Lok Sabha Question No. 3239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Foreign Financial Assistance
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## FOREIGN FINANCIAL AS SISTANCE

## 3239. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  seek  the  assistance  of  World  Health  Organisat , World Bank and other international financial agencies for improving the quality of hea services and upgradation of the hospitals across the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the names of the States/UTs seeking foreign financial assistance through Government from foreign financial institutions during each of the last three years and the current year?

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

(a) to (c): The Government receives assistance from various foreign agencies, includin World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), The Global Fund to Fight Aid Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) and World Health Organization (WHO), among others, for improving the quality of healthcare services, public health programmes and other health projects. The names of States/UTs seeking foreign financial assistance through Government foreign financial institutions during each of the last three years a nd the current year are annexed.

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| Annexure   | Annexure       | Annexure                                                      |
|------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| SN         | State/UTs      | 2012-2013 Foreign Financial Institutions                      |
| 1          | Karnataka      | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 2          | Rajasthan      | International Development Agency                              |
| 3          | Tamil Nadu     | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 4          | Uttar Pradesh  | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 5          | Bihar          | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 6          | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 7          | Odisha         | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 2013-2014  | 2013-2014      | 2013-2014                                                     |
| 1          | Karnataka      | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 2          | Tamil Nadu     | International Development Agency, World Bank and JICA (Japan) |
| 3          | Uttar Pradesh  | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 4          | Bihar          | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 5          | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 6          | Odisha         | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 7.         | Uttarakahnd    | World Bank (project posed to World Bank on 08-10-2013)        |
| 2014-2015  | 2014-2015      | 2014-2015                                                     |
| 1          | Karnataka      | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 2          | Nagaland       | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 3          | Tamil Nadu     | International Development Agency, World Bank, JICA            |
| 4          | Uttar Pradesh  | World Bank                                                    |
| 5          | Bihar          | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 6          | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 7          | Odisha         | Govt. of United Kingdom                                       |
| 8.         | Nagaland       | World Bank (project posed to World Bank on 11-06-2014)        |
| 2015-2016  | 2015-2016      | 2015-2016                                                     |
| 1          | Karnataka      | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 2          | Nagaland       | International Development Agency, World Bank                  |
| 3          | Tamil Nadu     | International Development Agency, World Bank, JICA            |
| 4          | Uttar Pradesh  | World Bank                                                    |
| 5          | Uttarakhand    | World Bank                                                    |