Lok Sabha Question No. 2464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Critical Care Blocks and IPHL in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th FEBRUARY 2026

## CRITICALCARE BLOCKS AND IPHLIN UTTAR PRADESH

## †2464. SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:

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

- (a) whether the construction of 'Critical Care Hospital Blocks' and 'Integrated Public Health Labs' has been completed in Bareilly, Badaun and Shahjahanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a real-time surveillance system is active to monitor the increasing cases of malaria and meningitis in the said areas being Terai region, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether block-level cold chains have been developed for storage of medicines at the local level, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the budget allocated for expansion of dialysis and chemotherapy facilities in district hospitals?

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

- (a) & (b): Health is a state subject, hence, the responsibility for improving the healthcare facilities lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Under Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), for State of Uttar Pradesh, administrative approvals have been accorded for 5 years (i.e. FY 2021-22 to 2025-2026) for an amount of Rs.5249.99 Cr. for construction of 1670 Building-less SHCs-AAMs, operationalization of 674 Urban-AAMs, establishment of 515 BPHUs, construction/ strengthening of 75 Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs) and establishment of 74 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) at District Hospitals/ Govt. Medical College level.

The status of Critical Care Block and Integrated Public Health Labs in Bareily, Badaun and Shahjahanpur districts is as under:

| Sr.   | District   | CCB      | CCB                                                                  | IPHL     | IPHL                                         |
|-------|------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------|
| No    |            | Approved | Status                                                               | Approved | Status                                       |
| 1.    | Bareilly   | 1        | Not started due to lack of land availability and shifted to Lucknow. | 1        | Not started due to lack of land availability |
| 2.    | Badaun     | 1        | Work Started. 48%                                                    | 1        | Completed                                    |

|    |              | work has been competed                   |    |           |
|----|--------------|------------------------------------------|----|-----------|
|  3 | Shahjahanpur | Work Started. 50% work has been competed |  1 | Completed |

As per the information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Unified Disease Surveillance Platform (UDSP) portal is utilized for regular surveillance of malaria, dengue, chikungunya, AES/JE, and other waterborne diseases across the state. Daily, real-time data is entered on the UDSP portal from all Community Health Centers, Primary Health Centers, and Sub-Centers in each district. This data is analyzed on a daily basis by the District Epidemiologist/District Surveillance Unit and at the state level by the State Surveillance Unit.

(c) & (d): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support for the expansion of dialysis services under Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program based on the requirements proposed by States/UTs, in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) based on the gap assessment such dialysis demand done by state and within their overall resource envelop. Proposals received from State/UT are discussed during the National Programme Co-ordination Committee Meeting (NPCC) and financial support is provided in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) approvals, as per the existing norms. The details of health facilities initiated or on-going across all the States/ UTs including Uttar Pradesh can be accessed on the following link to RoPs in the Ministry's Website:

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

Under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), States/UTs are provided with Ice lined Refrigerators (ILRs), Deep Freezers (DFs), Walk-in-coolers (WIC), Walk-in Freezers (WIF), Solar refrigerators, cold box, vaccine carrier and Ice packs for proper storage and distribution of vaccines. As per State PMNDP Monthly Report-31st Dec, 2025, in the State of Uttar Pradesh, PMNDP is operational through PPP-mode in all the 75 districts. Day Care Centres also approved for 67 district hospitals in Uttar Pradesh in the year 2025-26

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