Lok Sabha Question No. 2332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Screening Facilities for Sickle Cell Anaemia
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th FEBRUARY, 2026

## SCREENING FACILITIES FOR SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA

## 2332. SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

(a) the list of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for Sickle Cell Disease approved under National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of funds allocated and released for the approved Centres of Excellence along with the physical progress achieved, year-wise;

(c) whether the Government maintains and monitors data on the number of Sickle Cell Cards distributed by Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission and if so, the details thereof along with the number of such cards distributed, year-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;

(d) whether the Government has identified and mapped blocks with a high prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease and if so, the details thereof along with the list of such blocks, districtwise for Andhra Pradesh; and

(e) whether the Government collects data regarding the availability of screening facilities for Sickle Cell Anaemia at Primary Health Centres and Sub-Health Centres and if so, the details thereof along with the number of PHCs and SHCs where such facilities are available, yearwise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) & (b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has devised the cost norms for establishment of Centres of Excellence (CoE) on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) funded by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in various states. State-wise details of funds approved and released for the 17 approved CoEs are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(c) to (e) Under National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM), screenings in the targeted age group of 0-40 years are conducted at all health facilities from District Hospitals (DH) upto Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) level in affected 17 tribal states including 710 blocks of Andhra Pradesh for diagnosis of SCD.

The no. of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) available in the country, State/UT-wise & district-wise, including Andhra Pradesh, may be seen at the following link of Health Dynamics of India (HDI) (Infrastructure & Human Resources), 2022 -23:

https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infrastr ucture%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23\_RE%20%281%29.pdf

As per SCD portal, more than 6.83 crore screenings have been conducted in tribal dominated areas of the country including 14.79 lakh screenings in Andhra Pradesh and more than 3.85 crore Genetic Status Cards have been distributed in the country including 4.78 lakh Genetic Status Cards in Andhra Pradesh, as on 03.02.2026. As informed by State, district-wise details of Genetic Status Cards distributed in Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I State-wise details of Centres of Excellence (CoE) established

|   S. No. | Name of State   | Institution Name                                                             |   Funds approved (In Lakhs) | Funds released (In Lakhs)   |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Telangana       | Nizams Institute of Medical Science                                          |                      348    | 174                         |
|        2 | Uttarakhand     | AIIMS Rishikesh                                                              |                      185    | 134.11                      |
|        3 | Kerala          | Kozhikode Medical College                                                    |                      494.72 | 494.72                      |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh  | King George Hospital, Vishakhapatnam                                         |                      764.08 | 755.08                      |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh  | AIIMS Mangalagiri                                                            |                      764.08 | 755.08                      |
|        6 | Jharkhand       | AIIMS Deoghar                                                                |                      375    | 375                         |
|        7 | Maharashtra     | AIIMS Nagpur                                                                 |                      115    | 115                         |
|        8 | Chhattisgarh    | AIIMS Raipur                                                                 |                      201.6  | 201.6                       |
|        9 | Karnataka       | Mysore Medical College &Research Institute                                   |                      386.54 | 386.54                      |
|       10 | Madhya Pradesh  | MGMMedical College, Indore                                                   |                      191.8  | 191.8                       |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh  | Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC)                         |                      191.8  | 191.8                       |
|       12 | Assam           | Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh                                             |                      365.54 | 365.54                      |
|       13 | Gujarat         | New Civil Hospital and Medical College, Surat                                |                      385.2  | 385.2                       |
|       14 | Odisha          | SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack                                        |                      405    | 405                         |
|       15 | Rajasthan       | RNT Medical College                                                          |                      283    | 283                         |
|       16 | Tamil Nadu      | Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children - Madras Medical College |                      134.64 | 134.64                      |
|       17 | West Bengal     | N.R.S. Medical College                                                       |                      427    | -                           |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2332 for reply on 13.02.2026

Annexure-II

## District-wise details of Genetic Status Cards distributed in Andhra Pradesh

| District Name         | No. of Genetic Status Cards distributed   |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju | 170824                                    |
| Parvathipuram Manyam  | 59379                                     |
| SPSR Nellore          | 53599                                     |
| Tirupati              | 34531                                     |
| Eluru                 | 59727                                     |
| Palnadu               | 31968                                     |
| Prakasam              | 22476                                     |
| Srikakulam            | 17984                                     |
| Nandyal               | 26503                                     |
| NTR                   | 144                                       |
| Bapatla               | 446                                       |
| Vizianagaram          | 52                                        |
| Annamayya             | 106                                       |
| Sri Sathya Sai        | 32                                        |
| Guntur                | 87                                        |
| Anantapur             | 51                                        |
| Chittoor              | 23                                        |
| Anakapalli            | 5                                         |
| Krishna               | 53                                        |
| Kurnool               | 74                                        |
| Kakinada              | 22                                        |
| Y.S.R.                | 37                                        |
| East Godavari         | 46                                        |
| Konaseema             | 12                                        |
| West Godavari         | 7                                         |
| Visakhapatanam        | 0                                         |
| Total                 | 4,78,188                                  |

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