Lok Sabha Question No. 1024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Eradication of Chronic Endemic Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1024 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th JULY, 2025

## ERADICATION OF CHRONIC ENDEMIC DISEASES

## 1024. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the details of major health projects/special programmes launched/being implemented by the Government in the country particularly in Bihar during the last five years;
- (b) the cost likely to be incurred on the said projects along with the time by which the said projects are likely to be completed;
- (c) whether the Government has identified any area where specific programmes are required for eradication of chronic endemic diseases in the country including the said state and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the current status along with the details of the said projects being implemented in the aspirational districts of the country including the said State; and
- (e) the appropriate steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for further progress of the said projects?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Public Health and Hospital is a State subject. Under National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems upto District Hospitals based on the requirements posed by States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall Resource Envelope. Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources. All details of health projects launched, cost incurred, specific programme for eradication of chronic endemic diseases to all States/UTs including Bihar is accessible and can be downloaded from the link https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=1377&lid=744.

The Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) with an outlay of Rs.64,180 crore aims to support for infrastructure development in the country including aspirational districts for Sub-Health Centres, Urban Health and Wellness Centres, Support for Block Public Health Units, Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHL) and Critical Care Blocks (CCB). A total of 744 IPHL and 621 CCB

are approved in the country including 38 IPHL and 38 CCB in Bihar.

The XV-Finance Commission has recommended grants aggregating to Rs.70,051 crore over the period of five years (2021-2026) through Local Governments to strengthen the healthcare system in states. A total of 605 building less Community Health Centre (CHC) are approved in the country including 103 CHC in Bihar.

The National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) administers an umbrella programme, namely, National Vector Borne Disease Control programme (NVBDCP) for prevention and control of six vector borne diseases (VBDs) namely Malaria, Kala-azar, Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue, Chikungunya and Lymphatic Filariasis in States/UTs including Bihar wherever these diseases are endemic.

Bihar state is endemic for Kala Azar (KA) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF). In Bihar, KA is endemic in 485 blocks of 33 districts. All 633 KA endemic blocks have already achieved the elimination target in 2023.

Lymphatic Filariasis is endemic in 345 districts in the country across 20 states and UTs including Bihar. India has taken several measures in the recent past for accelerating the progress towards the goal of elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis with the launch of Enhanced five -pronged strategy for the elimination of LF and one of the important strategies is on a mission mode namely pan India Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign, twice a year on 10 th February and 10 th August covering 159 LF endemic districts.

The implementation, progress and performance of various health programmes are regularly assessed through review meetings, field visits as well as 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 Arogya Mandir (AAM) portal and Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) portal.

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