Lok Sabha Question No. 3073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-07
Subject: Incentives to Leprosy affected People
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3073**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 7** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Incentives to Leprosy affected People**

**3073. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:**

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

(a) the allocation made and expenditure incurred on leprosy affected persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category for their treatment during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government provides any incentive or other facilities to compensate the loss of wages to leprosy affected persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category who undergo surgery in hospitals under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme

(NLEP); and

(c) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such beneficiaries and the amount provided for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)**

(a):	States/UTs-wise Grant-in-Aid released for leprosy affected persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category during last one year and current year are at **Annexure I and II** . States/UTs-wise separate Grant-in-Aid for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was not released during 2012-13 and 2013-14.

(b) & (c):	Government is providing incentive to compensate loss of wages to all leprosy affected persons undergoing major reconstructive surgery in hospitals under National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP).

Separate record for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes is not maintained centrally because all the leprosy affected persons undergoing major reconstructive surgery in hospitals under NLEP are eligible for incentive.

|                                                                               |                        |             |        |            |       |                |                | **Annexure-I**   |                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------|------------|-------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
| **National Leprosy Eradication Programme**                                    |                        |             |        |            |       |                |                |                  |                |
| **Statement Showing State/UT wise Release for the year 2014-15 (31.03.2015)** |                        |             |        |            |       |                |                |                  |                |
|                                                                               |                        |             |        |            |       | (Rs. in lakhs) | (Rs. in lakhs) | (Rs. in lakhs)   | (Rs. in lakhs) |
| **S.No**                                                                      | **Name of States/UTs** | **General** |        | **SC**     |       | **ST**         |                |                  | **Total**      |
|                                                                               |                        |             |        |            |       |                |                |                  |                |
|                                                                               |                        |             |        |            |       |                |                |                  |                |
| 1                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh         | 138.2       | 138.2  | 39.79      | 39.79 | 21.45          | 21.45          | 21.45            | 199.44         |
| 2                                                                             | Telangana              | 100.56      | 100.56 | 31.93      | 31.93 | 14.51          | 14.51          | 14.51            | 147            |
| 3                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh      | 14.71       | 14.71  | 0.16       | 0.16  | 26.22          | 26.22          | 26.22            | 41.09          |
| 4                                                                             | Assam                  | 60.47       | 60.47  | 5.60       | 5.60  | 9.65           | 9.65           | 9.65             | 75.72          |
| 5                                                                             | Bihar                  | 418.56      | 418.56 | 77.02      | 77.02 | 4.49           | 4.49           | 4.49             | 500.07         |
| 6                                                                             | Chhattisgarh           | 74.66       | 74.66  | 16.47      | 16.47 | 43.87          | 43.87          | 43.87            | 135            |
| 7                                                                             | Goa                    | 4.37        | 4.37   | 0.09       | 0.09  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 4.46           |
| 8                                                                             | Gujarat                | 86.85       | 86.85  | 8.28       | 8.28  | 16.65          | 16.65          | 16.65            | 111.78         |
| 9                                                                             | Haryana                | 46.62       | 46.62  | 11.44      | 11.44 | 0              | 0              | 0                | 58.06          |
| 10                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh       | 23.68       | 23.68  | 8.49       | 8.49  | 1.41           | 1.41           | 1.41             | 33.58          |
| 11                                                                            | Jharkhand              | 90.46       | 90.46  | 18.00      | 18.00 | 41.55          | 41.55          | 41.55            | 150.01         |
| 12                                                                            | Jammu Disivion         | 20.28       | 20.28  | 1.84       | 1.84  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 22.12          |
| 13                                                                            | Kashmir Division       | 18.83       | 18.83  | 1.71       | 1.71  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 20.54          |
