Lok Sabha Question No. 2298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Lack of Basic Health Services
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri  Chhotelal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2298 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH DECEMBER 2025

## LACK OF BASIC HEALTH SERVICES

## †2298. SHRI CHHOTELAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether several Gram Panchayats/Blocks in the Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituencies of Robertsganj and Sonbhadra are deprived of basic health services and primary health centres in these areas lack both adequate medicines and availability of doctors;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which full-fledged health services are likely to be made available in the said Constituencies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Public Health and hospital being a State subject, the primary responsibility to set up adequate number of healthcare facilities as per requirement of that State Government. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system including setting up new healthcare facilities like Sub-Centres, PHCs and CHCs based on proposals received from States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plan within their Resource Envelope.

As per the information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, basic health services are available in all Gram Panchayats/Blocks in the Robertsganj and Sonbhadra Lok Sabha Constituencies. In Robertsganj Lok Sabha constituency, an autonomous state medical college has been established, encompassing the District Combined Hospital and the MCH wing. There are a total of 10 Community Health Centers employing 45 doctors. Further, 45 Primary Health Centers employing 46 Doctors are functional in the Robertsganj Lok Sabha Constituency. Also, in Sonbhadra district, 46 doctors are available at 45 Primary Health Centers. Adequate Medicines are available in all Community Health Centers and Primary Health Centers in both Lok Sabha Constituencies.

(c): Health being a State subject, infrastructure development, as well as the management and deployment of HRH in public health facilities, the planning and implementation of CHCs and PHCs comes under the jurisdiction of the State Govt. State Government may propose the new CHC and PHC as per norms and their need. The Govt. of India after examination may sanction under NHM

(PIP), PM-ABHIM, 15th Finance Commission, as proposed by the States/UTs subject to their Resource Envelope.

As per information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, against the sanctioned 3620 posts of Level-1 doctors, currently 5324 doctors are posted at Level-1, of which 1704 doctors are in excess. Further, 231 (Level-II) Specialist Doctos have been appointed in 2022 and 343 Specialist/Super-Speciality Doctors have been appointed in 2024. In order to provide better medical facilities to the people of the state, the Government has approved the increase in the superannuation age of medical officers of the State Medical and Health Services Cadre from 62 years to 65 years. General/Specialist medical officers are also posted from time to time through redeployment, walk-in interview, NHM contract/reverse bidding etc.

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