Lok Sabha Question No. 652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Deworming Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRRON KHER, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH FEBRUARY, 2016

## DEWORMING PROGRAMME

## 652. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether the country has reportedly highest number of soil transmitted parasite infectional worms in the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of children in the age group of 1- 14 years who are at risk of worm infection;
- (c) the targets fixed and achieved under the National Deworming Programme during t he  last year, State/UT -wise;
- (d) whether the Government has decided to expand the aforementioned programme across the length and breadth of the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the estimated number of children to be benefited across the country thereunder, State/UT - wise; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  seeking help  from  international  organizations  to beef  up  the programme, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): Yes.As per World Health Organization (WHO) database (2012), it is estimated that 241 million children (68%) between the ages of 1 -14 years in India are at risk of parasitic intestinal worms.

(c): In 2015, the Government of India launched National Deworming Day in 11 States/UT with a target of 10.31 crore children between ages of 1 -19 years, against which a total of 8.98 crore  children received  deworming tablet  (Albendazole),  during  the  National  D eworming  Day 2015 with 85 percent coverage. State/UT wise details are placed at annexure I .

(d)& (e) : In 2016, the Government of India has launched National Deworming Day which has  been  observed  on  10 th February  2016  across  the  States/UTs,  with  the  target  of  coverin approximately 27 crore children .State/UT wise details are placed at annexure II .

(f) : Yes. The  Government  of  India  is  seeking  technical  assistance  from  WHO  and  an international  organisatio n,  namely,  'Evidence  Action,  Deworm  the  World  Initiative'  for  the effective implementation of National Deworming Day.

## Annexure I

| Coverage for National Deworming Day (2015)   | Coverage for National Deworming Day (2015)   | Coverage for National Deworming Day (2015)   | Coverage for National Deworming Day (2015)   | Coverage for National Deworming Day (2015)   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. N.                                        | State / UT                                   | Target No. of children targeted              | No. of children covered                      | Percent Coverage                             |
| 1                                            | Assam                                        | 72,43,398                                    | 41,70,211                                    | 58%                                          |
| 2                                            | Bihar                                        | 2,04,38,215                                  | 1,87,18,184                                  | 92%                                          |
| 3                                            | Chhattisgarh                                 | 9,78,008                                     | 9,16,596                                     | 94%                                          |
| 4                                            | Dadra Nagar Haveli                           | 1,15,097                                     | 1,09,317                                     | 95%                                          |
| 5                                            | Haryana                                      | 29,04,534                                    | 25,59,886                                    | 88%                                          |
| 6                                            | Karnataka                                    | 85,49,700                                    | 74,92,685                                    | 88%                                          |
| 7                                            | Madhya Pradesh                               | 2,08,51,407                                  | 1,84,90,500                                  | 89%                                          |
| 8                                            | Maharashtra                                  | 1,31,86,599                                  | 1,24,59,894                                  | 95%                                          |
| 9                                            | Rajasthan                                    | 1,31,74,518                                  | 1,11,75,137                                  | 85%                                          |
| 10                                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | 1,40,32,770                                  | 1,26,73,933                                  | 90%                                          |
| 11                                           | Tripura                                      | 16,55,313                                    | 10,75,434                                    | 65%                                          |
|                                              | Pooled Coverage                              | 10,31,29,559                                 | 8,98,41,777                                  | 85%                                          |

## National Deworming Day 2016

| Name of State/UT          |   No. of children targeted |
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                     106891 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |                   10500000 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |                     529580 |
| Assam                     |                   10028003 |
| Bihar                     |                   43561977 |
| Chandigarh                |                     252786 |
| Chattisgarh               |                    2360937 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                     118372 |
| Daman & Diu               |                      38690 |
| Delhi                     |                    3594400 |
| Goa                       |                     326378 |
| Gujarat                   |                    5046955 |
| Haryana                   |                    2853093 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                    2314011 |
| Jammu Kashmir             |                    5310784 |
| Jharkhand                 |                   12685756 |
| Karnataka                 |                   14963173 |
| Kerala                    |                    7602314 |
| Lakshadweep               |                      19000 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                   15101901 |
| Maharashtra               |                   14947315 |
| Manipur                   |                    1067247 |
| Meghalaya                 |                    1166350 |
| Mizoram                   |                     258463 |
| Nagaland                  |                     851659 |
| Odisha                    |                   16800000 |
| Puducherry                |                     437418 |
| Punjab                    |                    9500000 |
| Rajasthan                 |                   24968744 |
| Sikkim                    |                     197518 |
| Tamil Nadu                |                   24317457 |
| Telangana                 |                    8100000 |
| Tripura                   |                    1084575 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                   10500408 |
| Uttarakhand               |                    2292603 |
| West Bengal               |                   16032263 |
| Total                     |                  269837021 |