| 14                                                                            | Karnataka              | 77.4        | 77.4   | 26.40      | 26.40 | 10.75          | 10.75          | 10.75            | 114.55         |
| 15                                                                            | Kerala                 | 23.04       | 23.04  | 4.23       | 4.23  | 2.75           | 2.75           | 2.75             | 30.02          |
| 16                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh         | 133.15      | 133.15 | 31.69      | 31.69 | 40.95          | 40.95          | 40.95            | 205.79         |
| 17                                                                            | Maharashtra            | 316.3       | 316.3  | 44.11      | 44.11 | 36.96          | 36.96          | 36.96            | 397.37         |
| 18                                                                            | Manipur                | 11.2        | 11.2   | 0.23       | 0.23  | 3.98           | 3.98           | 3.98             | 15.41          |
| 19                                                                            | Meghalaya              | 12.6        | 12.6   | 3.00       | 3.00  | 4.25           | 4.25           | 4.25             | 19.85          |
| 20                                                                            | Mizoram                | 6.15        | 6.15   | 0.02       | 0.02  | 16.35          | 16.35          | 16.35            | 22.52          |
| 21                                                                            | Nagaland               | 2.88        | 2.88   | 2.96       | 2.96  | 25.38          | 25.38          | 25.38            | 31.22          |
| 22                                                                            | Orissa                 | 193.93      | 193.93 | 35.17      | 35.17 | 48.19          | 48.19          | 48.19            | 277.29         |
| 23                                                                            | Punjab                 | 55.22       | 55.22  | 29.44      | 29.44 | 0              | 0              | 0                | 84.66          |
| 24                                                                            | Rajasthan              | 39.96       | 39.96  | 9.83       | 9.83  | 26.01          | 26.01          | 26.01            | 75.8           |
| 25                                                                            | Sikkim                 | 12.79       | 12.79  | 0.77       | 0.77  | 3.82           | 3.82           | 3.82             | 17.38          |
| 26                                                                            | Tamil Nadu             | 87          | 87     | 20.93      | 20.93 | 1.09           | 1.09           | 1.09             | 109.02         |
| 27                                                                            | Tripura                | 4.79        | 4.79   | 1.48       | 1.48  | 2.81           | 2.81           | 2.81             | 9.08           |
| 28                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh          | 311.65      | 311.65 | 92.96      | 92.96 | 6.39           | 6.39           | 6.39             | 411            |
| 29                                                                            | Uttarakhand            | 12.01       | 12.01  | 2.65       | 2.65  | 5.48           | 5.48           | 5.48             | 20.14          |
| 30                                                                            | West Bengal            | 136.59      | 136.59 | 52.53      | 52.53 | 21.02          | 21.02          | 21.02            | 210.14         |
| 31                                                                            | A & N Islands          | 12.64       | 12.64  | 0.00       | 0.00  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 12.64          |
| 32                                                                            | Chandigarh             | 7.51        | 7.51   | 0.00       | 0.00  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 7.51           |
| 33                                                                            | D & N Haveli           | 21.72       | 21.72  | 0.00       | 0.00  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 21.72          |
| 34                                                                            | Daman & Diu            | 5.34        | 5.34   | 0.00       | 0.00  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 5.34           |
| 35                                                                            | Delhi                  | 56.71       | 56.71  | 21.51      | 21.51 | 0              | 0              | 0                | 78.22          |
| 36                                                                            | Lakshadweep            | 7.5         | 7.5    | 0.00       | 0.00  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 7.5            |
| 37                                                                            | Puducherry             | 5.29        | 5.29   | 1.03       | 1.03  | 0              | 0              | 0                | 6.32           |
| **Total**                                                                     |                        | **2651.62** |        | **601.76** |       | **435.98**     |                |                  | **3689.36**    |

**NLEP Released consolidated GIA to UTs without legislature***

**Annexure-II**

**List of State/UTs Grant Released during the year 2015-16 till date**

|                   |         |       | Rs. in Lakhs   | Rs. in Lakhs   |
|-------------------|---------|-------|----------------|----------------|
| Name of State/UTs | General | SC    | ST             | Total          |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 56.61   | 13.48 | 17.41          | 87.5           |
| Haryana           | 21.28   | 5.22  | 0              | 26.5           |
| Rajasthan         | 25.31   | 6.23  | 4.46           | 36             |
| Punjab            | 40.33   | 15.92 | 0              | 56.25          |
| Delhi             | 41.72   | 9.79  | 0              | 51.51          |
| Puducherry        | 3.97    | 0.77  | 0              | 4.74           |
| Daman & Diu       | 0       | 0     | 0              | 11.34          |
| Total             | 189.22  | 51.41 | 21.87          | 273.84         |