Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Blood Bank
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, UDIT RAJ, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH FEBRUARY, 2016

## BLOOD BANK

## 660. KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. UDIT RAJ:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

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

- (a)whether there is shortage of blood banks in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the details of blood banks in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) have issued an order  by  which blood banks have been asked to put their stock availability status online and if so, the details thereof along with the objectives behind this move;
- (c) whether the blood banks would be link d to National Health Portal and if so, the detail s thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to set up mobile blood banks in various parts of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK )

- (a): There is no shortage of Blood Banks in the country, and there are a total of 2708 Banks in the country.  There are 81 districts in the country that do not have a Blood Ba list  of  these  districts  is  at  Annexure -I.    A  large  number  of these  districts  are  new  and  have recently been crafted out.  The number of the Blood Banks in the country, State/UT - wise is given at Annexure -II.

(b ): Yes.  T he  National  Blood  Transfusion  Council  (NBTC)  has  vide  reference  No. S12015/1/2013 - NACO  (NBTC)  dated 22 nd December  2015  issued  an  order  by  which  blood banks have been asked to put their stock availability status online on National Health Po following objectives:

- (i) To ease the access of blood for patients.
- (ii) To increase transparency by display of stocks of blood & blood components in public domain.

(c ): Yes.  National  Health  Portal  provides  platform  for  display  of  stock  status  of  bl blood banks. All the National AIDS Control Organization - supported Blood Banks in the country have been linked t o the National Health Portal.

(d)& (e) : No, there is no proposal to set up mobile blood banks.

## Annexure I

|   S. No | State             | Districts without Blood Bank with names                                                                                                                       |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar | Total 2 districts UT (Nicobar Group, Middle & North Andaman)                                                                                                  |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Total 9 district of State (East Kameng, West Kameng, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Siang, Dibang Valley, Namsai, Tirap, Longding)                                  |
|       3 | Assam             | Total 9 districts of State (Udalguri, Baksa, Chirang, Kamrup (Rural ), Biswnath Chariali, South Salmara & Mankasar, Hojai,vi Charaidaow, West Karbi, Anglong) |
|       4 | Bihar             | Total 5 districts of State (Araria, Arwal, Banka Sheohar & Supaul )                                                                                           |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      | Total 11 districts of State (Gariyaband, Balodabazar, Balod, Bemetara, Janjgir, Surajpur, Balrampur, Jashpur, Kondagaon, Sukma, Bijapur )                     |
|       6 | Gujarat           | Total 1 district of State (Ahwa-Dang)                                                                                                                         |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh  | Total 1 district of State (Lahaul & Spiti)                                                                                                                    |
|       8 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Total 5 districts of State (Reasi, Samba, Shopian, Ganderbal & Bandipora)                                                                                     |
|       9 | Jharkhand         | Total 6 districts of State (Khunti, Ramgarh, Godda, Jamtara, Seraikela, Bokaro)                                                                               |
|      10 | Madhya Pradesh    | Total 2 districts of State (Anuppur, Agar)                                                                                                                    |
|      11 | Manipur           | Total 5 districts of State (Tamenglong, Ukhrul, Bishnupur, Senapati and Chandel)                                                                              |

| 12   | Meghalaya     | Total 8 districts of State ( West Khasi Hills District, South-West Khasi Hills District, Ri Bhoi District, East Jaintia Hills District, North Garo Hills District, East Garo Hills District, South Garo Hills District, South- West Garo Hills District)   |
|------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13   | Nagaland      | Total 3 districts of State (Peren, Longleng & Kiphire)                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14   | Sikkim        | Total 3 districts of State DH, Mangan(N), Singtam(E) & Gyalsing(W)                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15   | Tripura       | Total 3 districts of State (Khowai, Sepahijala, South Tripura)                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 16   | Uttar Pradesh | Total 4 districts of State (Amethi, Hapur, Shambhal & Shamli)                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17   | Uttarakhand   | Total 4 districts of State Tehri, Rudraprayag, Champawat and Bageshwar                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      | Total =       | 81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

## Annexure-II

## Number of licensed blood bank in India State / UT wise up to Nov. 2015

| S.NO   | NAME OF STATE      | Public including Govt. Blood Banks   | Private including charitable trust Blood Bank   |   TOTAL |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 1.     | Andaman & Nicobar  | 02                                   | 01                                              |      03 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh     | 32                                   | 93                                              |     125 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh  | 09                                   | 01                                              |      10 |
| 4 *    | Assam              | 37                                   | 28                                              |      65 |
| 5 *    | Bihar              | 32                                   | 35                                              |      67 |
| 6      | Chandigarh         | 03                                   | 01                                              |      04 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh       | 19                                   | 30                                              |      49 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar      | -                                    | 01                                              |      01 |
| 9      | Haveli Daman & Diu | 01                                   | 01                                              |      02 |
| 10     | NCT of Delhi       | 22                                   | 47                                              |      69 |
| 11.    | Goa                | 03                                   | 01                                              |      04 |
| 12     | Gujarat            | 30                                   | 106                                             |     136 |
| 13     | Haryana            | 26                                   | 50                                              |      76 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh   | 19                                   | 03                                              |      22 |
| 15     | Jammu & Kashmir    | 29                                   | 04                                              |      33 |
| 16     | Jharkhand          | 26                                   | 18                                              |      44 |
| 17     | Karnataka          | 40                                   | 153                                             |     193 |
| 18     | Kerala             | 43                                   | 140                                             |     183 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep        | 01                                   | 00                                              |      01 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh     | 54                                   | 90                                              |     144 |
| 21     | Maharashtra        | 74                                   | 236                                             |     310 |
| 22     | Manipur            | 04                                   | 01                                              |      05 |
| 23     | Meghalaya          | 05                                   | 02                                              |      07 |
| 24     | Mizoram            | 08                                   | 02                                              |      10 |
| 25 *   | Nagaland           | 05                                   | -                                               |      05 |
| 26 *   | Odisha             | 63                                   | 20                                              |      83 |
| 27     | Pondicherry        | 03                                   | 10                                              |      13 |
| 28 *   | Punjab             | 48                                   | 53                                              |     101 |
| 29 *   | Rajasthan          | 48                                   | 54                                              |     102 |
| 30     | Sikkim             | 02                                   | 01                                              |      03 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu         | 102                                  | 198                                             |     300 |
| 32 *   | Telangana          | 27                                   | 113                                             |     140 |
| 33     | Tripura            | 06                                   | 02                                              |      08 |
| 34 *   | Uttar Pradesh      | 100                                  | 142                                             |     242 |
| 35     | Uttarkhand         | 20                                   | 08                                              |      28 |
| 36     | West Bengal        | 81                                   | 39                                              |     120 |
|        | Total              | 1024                                 | 1684                                            |    2708 |