Lok Sabha Question No. 1074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Shortage of Hospitals and Rural Healthcare Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1074 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL S AND RURAL HEALTHCARE CENTRES

## 1074. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of shortage of hospitals and rural healthcare centres in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UTwise along  with  the  steps  taken  to  open more  rural healthcare centres keeping in view of their increasing demand;

- (c) whether the Government has formulated any plan/policy to provide healthcare facilities to all citizens of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

(a) & (b):A statement showing shortfall in health facilities as on 31.03.2015 as per Health Statistics, 2015 is given at Annexure.

Since Health is a State Subject, it is the responsibility of the State Government availability  of  the  adequate  number  of  hospitals  and rural  healthcare  centres as  per Requirements in the State.

(c)&(d): Under National Health Mission, support is p ovided to states/ UT to strengthen their health care system based on the demands projected by the States/ UTs as per their in their Programme Implementation Plan (PIPs).

In addition, the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) has been approved with the objective of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordabl tertiary healthcare services and to also augment facilities for quality medical educat country.

## Annexure

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|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                       | State/ UT                                   | Total Population in Rural Areas             | Tribal Population in Rural Areas            | Sub Centres                                 | Sub Centres                                 | Sub Centres                                 | Sub Centres                                 | PHCs                                        | PHCs                                        | PHCs                                        | PHCs                                        | CHCs                                        | CHCs                                        | CHCs                                        | CHCs                                        |
| S.No.                                       | State/ UT                                   | Total Population in Rural Areas             | Tribal Population in Rural Areas            | R                                           | P                                           | S                                           | % Shortfall                                 | R                                           | P                                           | S                                           | % Shortfall                                 | R                                           | P                                           | S                                           | % Shortfall                                 |
| 1                                           | Andhra Pradesh                              | 34776389                                    | 2293102                                     | 7261                                        | 7659                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 1197                                        | 1069                                        | 128                                         | 11                                          | 299                                         | 179                                         | 120                                         | 40                                          |
| 2                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                           | 1066358                                     | 789846                                      | 318                                         | 286                                         | 32                                          | 10                                          | 48                                          | 117                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 12                                          | 52                                          | *                                           | *                                           |
| 3                                           | Assam                                       | 26807034                                    | 3665405                                     | 5850                                        | 4621                                        | 1229                                        | 21                                          | 954                                         | 1014                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 238                                         | 151                                         | 87                                          | 37                                          |
| 4                                           | Bihar                                       | 92341436                                    | 1270851                                     | 18637                                       | 9729                                        | 8908                                        | 48                                          | 3099                                        | 1883                                        | 1216                                        | 39                                          | 774                                         | 70                                          | 704                                         | 91                                          |
| 5                                           | Chhattisgarh                                | 19607961                                    | 7231082                                     | 4885                                        | 5186                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 774                                         | 792                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 193                                         | 155                                         | 38                                          | 20                                          |
| 6                                           | Goa                                         | 551731                                      | 87639                                       | 122                                         | 209                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 19                                          | 21                                          | *                                           | *                                           | 4                                           | 4                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 7                                           | Gujarat                                     | 34694609                                    | 8021848                                     | 8008                                        | 8063                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 1290                                        | 1247                                        | 43                                          | 3                                           | 322                                         | 320                                         | 2                                           | 1                                           |
| 8                                           | Haryana                                     | 16509359                                    | 0                                           | 3301                                        | 2569                                        | 732                                         | 22                                          | 550                                         | 461                                         | 89                                          | 16                                          | 137                                         | 109                                         | 28                                          | 20                                          |
| 9                                           | Himachal Pradesh                            | 6176050                                     | 374392                                      | 1285                                        | 2065                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 212                                         | 500                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 53                                          | 78                                          | *                                           | *                                           |
| 10                                          | Jammu& Kashmir                              | 9108060                                     | 1406833                                     | 2009                                        | 2265                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 327                                         | 637                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 81                                          | 84                                          | *                                           | *                                           |
| 11                                          | Jharkhand                                   | 25055073                                    | 7868150                                     | 6060                                        | 3957                                        | 2103                                        | 35                                          | 966                                         | 327                                         | 639                                         | 66                                          | 241                                         | 188                                         | 53                                          | 22                                          |
| 12                                          | Karnataka                                   | 37469335                                    | 3429791                                     | 7951                                        | 9264                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 1306                                        | 2353                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 326                                         | 206                                         | 120                                         | 37                                          |
| 13                                          | Kerala                                      | 17471135                                    | 433092                                      | 3551                                        | 4575                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 589                                         | 827                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 147                                         | 222                                         | *                                           | *                                           |
| 14                                          | Madhya Pradesh                              | 52557404                                    | 14276874                                    | 12415                                       | 9192                                        | 3223                                        | 26                                          | 1989                                        | 1171                                        | 818                                         | 41                                          | 497                                         | 334                                         | 163                                         | 33                                          |
| 15                                          | Maharashtra                                 | 61556074                                    | 9006077                                     | 13512                                       | 10580                                       | 2932                                        | 22                                          | 2201                                        | 1811                                        | 390                                         | 18                                          | 550                                         | 360                                         | 190                                         | 35                                          |
| 16                                          | Manipur#                                    | 2021640                                     | 791126                                      | 509                                         | 421                                         | 88                                          | 17                                          | 80                                          | 85                                          | *                                           | *                                           | 20                                          | 17                                          | 3                                           | 15                                          |
| 17                                          | Meghalaya                                   | 2371439                                     | 2136891                                     | 759                                         | 428                                         | 331                                         | 44                                          | 114                                         | 110                                         | 4                                           | 4                                           | 28                                          | 27                                          | 1                                           | 4                                           |
| 18                                          | Mizoram                                     | 525435                                      | 507467                                      | 172                                         | 370                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 25                                          | 57                                          | *                                           | *                                           | 6                                           | 9                                           | *                                           | *                                           |
| 19                                          | Nagaland                                    | 1407536                                     | 1306838                                     | 455                                         | 396                                         | 59                                          | 13                                          | 68                                          | 128                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 17                                          | 21                                          | *                                           | *                                           |
| 20                                          | Odisha                                      | 34970562                                    | 8994967                                     | 8193                                        | 6688                                        | 1505                                        | 18                                          | 1315                                        | 1305                                        | 10                                          | 1                                           | 328                                         | 377                                         | *                                           | *                                           |
| 21                                          | Punjab                                      | 17344192                                    | 0                                           | 3468                                        | 2951                                        | 517                                         | 15                                          | 578                                         | 427                                         | 151                                         | 26                                          | 144                                         | 150                                         | *                                           | *                                           |
| 22                                          | Rajasthan                                   | 51500352                                    | 8693123                                     | 11459                                       | 14407                                       | *                                           | *                                           | 1861                                        | 2083                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 465                                         | 568                                         | *                                           | *                                           |
| 23                                          | Sikkim                                      | 456999                                      | 167146                                      | 113                                         | 147                                         | *                                           | *                                           | 18                                          | 24                                          | *                                           | *                                           | 4                                           | 2                                           | 2                                           | 50                                          |
| 24                                          | Tamil Nadu                                  | 37229590                                    | 660280                                      | 7533                                        | 8706                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 1251                                        | 1372                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 312                                         | 385                                         | *                                           | *                                           |
| 25                                          | Telangana                                   | 21585313                                    | 2939027                                     | 4708                                        | 4863                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 768                                         | 668                                         | 100                                         | 13                                          | 192                                         | 114                                         | 78                                          | 41                                          |
| 26                                          | Tripura                                     | 2712464                                     | 1117566                                     | 691                                         | 1017                                        | *                                           | *                                           | 109                                         | 91                                          | 18                                          | 17                                          | 27                                          | 20                                          | 7                                           | 26                                          |
| 27                                          | Uttarakhand                                 | 7036954                                     | 264819                                      | 1442                                        |                                             | *                                           | *                                           | 238                                         | 257                                         | *                                           | *                                           |                                             | 59                                          |                                             | 0                                           |
| 28                                          | Uttar Pradesh                               | 155317278                                   | 1031076                                     | 31200                                       | 1848 20521                                  | 10679                                       | 34                                          | 5194                                        | 3497                                        | 1697                                        | 33                                          | 59 1298                                     | 773                                         | 0 525                                       | 40                                          |
| 29                                          | West Bengal                                 | 62183113                                    | 4855115                                     | 13083                                       | 10357                                       | 2726                                        | 21                                          | 2153                                        | 909                                         | 1244                                        | 58                                          | 538                                         | 347                                         | 191                                         | 36                                          |

