Lok Sabha Question No. 2276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Strengthening of Healthcare facilities in Odisha
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025

## STRENGTHENING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ODISHA

## 2276. SHRI SUKANTAKUMAR PANIGRAHI:

## Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has recently assessed gaps in critical healthcare services including emergency care, specialist availability, diagnostics, maternal-child health and palliative care (especially cancer screening) in Kandhamal and Boudh districts of Odisha, if so, the details and the key findings thereof;

(b) whether the State Government of Odisha has submitted proposals for establishing new Trauma Care Units, CSSD facilities, Advanced Diagnostic Centres and Critical Care Blocks in these underserved districts, if so, the current status of such proposals;

(c) the expected timeline for approval and sanction of these projects under Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), the Emergency Care Strengthening Scheme or other Central health infrastructure programmes; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up a Satellite Centre of AIIMS Bhubaneswar at Phulbani in Kandhamal district to strengthen tertiary care, specialist outreach, telemedicine and diagnostics for remote and tribal populations, if so, the details and the timeline fixed for the same?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c): Under the National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system in rural areas based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India provides financial approval for the proposal in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources. Proposals under NHM are received in the form of PIPs and approvals for the same are available as per the link below:

https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=1377&lid=744

During NPCC meetings, Key deliverables meetings with respect to the States are measured against the pre-defined targets.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched an open-source toolkit and a dashboard under Indian Public Health Standards. The IPHS Dashboard is a cutting-edge digital platform designed to monitor public health facilities' compliance with the IPHS 2022 standards. These tools help states identify gaps and receive targeted support to achieve the required standards.

The Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) systematically reviews and monitors key health indicators in alignment with the National Health Mission (NHM) and NITI Aayog's mandate.

Common Review Missions (CRM) are also conducted annually to assess and monitor the progress and implementation status under the scheme. The key strategies and priority areas of CRM is to analyze challenges with respect to strengthening health systems, identify trends in progress of key indicators, evaluate the readiness of the state to undertake implementation of new initiatives, and review the progress and coordination mechanisms with various partners.

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a centrally sponsored scheme. The period of implementation is from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26. Under the scheme, 28 Critical Care Blocks (50 bedded: 27 & 100 bedded: 1) & 30 Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs) have already been approved for the State of Odisha.

Under the XV Finance Commission Health Grants , a total amount of Rs. 2,450.39 crore has been approved for Odisha against the overall allocation of Rs. 24,503.49 crore for the scheme period FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 . The approved interventions include construction of 966 building-less Sub-Health Centre-Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (SHC-AAM), 396 building-less Primary Health Centre-AAM (PHC-AAM), 117 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs), and 140 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (U -AAM).

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY): The scheme aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable tertiary healthcare services and to strengthen facilities for quality medical education across the country. In Odisha, three Government Medical Colleges/Institutions have been taken up for upgradation under PMSSY, namely MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, VSS Medical College, Burla, and Government Medical College, Cuttack, all approved for establishment of Super Speciality Blocks.

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for ' Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' , a total of 157 Medical Colleges have been approved in the country. In Odisha, seven new medical colleges have been approved at Balasore, Baripada (Mayurbhanj), Bolangir, Koraput, Puri, Jajpur and Kalahandi.

(d): There is no proposal to set up a Satellite Centre of AIIMS Bhubaneswar at Phulbani in Kandhamal district.

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