Lok Sabha Question No. 4451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Alzheimer and Dementia Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), VINCENT H PALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4451 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## ALZHEIMER AND DEMENT IA DISEASES

## 4451. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

(a) whether the number of people suffering from alzheimer, dementia and related elderly di is on the rise in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor during each of the last three years and current year, State/UT - wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  any  scheme/programme  to  address  the  healt related problems of elderly people including those suffering from afor esaid diseases and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  research  institutes  for  the  said  diseases  at hospitals under the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) and if so, the details thereof, funds allocated/released/utilized for National Mental Health Programme ( and NPHCE during the last three years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a)& (b): The data regarding number of persons suffering from Alzheimer, Dementia and related  elderly  diseases  is  not  maintained  centrally.  However,  as  per  Dementia  India  R 2010  brought  out  by  Alzheimer's  and  Related Disorders Society of  India (ARDSI), in  India there  were  over  3.7  million  persons  estimated  with  dementia  (2.1  million  women  and million men). A major proportion of these patients suffer from Alzheimer disease.

(c ) & (d): With the objective to ad dress the health related problems of the elderly people, th Ministry of Health & Family Welfare had launched the National Programme for Health Care o the  Elderly  (NPHCE)  during  2010 - 11  with  a  view  to  provide  separate  and  specialized comprehensive health care to the senior citizens at various levels of state health care de system including outreach services.

A total no. of 227 districts have been approved for implementation of NPHCE upto financial year 2015 - 16.  In addition to this, 15 out of 20 identified Medical Institutions have been funded for development of Regional Geriatric Centres (RGCs) under tertiary care activit the  programme.  Besides,  02  National  Centres  of  Ageing  (NCAs),  within  the  premises  of India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and Madras Medical College (MMC), Chennai, have been approved to be set - up during the remaining period of 12 th Five year Plan. The  details  of  the  fund  released  to  States/UTs  under  NPHCE  and  National  Mental  Heal Programme (NMHP ) are at Annexure .

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## Annexure

## Details of Release and Expenditure of funds during the last three years under Nation Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE)

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Year      |   Released | Expenditure   |
|-----------|------------|---------------|
| 2013- 14  |     115.91 | 2399.93#      |
| 2014- 15  |    2295.22 | 2155.79#      |
| 2015- 16* |   37900    | 1089.46#      |

- #  Expenditure  incurred  from  release  of  current  financial  year  and  unspent  balance  of financial years.
* The funds for National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly is a part of the NCD Flexible Pool under the National Health Mission for which total allocation for 2015 - 16  was  Rs.  554.50 crores.

## Details of funds allocated and released during the last three years under National Men Health Programme (NMHP)

(Rs. in Cror es)

| Year       | Allocation   | Expenditure   |
|------------|--------------|---------------|
| 2013- 14   | 130          | 74.34         |
| 2014- 15   | 268.28       | 61.56         |
| 2015- 16 $ | $            | 35 @          |

$ District level activities under the National Mental Health Programme along with the Programme for Healthcare of the Elderly, National Programme for Control of Blindness, National Tobacco  Control  Programme  and  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer Diabetes,  Cardiovascular  Disease  and  Stroke  are  a  part  of  the  NCD  Flexible  Pool  unde National Health Mission for which total all ocation for 2015 - 6 was Rs. 554.50 crores. Funds for implementation for the district level activities under NMHP from the year 2015 - 16 onwards are being released as part of the funds for NCD Flexible Pool.

Separately, a budget provision of Rs. 35 crores has been made for implementation of tertiary level activities under the National Mental Health Programme in the year 2015 - 16.

- @ Expenditure made on various tertiary level activities under the NMHP

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