Lok Sabha Question No. 3357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Blood Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, K. KAMARAAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## BLOOD BANKS

## 3357. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL : SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: DR. K. KAMARAJ:

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

(a) the number of blood banks in the Government and private sector, separately along with the districts not having blood anks in the country, State/UT - wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government proposesto  set  up  new  blood  banks,  particularly  in districts which do not have one and also along highways for timely medical care and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;

(c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the States/UTs inthi  regard, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to monitor t he quality of blood collected through blood banks in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK )

- (a): As per information submitted by DCG(I), the number of blood banks in public an private sector in the country, State/UT - wise; is at Annexure -I and districts not having blood banks in the country, State/UT - wise  is at Annexure -II.
- (b)& (c): As  per  norms  of  National  Blood  Transfusion  Council,  every  district  shoul have at least one bl ood bank, but clustering of blood banks in urban/ semi urban areas shou be avoided. New Blood Banks need to be set up based on geographic location and populat demand only.

Under National AIDS Control Programme phase IV, recurrent grant is given to b lood banks already licensed and operational and there is no provision of support for set up blood banks.

Public health is a state subject. Under the National Health Mission, support is p to  States/UTs  to  strengthen  their  health  care  system including  systems  for  safe  blood collection,  storage  and  transfusion,  and  establishment  of  new  blood  banks,  based  o proposals received from the states/UTs

Under NHM, for 2015 - 16, proposals were received from the States of Madhya Pradesh and  Assam  req uesting  for  support  for  11  new  blood  banks,  for  which  approval  has  bee accorded as per details at Annexure III.

No proposals have been received regarding set up of blood banks along highways.

(d): Provisions  for  quality  of  blood  collected  through  blood banks  in  the  country  are specified in the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 which are verified through the proces inspections by office of State Drug Controller.

For quality, safety and efficacy of blood and blood components, Government of In supplements  the S tate's  efforts  for  improving  infrastructure,  equipments,  manpower  and capacity building training of blood bank staff.

State Blood Transfusion Councils and State Transfusion Services Core Coordinati Committee are set up in all states to monitor t he Blood Transfusion Services.

Regular monitoring visits are also undertaken by officers of State Blood Transf Council /State AIDS Control Society and National Blood Transfusion Council/National AID Control Organization to oversee functioning of blo od banks in accordance to National Blood Policy, 2002.

## Number of licensed blood bank in India State / UT wise up to Nov. 2015

| S.NO   | NAME OF STATE        | Public including Govt. Blood   | Private including charitable trust   |   TOTAL |
|--------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------|
| 1.     | Andaman & Nicobar    | Banks 02                       | Blood Bank 01                        |      03 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh       | 32                             | 93                                   |     125 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 09                             | 01                                   |      10 |
| 4 *    | Assam                | 37                             | 28                                   |      65 |
| 5 *    | Bihar                | 32                             | 35                                   |      67 |
| 6      | Chandigarh           | 03                             | 01                                   |      04 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh         | 19                             | 30                                   |      49 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | -                              | 01                                   |      01 |
| 9      | Daman & Diu          | 01                             | 01                                   |      02 |
| 10     | NCT of Delhi         | 22                             | 47                                   |      69 |
| 11.    | Goa                  | 03                             | 01                                   |      04 |
| 12     | Gujarat              | 30                             | 106                                  |     136 |
| 13     | Haryana              | 26                             | 50                                   |      76 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh     | 19                             | 03                                   |      22 |
| 15     | Jammu & Kashmir      | 29                             | 04                                   |      33 |
| 16     | Jharkhand            | 26                             | 18                                   |      44 |
| 17     | Karnataka            | 40                             | 153                                  |     193 |
| 18     | Kerala               | 43                             | 140                                  |     183 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep          | 01                             | 00                                   |      01 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh       | 54                             | 90                                   |     144 |
| 21     | Maharashtra          | 74                             | 236                                  |     310 |
| 22     | Manipur              | 04                             | 01                                   |      05 |
| 23     | Meghalaya            | 05                             | 02                                   |      07 |
| 24     | Mizoram              | 08                             | 02                                   |      10 |
| 25 *   | Nagaland             | 05                             | -                                    |      05 |
| 26 *   | Odisha               | 63                             | 20                                   |      83 |
| 27     | Pondicherry          | 03                             | 10                                   |      13 |
| 28 *   | Punjab               | 48                             | 53                                   |     101 |
| 29 *   | Rajasthan            | 48                             | 54                                   |     102 |
| 30     | Sikkim               | 02                             | 01                                   |      03 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu           | 102                            | 198                                  |     300 |
| 32 *   | Telangana            | 27                             | 113                                  |     140 |
| 33     | Tripura              | 06                             | 02                                   |      08 |
| 34 *   | Uttar Pradesh        | 100                            | 142                                  |     242 |
| 35     | Uttarkhand           | 20                             | 08                                   |      28 |
| 36     | West Bengal          | 81                             | 39                                   |     120 |
|        | Total                | 1024                           | 1684                                 |    2708 |

