Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Establishment of IPHL under PM-ABHIM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 494* TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH MARCH, 2026

## ESTABLISHMENT OFIPHLUNDER PM-ABHIM

## *494. DR. C M RAMESH:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that one of the components of the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission is the establishment of District Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) in each district of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that the Government has provided Rs. 1023 crore for
- establishment of additional 13 Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) due to the reorganization of districts in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether there is a proposal to open IPHLs in Anakapalli in the said State for the
- benefit of poor people, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 494* FOR 27 TH MARCH, 2026

(a) to (c) The Pradhan Mantri -Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in the Year 2021, with an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crore for FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, aims to address the critical gaps in primary healthcare, diagnostics, surveillance, and critical care services across rural and urban areas by providing a continuum of care at all levels, namely primary, secondary, and tertiary, by preparing the health care systems to respond effectively to pandemics and disasters.

Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) component of the scheme, financial support is provided for construction of Building less Ayushman Arogya Mandirs - Sub Health Centres (AAM-SHCs), Urban AAMs, Block Public Health Units (BPHUs), Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) and Critical Care Blocks (CCBs).

The details of approvals accorded for IPHL under the CSS component, along with the number of units sanctioned for all States/UTs, including Andhra Pradesh, under PM-ABHIM for the five-year period from FY 2021 -22 to FY 2025 -26, are provided at Annexure .

As per the information provided by the State of Andhra Pradesh, an approval of Rs.16.25 Cr is accorded at Rs.1.25 Cr per IPHL towards establishment of 13 additional IPHLs (apart from 13 IPHLs approved earlier) due to the reorganization of districts in Andhra Pradesh.

An IPHL has already been approved in Anakapalli District Hospital (DH), under PM-ABHIM to strengthen public health infrastructure and provide improved diagnostic services to the local population, including the poor.

ANNEXURE State/UT-wise details of Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs) approved under PM-ABHIM for FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26

| S. No.   | State / UT        |   Units Approved |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1        | A&NIslands        |                3 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |               26 |
| 3        | Bihar             |               38 |
| 4        | Chandigarh        |                1 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |               28 |
| 6        | DNH& DD           |                3 |
| 7        | Delhi             |               11 |
| 8        | Goa               |                2 |
| 9        | Haryana           |               22 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    |               20 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |               31 |
| 12       | Ladakh            |                2 |
| 13       | Lakshadweep       |                1 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |               55 |
| 15       | Manipur           |               15 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |               10 |
| 17       | Nagaland          |               11 |
| 18       | Puducherry        |                4 |
| 19       | Punjab            |               22 |
| 20       | Rajasthan         |               33 |
| 21       | Sikkim            |                3 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        |               38 |
| 23       | Telangana         |               33 |
| 24       | Tripura           |                7 |
| 25       | Maharashtra       |               36 |
| 26       | Himachal Pradesh  |               12 |
| 27       | Mizoram           |               10 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |               75 |
| 29       | Kerala            |               14 |
| 30       | Gujarat           |               33 |
| 31       | West Bengal       |               23 |
| 32       | Odisha            |               30 |
| 33       | Jharkhand         |               24 |
| 34       | Assam             |               33 |
| 35       | Arunachal Pradesh |               22 |
| 36       | Uttarakhand       |               13 |
|          | Total             |              744 |