Lok Sabha Question No. 2100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Congenital Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## CONGENITAL DISEASES

## 2100. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  cases  of  congenital  diseases  and  deficiencies  among  children  are  o increase in the country;
- (b) if so, details thereof, State/ UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study for as certaining the factors responsible for increase in number of such cases;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the outcome thereon; and
- (e) the remedial steps taken/proposes to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) &  (b):        Under  National  Health  Mission,  the  Government  of  India  is  implementi Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) for screening of all the children from 0 - 18 years of  age  including  school  chi ldren for 4 D's  i.e. defects,  Deficiencies,  Diseases,  and Development  delays  including  disability.  As  reported  by  State/UT,  details  for  cong defects and Deficiencies for last two years are at annexure.
- (c)  t o (e) : The Government of India also initiated a birth defect surveillance syste selected  tertiary  facilities  to  understand  the  various  risk  factors  associated  with birth. Based on this further investigation and intervention would be conducted for identified risk factors .

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## Annexure

## State and UT wise details of Number of Children screened, identified with defects and birth and deficiencies, as reported by State/UTs under RBSK

| Sl. No                                          | States/UTs           | Financial years 2014 -15    | Financial years 2014 -15   | Financial years 2014 -15   | 2015-16 till Q 3 (Dec, 2015)   | 2015-16 till Q 3 (Dec, 2015)   | 2015-16 till Q 3 (Dec, 2015)   | 2015-16 till Q 3 (Dec, 2015)   |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                          | States/UTs           | Number of children screened | Defects at Birth           | Deficiencies               | Number of children screened    | Defects at Birth               | Deficiencies                   | Deficiencies                   |
| 1                                               | Bihar                | 62,612                      | 6,149                      | 13,678                     | 5,91,237                       | 21,351                         | 1,02,225                       | 1,02,225                       |
| 2                                               | Chhattisgarh         | 63,399                      | 2,048                      | 18,102                     | 31,66,017                      | 4,267                          | 26,907                         | 26,907                         |
| 3                                               | Himachal Pradesh     | 8,99,502                    | 1,692                      | 43,177                     | 1,52,457                       | 80                             | 1,326                          | 1,326                          |
| 4                                               | Jammu & Kashmir      | 15,27,980                   | 3,461                      | 50,364                     | 16,55,549                      | 3,667                          | 31,621                         | 31,621                         |
| 5                                               | Jharkhand            | 8,833                       | 35                         | 884                        | 2,97,985                       | 2,910                          | 11,858                         | 11,858                         |
| 6                                               | Madhya Pradesh       | 90,82,774                   | 9,701                      | 2,38,700                   | 1,08,63,051                    | 15,269                         | 4,14,845                       | 4,14,845                       |
| 7                                               | Odisha               | 48,97,389                   | 7,157                      | 73,563                     | 27,38,612                      | 3,414                          | 23,670                         | 23,670                         |
| 8                                               | Rajasthan            | 21,04,888                   |                            |                            | 0                              | 48                             | 697                            | 697                            |
| 9                                               | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,82,06,135                 |                            | 4,25,707                   | 1,56,12,617                    |                                | 2,27,879                       | 2,27,879                       |
| 10                                              |                      | 13,82,535                   |                            |                            | 23,21,037                      |                                | 14,902                         | 14,902                         |
| 11                                              | Arunachal            | 2,25,484                    | 2,089                      |                            | 2,04,096                       | 102                            | 2,388                          | 2,388                          |
| 12                                              |                      | 29,44,064                   | 5,426                      | 19,778                     | 34,11,696                      | 4,146                          | 7,852                          | 7,852                          |
|                                                 |                      | 83,167                      | 701                        |                            | 82,111                         |                                | 831                            | 831                            |
| 14                                              |                      | 43,398                      | 268                        |                            | 2,94,051                       |                                | 2,468                          | 2,468                          |
| 15                                              |                      | 2,52,012                    | 120                        |                            | 2,63,630                       |                                | 194                            | 194                            |
| 16                                              |                      | 38,352                      |                            |                            |                                |                                | 955                            | 955                            |
|                                                 |                      | 87,083                      |                            | 19                         | 90,703                         |                                | 103                            | 103                            |
|                                                 |                      | 1,41,422                    |                            | 6,184                      | 1,69,605                       |                                | 3,362                          | 3,362                          |
| 19                                              | Andhra               | 3,79,066                    | 970                        | 6,810                      | 14,56,450                      | 14,073                         | 19,594                         | 19,594                         |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            |                            | 0                              |                                | 0                              | 0                              |
| 21                                              | Goa                  | 2,17,848                    | 580                        | 354                        | 1,96,462                       |                                | 1,045                          | 1,045                          |
