Lok Sabha Question No. 2228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Status of Healthcare Infrastructure in India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## STATUS OFHEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA

## 2228. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the current status of healthcare infrastructure in the country, particularly the availability of hospital beds as of July 2025, State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve healthcare under various schemes such as the National Health Mission and Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission and related schemes, particularly in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated specially for improving health infrastructure in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts; and
- (d) the details of Health and Wellness centres established in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs), Block Public Health Centres (BPHCs) in the said districts?

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

(a) to (d): As per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS 2022) recommend provision of 1 bed per 1000 population. As per IPHS norms, Ayushman Arogya Mandir- Primary Health Centre (AAM-PHC) with 6 indoor/ observation beds is to be established to cover 20,000 to 30,000 population, Community Health Centres (CHCs) with 30 beds to cover population of 80,0001,20,000, Sub-District Hospitals with 31-100 beds to cover population of 1,00,000 - 5,00,000 and District Hospital with 101-500 beds to cover population upto 30,00,000.

Health Dynamics of India (HDI) 2022-23 (Infrastructure & Human Resources), formerly known as Rural Health Statistics, based on Health care administrative data reported by States/UTs states that there were 8,18,661 beds at PHC, CHC, Sub District Hospital, District Hospital and Medical Colleges in India as on 31.03.2023.

The State/Union Territories (UTs) wise details of beds available is provided as Annexure.

It is primary responsibility of the State/Union Territories(UTs) to make efforts for increasing bed strength in the hospitals under their jurisdiction in accordance with requirement and fund availability. However, the Central Government provides assistance to the State/UT Governments in their efforts to provide better health care facilities to people through various schemes. The details of the schemes are as under:

-  National Health Mission (NHM): 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 proposal in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources.

Details of funds approved during the current FY 2025-26 & for the last two FYs i.e 2024-25 & 2023-24 for development of building infrastructure under NHM is as under:

(in Rs. Lakhs)

|   Sl. No | State/ UT   |   2025-26 | 2024-25   | 2023-24   |
|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | West Bengal |   20223.8 | 8,735.08  | 10,840.43 |

The details of health projects approved for the State of West Bengal including districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong since 2019 are available in public domain at:

https://nhm.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=62&lid=75

-  PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM): is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS) which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crores for the scheme period (2021-22 to 2025-26). Administrative approvals have been accorded to States/UTs for FY 2021-26 for an amount of Rs. 33,081.82 Crore for construction/strengthening of 10609 Building less-AAMs, 5456 Urban-AAMs, 2151 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs), 744 Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs) at District level and 621 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs).

Under the CSS Component of PM-ABHIM, administrative approvals have been accorded to the State of West Bengal for an amount of Rs.1309.32 Crores, for construction/strengthening of 385 Building-less Sub-Health Centers (SHC), 204 Urban-Ayushman Arogya Mandir (UAAM), 23 Integrated Public Health Lab (IPHL) and 22 Critical Care Blocks(CCBs) during the scheme period of FY 2021-22 to 2025-26.

In the district of Darjeeling, 9 Buildingless Sub Centre AAMs for Rs. 4.99 crores, 1 IPHL for Rs. 1.25 crores and 1 CCB for Rs. 23.75 crores have been approved. Whereas in Kalimpong district, 1 IPHL of Rs. 1.25 crores have been approved.

-  15th Finance Commission (FC-XV): The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV) has recommended grants through local governments for specific components of the heath sector to the tune of Rs.70,051 crore. Under Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) Health Grants, for the State of West Bengal, Rs.4318.63 Crore has been approved for the period of 5 year from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, for establishment/ strengthening of 1551 Building less SHCs, 80 Building less PHCs, 7 Building less CHCs, 341 Block Public Health Units, and 1584 UrbanAAMs.