*Data up to Feb.-2015

Districts without blood bank in India State / UT wise

|   S.No | District               |
|--------|------------------------|
|      1 | Chatra                 |
|      2 | Pakur                  |
|      3 | Godda                  |
|      4 | Jamtara                |
|      5 | Khunti                 |
|      6 | Ramgarh                |
|      7 | Seraikela-Kharsawan    |
|      8 | Bageswar               |
|      9 | Rudraprayag            |
|     10 | Tehri                  |
|     11 | Champawat              |
|     12 | Anoopur                |
|     13 | Agar                   |
|     14 | Baksa                  |
|     15 | Udalguri               |
|     16 | Chirang                |
|     17 | Kamrup                 |
|     18 | Senapati               |
|     19 | Bishnupur              |
|     20 | Ukhrul                 |
|     21 | Chandel                |
|     22 | Tamenglong             |
|     23 | West Khasi Hills       |
|     24 | South West Khasi Hills |
|     25 | East Jaintia Hills     |
|     26 | Ri Bhoi                |
|     27 | East Garo Hills        |
|     28 | South West Garo Hills  |
|     29 | North Garo Hills       |
|     30 | South Garo Hills       |
|     31 | West Kameng            |
|     32 | Kurung Kumey           |
|     33 | Dibang Valley          |

|   34 |                      | Anjaw                                    |
|------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|   35 |                      | Tirap                                    |
|   36 | Nagaland (3)         | Peren                                    |
|   37 |                      | Kiphire                                  |
|   38 |                      | Longlen                                  |
|   39 | Sikkim (2)           | West Sikkim                              |
|   40 |                      | North Sikkim                             |
|   41 | Tripura (3)          | Sepahijala                               |
|   42 |                      | Khowai                                   |
|   43 |                      | South Tripura                            |
|   44 | Bihar (6)            | Sadar Hospital, Arwal                    |
|   45 |                      | Sadar Hospital,Araria                    |
|   46 |                      | Sadar Hospital Banka                     |
|   47 |                      | Sadar Hospital Supaul                    |
|   48 |                      | Sadar Hospital Sheohar                   |
|   49 |                      | Sadar Hospital Motihari (East Champaran) |
|   50 | Chattisgarh (13)     | Jashpur                                  |
|   51 |                      | Janjgir                                  |
|   52 |                      | Gariyaband                               |
|   53 |                      | Balod                                    |
|   54 |                      | Bemetara                                 |
|   55 |                      | Surajpur                                 |
|   56 |                      | Balrampur                                |
|   57 |                      | Mungeli                                  |
|   58 |                      | Bijapur                                  |
|   59 |                      | Kondagaon                                |
|   60 |                      | Narayanpur                               |
|   61 |                      | Sukma                                    |
|   62 |                      | Baloda Bazar                             |
|   63 | Gujarat (1)          | Dang                                     |
|   64 | Himachal Pradesh (1) | Lahaul & Spiti                           |

| State          | District   | Amount in Lakhs                            |
|----------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Annoopur   | Rs. 75.42 Lakhs (for Blood Bank equipment) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Agar       | Rs. 75.42 Lakhs (for Blood Bank equipment) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Rewa       | Rs. 75.42 Lakhs (for Blood Bank equipment) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore     | Rs. 75.42 Lakhs (for Blood Bank equipment) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Singroli   | Rs. 75.42 Lakhs (for Blood Bank equipment) |
| Assam          | Baxa       | infrastructure                             |
| Assam          | Chirang    | infrastructure                             |
| Assam          | Udalgiri   | infrastructure                             |
| Assam          | Cachar     | infrastructure                             |
| Assam          | Kamrupural | infrastructure                             |

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