| 30   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands   |    237093 |    26715 |     50 |    122 | *     | *   |     8 |    22 | *    | *   |    2 |    4 | *    | *   |
|------|-----------------------------|-----------|----------|--------|--------|-------|-----|-------|-------|------|-----|------|------|------|-----|
| 31   | Chandigarh                  |     28991 |        0 |      5 |     16 | *     | *   |     0 |     0 | 0    | 0   |    0 |    2 | *    | *   |
| 32   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |    183114 |   150944 |     56 |     56 | 0     | 0   |     8 |     7 | 1    | 13  |    2 |    1 | 1    | 50  |
| 33   | Daman& Diu                  |     60396 |     7617 |     13 |     26 | *     | *   |     2 |     3 | *    | *   |    0 |    2 | *    | *   |
| 34   | Delhi                       |    419042 |        0 |     83 |     27 | 56    | 67  |    13 |     5 | 8    | 62  |    3 |    0 | 3    | 100 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                 |     14141 |    13463 |      4 |     14 | *     | *   |     0 |     4 | *    | *   |    0 |    3 | *    | *   |
| 36   | Puducherry                  |    395200 |        0 |     79 |     54 | 25    | 32  |    13 |    24 | *    | *   |    3 |    3 | 0    | 0   |
|      | India                       | 833748852 | 93819162 | 179240 | 153655 | 35145 | 20  | 29337 | 25308 | 6556 | 22  | 7322 | 5396 | 2316 | 32  |

Notes: The requirement is calculated using the prescribed norms on the basis of rural population from Census, 2011.  All India shortfall is derived by adding state-wise figures of shortfall ignoring the existing surplus in some of the states.

R: Required; P: In Position; S: Shortfall;     *: Surplus

# Data for 2013-14 repeated