Lok Sabha Question No. 4766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: AI Tools in Tamil Nadu Health Institutions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thiru Dayanidhi Maran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4766 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026

## AI TOOLS IN TAMIL NADU HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

## 4766. THIRU DAYANIDHI MARAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH and FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether Tamil Nadu ' s Health institutions have been included in AI tools pilots like CDSS, MadhuNetrAI, CA-TB, surveillance systems and Voice-to-Text and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has allocated funds to Tamil Nadu under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and AI health initiatives during the last five years and if so, the details thereof along with the proposed State-specific grants, if any; (c) whether the Government has assessed deployment of AI to address Tamil Nadu ' s workforce shortages and rural gaps beyond Central institutions and if so, details thereof; (d) whether safeguards exist for data privacy, consent, Tamil language compatibility and AI accountability in national platforms and if so, details thereof; and (e) whether the Government proposes to establish an AI Healthcare Centre of Excellence in

Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): ' Clinical Decision Support System ' (CDSS) integrated in eSanjeevani national telemedicine services and ' Media Disease Surveillance ' (MDS) AI solution embedded in the 'Integrated Health Information Platform' (IHIP) under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program are implemented nationwide including Tamil Nadu. CDSS since its inception in March 2023 till Feb 2026 has supported 59 million eSanjeevani consultatios in Tamil Nadu. Similarly, ' Media Disease Surveillance ' since its inception in 2022 till Feb 2026 has supported 314 AI assisted media alerts sent to the state of Tamil Nadu. These also support Tamil language.

ABDM is a central sector scheme, under which states and union territories are provided funds for supporting human resources deployed for ABDM implementation, capacity building of various stakeholders and IEC (information, education & communication). A total amount of Rs 8.47 crore has been released to the state of Tamil Nadu for the implementation of ABDM in the last five years. A table representing the year-wise budget allocation and amount released to Tamil Nadu (Amount in Rs. crore) is as under:

| Financial Year   |   Allocated Amount |   Released Amount |
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 2021-22          |               1.23 |              1.23 |
| 2022-23          |               6.64 |              2.46 |
| 2023-24          |               7.19 |              1.04 |
| 2024-25          |               5.33 |              1.81 |
| 2025-26          |               4    |              2.53 |

Safeguards for data privacy, consent and AI accountability are ensured through data anonymization, user consents and human in the loop approach with adherence to applicable standards and government policies, including AI Governance guidelines by MeitY, ethical guidelines for application of AI in biomedical research and healthcare by ICMR, Information Technology Act 2000, Digital Personal Data Protection Act and Rules framed thereunder, and cybersecurity guidelines by the Department of Health and Family Welfare. .

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to drive transformative change in public health services across India. The Ministry of Health has designated AIIMS Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and AIIMS Rishikesh as ' Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence ' . The key objective of AI initiative of ' Center of Excellence ' is to promote development and use of AI-based solutions in Health.

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