 |                    129 |          1159 |
| 20.      | Karbi Anglong        |        56 |      187 |             74 |                     78 |           395 |
| 21.      | Karimganj            |        80 |      315 |             98 |                    106 |           599 |
| 22.      | Kokrajhar            |        91 |      341 |             99 |                     91 |           622 |
| 23.      | Lakhimpur            |        58 |      358 |            160 |                    153 |           729 |
| 24.      | Majuli               |        16 |       94 |             48 |                     23 |           181 |
| 25.      | Morigaon             |        60 |      287 |            137 |                     80 |           564 |
| 26.      | Nagaon               |       142 |      477 |            224 |                    206 |          1049 |
| 27.      | Nalbari              |        90 |      350 |            160 |                     75 |           675 |
| 28.      | Sivasagar            |        48 |      333 |            116 |                     98 |           595 |
| 29.      | Sonitpur             |        57 |      288 |            124 |                     91 |           560 |
| 30.      | South Salmara        |        29 |       71 |             59 |                     28 |           187 |
| 31.      | Tinsukia             |        70 |      288 |            120 |                    126 |           604 |
| 32.      | Udalguri             |        72 |      271 |            128 |                    106 |           577 |
| 33.      | West Karbi Anglong   |        30 |       98 |             48 |                     46 |           222 |
| Grand    | Total                |      2276 |     9695 |           4203 |                   3192 |         19366 |

# Bajali and Tamulpur are newly created districts.