Lok Sabha Question No. 2330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Safety of Health Workers
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## SAFETY OF HEALTH WOR KERS

## 2330. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  Accredited  Social  Health  Activists  (ASHAs),  Auxiliary  Nurse  Midwiv (ANMs) presently working in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the such health workers lack adequate security;
- (c) if so, whether the Government has directed the States to ensure safety of such health and to set up a Complaint Committee or Cell as per Vishaka guidelines; and
- (d) if so, the action taken by the States thereon, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): The State/UT - wise number of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) & Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) as on 30 September, 2015 is at Annexure.
- (b)to (d) : Public health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to ensure secu health workers lies within the domain of the State Governme nts. The Central Government has been  flagging  the  issue  of  safety  and  security  of ASHAs  from  time  to  time.    The  Central Government has, while drawing attention of the States to the requirement to set up a Com Committee  or  Cell  as  per  Vishaka  guideli nes,  requested    the  States  to  ensure  that  such Committee are strengthened and activated for addressing issues related to sexual harassm female health workers.

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## Annexure

| Number of ASHAs and ANMs selected under NRHM (As on September, 2015)   | Number of ASHAs and ANMs selected under NRHM (As on September, 2015)   | Number of ASHAs and ANMs selected under NRHM (As on September, 2015)   | Number of ASHAs and ANMs selected under NRHM (As on September, 2015)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.no.                                                                 | State                                                                  | ASHAs                                                                  | ANMs                                                                   |
| 1                                                                      | Bihar                                                                  | 85272                                                                  | 9670                                                                   |
| 2                                                                      | Chhatisgarh                                                            | 66713                                                                  | 832                                                                    |
| 3                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 24440                                                                  | 150                                                                    |
| 4                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                        | 11686                                                                  | 2281                                                                   |
| 5                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                              | 40964                                                                  | 5185                                                                   |
| 6                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 60400                                                                  | 5022                                                                   |
| 7                                                                      | Orissa                                                                 | 44583                                                                  | 1037                                                                   |
| 8                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                              | 52173                                                                  | 2321                                                                   |
| 9                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 139928                                                                 | 4949                                                                   |
| 10                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                            | 11086                                                                  | 361                                                                    |
| 11                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 3827                                                                   | 430                                                                    |
| 12                                                                     | Assam                                                                  | 30730                                                                  | 5184                                                                   |
| 13                                                                     | Manipur                                                                | 3959                                                                   | 449                                                                    |
| 14                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                              | 6354                                                                   | 432                                                                    |
| 15                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                | 987                                                                    | 440                                                                    |
| 16                                                                     | Nagaland                                                               | 1887                                                                   | 305                                                                    |
| 17                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                 | 666                                                                    | 82                                                                     |
| 18                                                                     | Tripura                                                                | 7590                                                                   | 58                                                                     |
| 19                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 42681                                                                  | 6241                                                                   |
| 20                                                                     | Goa                                                                    | 0                                                                      | 36                                                                     |
| 21                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                | 35774                                                                  | 582                                                                    |
| 22                                                                     | Haryana                                                                | 17404                                                                  | 3324                                                                   |
| 23                                                                     | Karnataka                                                              | 41497                                                                  | 702                                                                    |
| 24                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 31829                                                                  | 877                                                                    |
| 25                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                            | 59118                                                                  | 5360                                                                   |
| 26                                                                     | Punjab                                                                 | 18593                                                                  | 1952                                                                   |
| 27                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 3905                                                                   | 618                                                                    |
| 28                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 28439                                                                  | 4326                                                                   |
| 29                                                                     | West Bengal                                                            | 51080                                                                  | 8608                                                                   |
| 30                                                                     | A&N Island                                                             | 407                                                                    | 81                                                                     |
| 31                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                             | 50                                                                     | 146                                                                    |
| 32                                                                     | D&N Haveli                                                             | 241                                                                    | 55                                                                     |
| 33                                                                     | Daman & Diu                                                            | 78                                                                     | 20                                                                     |
| 34                                                                     | Delhi                                                                  | 6796                                                                   | 754                                                                    |
| 35                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                            | 102                                                                    | 34                                                                     |
| 36                                                                     | Puducherry                                                             | 0                                                                      | 80                                                                     |

Source: MIS