Lok Sabha Question No. 2194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Acute Flaccid Paralysis
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## ACUTE FLACCID PARALY SIS

## 2194. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of sharp increase in number of cases of Acute  Flaccid Paralysis in various parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT wiseincluding Tamil Nadu and Kerala;
- (c) whether the Government has provided any special assistance to those States/UTs where cases of AFP has been reported;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)& (b): No, there is no sharp increase in number of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in the country. The year wise AFP cases in the last three years is 54,632 in 2013, 53,933 in and 47015 in 2015. Inthe current year22, 607 AFP cases have been reported till 16 th July, 2016 .

The State/UT wise AFP cases including Tamil Nadu and Kerala reported in the year 2015 and inthe curr ent year is given in A nnexure.

- (c)to( e): All AFP cases are investigated and stool sample are tested for polio. None of the stool samples tested positive for wild polio virus. In view of the above, the question does not arise .

State/UT wise Acute Flaccid Paralysis cases reported in the year 2015 and 2016 (as on 16 - 7- 16)

| SNO   | State             | 2015   | 2016   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|
| 1     | A&N Islands       | 2      | 4      |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 501    | 208    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 20     | 9      |
| 4     | Assam             | 322    | 168    |
| 5     | Bihar             | 12,620 | 5,528  |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 81     | 27     |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 348    | 141    |
| 8     | D&N Haveli        | 7      | 2      |
| 9     | Daman & Diu       | 13     | 4      |
| 10    | Delhi             | 868    | 417    |
| 11    | Goa               | 27     | 18     |
| 12    | Gujarat           | 893    | 457    |
| 13    | Haryana           | 1,017  | 468    |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh  | 124    | 65     |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 153    | 73     |
| 16    | Jharkhand         | 1,170  | 419    |
| 17    | Karnataka         | 949    | 481    |
| 18    | Kerala            | 355    | 172    |
| 19    | Lakshadweep       | 1      | 0      |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh    | 2,286  | 1,015  |
| 21    | Maharashtra       | 2,466  | 1,176  |
| 22    | Manipur           | 31     | 7      |
| 23    | Meghalaya         | 27     | 8      |
| 24    | Mizoram           | 10     | 7      |
| 25    | Nagaland          | 11     | 6      |
| 26    | Odisha            | 1,557  | 631    |
| 27    | Pondicherry       | 17     | 7      |
| 28    | Punjab            | 672    | 334    |
| 29    | Rajasthan         | 1,666  | 754    |
| 30    | Sikkim            | 4      | 3      |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu        | 707    | 361    |
| 32    | Telangana #       | 353    | 190    |
| 33    | Tripura           | 45     | 22     |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh     | 14,990 | 6,971  |
| 35    | Uttarakhand       | 341    | 180    |
| 36    | West Bengal       | 2,360  | 1,181  |
| TOTAL | TOTAL             | 47,014 | 21,514 |