Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Respiratory Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 191 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH MAY, 2016 RESPIRATORY DISEASES

## †*191. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a)  whether  respiratory  ailments  are  on  the  rise  in  the  country,  if  so, thereof and the reasons therefor, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) the number of cases of respiratory ailments reported during the las t three years, State/UT - wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study/survey  to  assess respiratory health status of people, if so, the details thereof and the outco and
- (d) the preventive measures taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA TH

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 191 * FOR 06 MAY, 2016

(a) to (d) There is a slight increase in the cases of the Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) as reported by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI). The detail of  thecases  reported  due  to  ARI  during 2013,  2014  and  2015  are  placed  at Annexure.

No Nationwide survey has been conducted to assess the respiratory health sta the people. As per a survey conducted by Vallabbhai Patel Chest Institute, D 2006, which covered 5900 adults belonging to urban, rural and slum population in Delhi , 11.69% were found to be suffering from Rhinits and 11.03% from Asthma

The measures being taken to prevent respiratory ailments include the followin

1. Government  has  taken  various  measures  to  control  environ mental pollution including tightening of vehicular and industrial norms, promotion of c technologies,  strengthening  of  network  of  air  quality  monitoring  sta promoting public awareness etc.
2. Under  the  Integrated  Disease  Surveillance  Programme,  th e  Districts  and States have been strengthened by providing manpower, training of ident Rapid Response Team (RRT) members for outbreak investigations, strengthening  of  laboratories  for  detection  of  epidemic  prone  dis including acute respiratory in fections.
3. Under Reproductive and Child Health Programme, prevention and treatmen of  acute  respiratory  infection  including  pneumonia  is  being  addresse priority basis.
4. For  prevention  and  control  of  Tuberculosis,  Revised  National  Tubercul Control  Pro gramme  (RNTCP)  is  being  implemented  under  National  Health Mission (NHM).

Annexure State/UT - wiseCasesdue to Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) reported during the years 2013 -2015

| S.No.   | State /U.T        | 2013     | 2014 (Provisional)   | 2015 (Provisional)   |
|---------|-------------------|----------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No.   | State /U.T        | Cases    | Cases                | Cases                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 3110536  | 2413509              | 2096497              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 46643    | 17887                | 10910                |
| 3       | Assam             | 145047   | 68334                | 20456                |
| 4       | Bihar             | 1758655  | 1488744              | 1184411              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 287771   | 363570               | 375805               |
| 6       | Goa               | 59590    | 67720                | 60998                |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 1041042  | 1249351              | 1369389              |
| 8       | Haryana           | 1003454  | 1123370              | 1164780              |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1631779  | 1523572              | 1591505              |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 789714   | 746222               | 762025               |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 238206   | 224576               | 201591               |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 1577354  | 2213159              | 2118979              |
| 13      | Kerala            | 6233391  | 6042825              | 5879901              |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1276515  | 1529711              | 1702426              |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 896949   | 1146185              | 1537325              |
| 16      | Manipur           | 31468    | 33470                | 37477                |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 329019   | 375220               | 169854               |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 33807    | 28790                | 33169                |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 37664    | 38312                | 22529                |
| 20      | Odisha            | 1599506  | 2125240              | 2127921              |
| 21      | Punjab            | 692618   | 638908               | 612122               |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 2515972  | 3038583              | 2822582              |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 93726    | 83893                | 53220                |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 1944280  | 1904592              | 1962629              |
| 25      | Telangana         | NA       | NA                   | 1137894              |
| 26      | Tripura           | 158988   | 154227               | 145522               |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 185034   | 211385               | 253292               |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1720714  | 1627509              | 1772916              |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 2514606  | 2831623              | 2991474              |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 58307    | 61716                | 44465                |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 100541   | 109081               | 127479               |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      | 96346    | 102487               | 61639                |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 48603    | 60571                | 56483                |
| 34      | Delhi             | 390170   | 369406               | 307597               |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 43944    | 49807                | 37297                |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 731148   | 772188               | 795892               |
| Total   |                   | 33423107 | 34835743             | 35650451             |

Source:

Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of States/UTs

## Note:

1. NA  stands for Not Available
2. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014 Onwards.