| 22                                              | Gujarat              | 1,23,38,318                 | 8,226                      | 5,40,665                   | 1,20,07,599                    | 52,263                         | 3,27,409                       | 3,27,409                       |
| 23                                              | Haryana              | 28,38,024                   | 10,216                     | 68,435                     | 26,53,362                      | 5,111                          | 1,30,544                       | 1,30,544                       |
| 24                                              | Karnataka            | 92,02,678                   | 17,036                     | 1,50,000                   | 85,43,286                      | 17,054                         | 95,626                         | 95,626                         |
| 25                                              | Kerala               | 36,46,432                   | 2,711                      | 24,472                     | 31,24,137                      | 3,164                          | 7,150                          | 7,150                          |
| 26                                              | Maharashtra          | 1,93,35,990                 | 92,767                     | 4,34,450                   | 2,53,30,357                    | 20,543                         | 99,315                         | 99,315                         |
| 27                                              | Punjab               | 29,14,456                   | 1,251                      | 59,428                     | 23,59,509                      | 3,999                          | 34,921                         | 34,921                         |
| 28                                              | Tamilnadu            | 65,57,027                   | 12,118                     | 1,99,660                   |                                | 19,604                         | 94,382                         | 94,382                         |
| 29                                              | West Bengal          | 66,17,918                   | 24,246                     | 1,26,105                   | 1,11,11,081                    | 28,608                         | 1,03,883                       | 1,03,883                       |
| 30                                              | Andaman & Nicobar    | 21,383                      | 66                         | 2,535                      | 0                              |                                | 412                            | 412                            |
| 31                                              | Chandigarh           | 2,22,249                    | 387                        | 7,244                      |                                | 311                            | 1,132                          | 1,132                          |
| 32                                              | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 85,364                      | 126                        | 553                        | 74,804                         | 174                            | 167                            | 167                            |
| 33                                              | Daman                | 38,329                      | 83                         | 143                        | 26,281                         |                                | 40                             | 40                             |
| 34                                              | Delhi                | 0                           | 0                          | 0                          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 35                                              | Lakshadweep          | 0                           | 0                          | 0                          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 36                                              | Puducherry           | 1,34,137                    | 232                        |                            | 1,06,333                       |                                | 183                            | 183                            |
|                                                 |                      | 10,66,00,248                | 2,31,503                   | 25,62,270                  | 11,59,05,837                   | 2,34,314                       | 17,89,886                      | 17,89,886                      |
| India                                           |                      |                             |                            |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      | 10.66 Crore                 | 2.31 Lakhs                 | 25.62                      | 11.6 Crore                     |                                |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            | Lakhs                      |                                | 2.34 Lakhs                     |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            |                            | 66,87,621                      |                                |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            | 177                        |                                | 91                             |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            |                            | 1,34,243                       | 147                            |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            |                            |                                | 364 591 116                    | 364 591 116                    | 364 591 116                    |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            | 5,770 545                  | 1,79,858                       | 9,998 2,006                    |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            | 3,089                      |                                | 58 79 424                      |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            | 553                        |                                | 51                             |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             |                            | 1,777                      |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             | 4,067 15,303               | 20,728 18,621              |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| Uttarakhand                                     |                      |                             |                            |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland 17 Sikkim 18 Tripura | Pradesh              |                             | 1,737                      | 0                          |                                | 0                              |                                |                                |
|                                                 | Pradesh Assam        |                             | 103                        |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| 13                                              | Manipur              |                             | 409                        |                            |                                | 231                            |                                |                                |
|                                                 |                      |                             | 22                         |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|                                                 | Telengana            |                             |                            |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| 20                                              |                      |                             | 0                          |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|                                                 | 0                    |                             |                            |                            |                                |                                |                                |                                |