Lok Sabha Question No. 3293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: National De-worming Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL DE - WORMING PROGRAMME

## 3293. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  de - worming  project  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned, released and utilised thereunder during the last three years and the current year, State/UT -wise;
- (b) the time by which the goals under the said project are proposed to be achieved; and
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government to supplement the above mentioned project?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) : Yes, Government of India had launched National Deworming Day on 10 February,2015 in 11 States/UT of India, namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Haryan Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.

A total of 8.98 crore children between ages of 1 -19 years received deworming tablet (Albendazole)  through  the  platform  of  schools  and  anganwadi  centres  during  the  Natio Deworming Day wit h 85 percent coverage.

A  total  of Rs  38.37  crore  and  Rs  49.29  crore were allocated  to  States  and  UTs  for procurement  of  Albendazole  tablets  for  FY  2014 - 15  and  2015 - 16  respectively.  The  State/UT wise details are annexed.

- (b) : The expected goal is to m aintain coverage of more than 75% of school children with Albendazole, till Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) ceases to become public health problem.
- (c) : The  de - worming  program  is  accompanied  by  awareness  generation  activities,  like Information, Educatio n and Communication (IEC) strategies focusing on sanitation, hygiene an use of clean drinking water etc., besides administration of deworming drug.

………..

## Annexure (Rs in Lakh)

| S.No.   | States/UTs                | 2014-15   |   2015-16 |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.13      |      1.13 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 150       |    187.31 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 52.63     |      4.56 |
| 4       | Assam                     | 151       |    276.2  |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 540.76    |   1230.45 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                | 0         |      0    |
| 7       | Chattisgarh               | 140.4     |     55.63 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 4.77      |      0    |
| 9       | Daman & Diu               | 0.64      |      0.9  |
| 10      | Delhi                     | 32.25     |      0    |
| 11      | Goa                       | 10.15     |     14.12 |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 166.23    |    350.36 |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 113.38    |     78.97 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 9.48      |     44.03 |
| 15      | Jammu Kashmir             | 51.81     |      0    |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | 207.43    |    295.72 |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 287.98    |    215.3  |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 210.88    |     30    |
| 19      | Lakshadweep               | 0.68      |      0.74 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            | 262.97    |     70.76 |
| 21      | Maharashtra               | 92.27     |    433.85 |
| 22      | Manipur                   | 19.68     |      0    |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 | 22.65     |      7.34 |
| 24      | Mizoram                   | 25.94     |      6.21 |
| 25      | Nagaland                  | 9         |      1.33 |
| 26      | Odisha                    | 139.8     |      0    |
| 27      | Puducherry                | 6.83      |      6.83 |
| 28      | Punjab                    | 27.28     |     47.85 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 | 77.03     |    298.26 |
| 30      | Sikkim                    | 5.15      |      4.85 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                | 107.04    |      0    |
| 32      | Telangana                 | NA        |     85.37 |
| 33      | Tripura                   | 25.56     |     25.78 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh             | 748.42    |    851.19 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand               | 38.24     |     62.67 |
| 36      | West bengal               | 97.6      |    241.67 |
|         | TOTAL                     | 3837.06   |   4929.38 |