Lok Sabha Question No. 2519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Status of Public Health Infrastructure
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026

## STATUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

## 2519. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) the present status of public health infrastructure in the country, including hospitals, primary health centres and specialised medical facilities;
- (b) the measures taken by the Government to ensure access to affordable, quality healthcare and timely delivery of services under schemes such as Ayushman Bharat and other Central health programmes;
- (c) the steps being implemented by the Government to strengthen disease prevention, vaccination coverage, maternal and child health and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases;
- (d) whether any initiatives have been undertaken by the Government to promote health awareness, medical research, digital health platforms and telemedicine services, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the mechanisms put in place to monitor service delivery, ensure accountability and address grievances of patients and healthcare providers in the country; and
- (f) the additional policy, financial and institutional measures proposed by the Government to further improve healthcare access, quality, workforce development and public health outcomes nationwide?

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

(a) to (f): The details regarding hospitals, primary health centres and specialised medical facilities across the country can be accessed at the following link of HDI 2022-23:

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system including expansion of infrastructure and provisions for specialists posts, 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. The details are available in public domain at:

https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=1377&lid=744

As updated by the States/UTs in AAM portal, a total of 1,82,944 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have been established and operationalized as on 31.12.2025. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), erstwhile Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), have been established by upgrading existing Sub-Health Centres (SHC) and Primary Health Centres (PHC) in rural and urban areas to deliver 12 package of basic healthcare services. These primarily health services include Reproductive and Child Health (RMNCHA+N) services, Communicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) (screening and management for NCDs such as Hypertension, Diabetes and 3 common cancers of Oral, Breast and Cervix) and incrementally adding other services for mental health, ENT, Ophthalmology, oral health, geriatric and palliative health care and trauma care etc.

Various other initiatives carried out under NHM for improving timely access to quality care for all citizens to the people residing in remote and underserved area of the country are National Ambulance Services (NAS), Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) , ASHAs, 24 x 7 Services and First Referral facilities, Prime Minister's National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) , Free Diagnostics Service Initiative and Free Drugs Service Initiative, various activities under Reproductive & Child Health, Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (PMTBMBA) and Universal Immunization programme & Telemedicine are also being implemented with NHM support to improve healthcare access particularly in rural areas. These are the major initiatives to increase access to quality health care in rural areas.

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to approximately 55 Cr beneficiaries corresponding to 12.34 Crore families constituting the bottom 40% of India's population.

Further, the major initiatives taken by the Government to improve maternal and child health services includes Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), STOP Diarrhoea campaign, Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB), Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), Universal Immunization Programme, UWIN, Mission Indradhanush, etc.

In order to prevent and control various Communicable Diseases various schemes are operated like National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP), National TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (TBMBA), National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP), etc.

Further, to prevent and control various Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) for prevention and control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), and National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), Tele MANAS etc. are in operation.

The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) have been developed by MoHFW for primary and secondary healthcare facilities which provides a set of uniform standards envisaged to improve the quality of health care delivery in the country.

The Government of India has implemented the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) which is a comprehensive framework established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), aimed at ensuring and enhancing the quality of healthcare services provided at public health facilities.

Monitoring under the National Health Mission (NHM) is carried out through a robust, multi-layered framework that includes review of State-wise Key Deliverables against approved targets during NPCC meetings with all States/UTs including Tamil Nadu, regular assessment of performance through the Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF). In addition, annual Common Review Missions (CRMs) provide independent, on-ground assessments of programme implementation, health system strengthening, and progress on key indicators, enabling identification of gaps, course correction, and strengthening of accountability at State and District levels.

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways. Under the ABDM, specific measures have been instituted to ensure data quality, patient consent, and interoperability in the digital health ecosystem

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