Lok Sabha Question No. 2133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Kidney Failure
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRE D  QUESTION NO. 2133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## KIDNEY FAILURE

## 2133. SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of alarming rise in diabetes which has resulted in doubling of kidney failure cases including incidence of end stage kidney diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with th e addition of new patients requiring renal replacement during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to ramp up the necessary infrastructure and facilities including training to more doctors in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND

## ANSWER FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b) :  Diabetes is one of the causes of Kidney failure.  As per the Internationa Federation (IDF), the estima ted cases of diabetes in India in the age group of 20 - 70  years are 69.1 million in 2015.

Nationwide  scientific  estimation  of  number  of  patients  of  Chronic  Kidney  Disea (CKD)  has  not  been  carried  out.  However,  in  some  of  the  small  population  based  stud es, prevalence was found to be in 0.79 % in North India and 0.16% in South India.  State/UT - wise data is not available.

- (c)  &  (d): Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  t Governments to provide health care to the people.  However, financial and technical assistance i being  provided  to  the  States/UTs  under  NCD  Flexipool  for  strengthening  existing  health facilities including setting up of infrastructure, training of doctors and para medical s per State specific Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).

Interventions  for  Chronic  Kidney  Diseases  have  been  included  under  the  Nation Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Str (NPCDCS) under the umbrella of National Health Mission.

The Central Government through the hospitals under it also supplements the efforts o State Governments.

Care  for  nephrology  is  available  at  the  Central  Government  hospitals  like  All Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS),  Delhi,  Dr.  Ram  Manohar  Lohia  Hospital,Delh Safdarjung  Hospital,  Delhi,  Jawaharlal  Institute  of  Post  Graduate  Medical Education nd Research (JIPMER), Puducherry and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Resear (PGIMER), Chandigarh.

Further,  health  institutions  supported  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Surak Yojana (PMSSY) also enhance the tertiary care facilities in the country.

The  Government  has  announced  a  new  Programme,  namely,  the  National  Dialysis Program under the National Health Mission (NHM) to provide for dialysis services in Dis Hospitals under Public Private Partnership (P PP) mode in the Union Budget, 2016 - 17.   It is to be implemented by State / UT Governments though proposals in their respective Programm Implementation  Plans  (PIPs).  The  Guidelines  of  National  Dialysis  Programme  including Request for Proposal from the private providers have been released.

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