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## Annexure

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           | (As on 31st March 2023)   | (As on 31st March 2023)   | (As on 31st March 2023)              | (As on 31st March 2023)   | (As on 31st March 2023)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           | PHC                       | CHC                       | SUB DISTRICT/ SUB DIVISIONALHOSPITAL | DISTRICT HOSPITAL         | MEDICAL COLLEGE           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 8712                      | 6400                      | 5400                                 | 2600                      | 12583                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 397                       | 594                       | N App                                | 1151                      | 350                       |
| 3         | Assam                              | 3166                      | 6218                      | 844                                  | 3677                      | 9343                      |
| 4         | Bihar                              | 5596                      | 8039                      | 2459                                 | 4575                      | 7251                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       | 5015                      | 6726                      | 629                                  | 3542                      | 4458                      |
| 6         | Goa                                | 183                       | 210                       | 253                                  | 600                       | 1342                      |
| 7         | Gujarat                            | 9422                      | 11167                     | 4492                                 | 3257                      | 17899                     |
| 8         | Haryana                            | 2183                      | 3079                      | 1581                                 | 3647                      | 3660                      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1005                      | 969                       | 3665                                 | 1924                      | 2632                      |
| 10        | Jharkhand                          | 1229                      | 3647                      | 534                                  | 3215                      | 2900                      |
| 11        | Karnataka                          | 15112                     | 6500                      | 14530                                | 6174                      | 13712                     |
| 12        | Kerala                             | 5727                      | 6371                      | 8347                                 | 15113                     | 7175                      |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 8640                      | 10590                     | 9721                                 | 16650                     | 5850                      |
| 14        | Maharashtra                        | 18276                     | 15004                     | 7903                                 | 4108                      | 16998                     |
| 15        | Manipur                            | 420                       | 365                       | 10                                   | 551                       | 1449                      |
| 16        | Meghalaya                          | 1127                      | 867                       | 40                                   | 1960                      | 594                       |
| 17        | Mizoram                            | 655                       | 240                       | 70                                   | 903                       | 500                       |
| 18        | Nagaland                           | 706                       | 325                       | N App                                | 1017                      | N App                     |
| 19        | Odisha                             | 1501                      | 6290                      | 1946                                 | 7288                      | 9291                      |
| 20        | Punjab                             | 1688                      | 3711                      | 2509                                 | 3931                      | 3160                      |
| 21        | Rajasthan                          | 13866                     | 23820                     | 2500                                 | 9474                      | 17131                     |
| 22        | Sikkim                             | 257                       | 28                        | N App                                | 400                       | N App                     |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                         | 10025                     | 12582                     | 21978                                | 7695                      | 29888                     |
| 24        | Telangana                          | 4662                      | 3320                      | 5400                                 | 2270                      | 5960                      |
| 25        | Tripura                            | 918                       | 630                       | 900                                  | 1260                      | 727                       |
| 26        | Uttarakhand                        | 2111                      | 1699                      | 2035                                 | 1511                      | 1850                      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                      | 13548                     | 26157                     | N App                                | 22812                     | 14726                     |
| 28        | West Bengal                        | 7640                      | 11205                     | 13110                                | 7599                      | 25086                     |
| 29        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 230                       | 210                       | N App                                | 220                       | 700                       |
| 30        | Chandigarh                         | 23                        | 120                       | 100                                  | 527                       | 3096                      |
| 31        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 177                       | 132                       | 100                                  | 240                       | 589                       |
| 32        | Delhi                              | 12                        | N App                     | 431                                  | 9789                      | 12060                     |
| 33        | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 3955                      | 2769                      | N App                                | 1862                      | 5420                      |
| 34        | Ladakh                             | 320                       | 190                       | N App                                | 370                       | N App                     |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        | 40                        | 90                        | 70                                   | 50                        | N App                     |
| 36        | Puducherry                         | 185                       | 120                       | N App                                | 1853                      | 2794                      |
|           | All India/Total                    | 148729                    | 180384                    | 111557                               | 153815                    | 224176                    |

Note: N App - Not Applicable