Lok Sabha Question No. 4666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Upgradation of District Hospitals under PM-ABHIM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026

## UPGRADATION OF DISTRICT HOSPITALS UNDER PM-ABHIM

## 4666. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the total budget allocation and expenditure incurred under the Pradhan MantriAyushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) during 2024-25 and 2025-26;
- (b) the number of District Hospitals upgraded to critical care blocks across the country, Statewise, particularly in Rajasthan;
- (c) whether Churu District Hospital has been sanctioned for such upgradation, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the timeline fixed for operationalisation of sanctioned projects in Rajasthan?

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

(a) to (d): Pradhan Mantri- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS) which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crores for the scheme period (FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26).

The scheme envisages a new generation of reforms to integrate and strengthen health service delivery and public health action in managing such pandemics or health crisis. The measures under the scheme are aimed at strengthening health systems and institutions in order to provide a continuum of care at all levels, namely primary, secondary, and tertiary, as well as preparing health systems to respond effectively to current and future pandemics and disasters.

Under the CSS component of the scheme, administrative approvals have been accorded to the State of Rajasthan for five years i.e. FY 2021-22 to 2025-2026 for an amount of Rs. 2,618.97

Cr. for construction/ strengthening of 1,112 Building less Sub Health Centres (SHCs), 639 Urban-Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM), 184 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs), 33 Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs) and 33 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) at District Hospitals and Medical college level.

Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) at the district level, are being established across the country to provide advanced critical care services along with necessary supportive and ancillary infrastructure. These facilities are intended to enhance the preparedness of the public health system to effectively respond to medical emergencies, disease outbreaks, and future pandemics. The State/UT-wise provision of Critical Care Blocks, including Rajasthan, is placed at Annexure-I .

With respect to Churu district, one Integrated Public Health Laboratory (IPHL) with a financial allocation of Rs. 1.25 crore and one Critical Care Block (CCB) with a financial allocation of Rs. 23.75 crore have been approved for Churu district, Rajasthan under PMABHIM.

The State/UT-wise details of Central Release and Expenditure under PM-ABHIM for the FY 2024-25 & FY 2025-26 (up to 26.02.2026) are at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I

## State/UT wise provision of Critical Care Block (CCBs)

| S. No.   | State / UT        |   Units Approved |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |               24 |
| 2        | Bihar             |               38 |
| 3        | DNH&DD            |                1 |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh    |               50 |
| 5        | Maharashtra       |               36 |
| 6        | Manipur           |                2 |
| 7        | Meghalaya         |                3 |
| 8        | Mizoram           |                1 |
| 9        | Nagaland          |                1 |
| 10       | Punjab            |               22 |
| 11       | Rajasthan         |               33 |
| 12       | Sikkim            |                1 |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu        |               37 |
| 14       | Tripura           |                1 |
| 15       | Telangana         |               31 |
| 16       | Chhattisgarh      |               23 |
| 17       | Jharkhand         |               23 |
| 18       | West Bengal       |               22 |
| 19       | Jammu &Kashmir    |               10 |
| 20       | Karnataka         |               34 |
| 21       | Himachal Pradesh  |                8 |
| 22       | Gujarat           |               32 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh     |               74 |
| 24       | Odisha            |               28 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       |                5 |
| 26       | Puducherry        |                4 |
| 27       | Kerala            |               14 |
| 28       | Assam             |               27 |
| 29       | Haryana           |               22 |
| 30       | A&NIslands        |                1 |
| 31       | Arunachal Pradesh |                1 |
| 32       | Chandigarh        |                1 |
| 33       | Delhi             |                9 |
| 34       | Goa               |                2 |
|          | Total             |              621 |

## Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise Central Release and Expenditure under Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission for FY 2024-25 & FY 2025-26 (up to 26.02.2026)

(Rs. in Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | 2024-25         | 2024-25     | 2025-26         | 2025-26     |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | Central Release | Expenditure | Central Release | Expenditure |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 1.05            | 1.57        | 2.10            | 2.11        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 39.07           | 65.16       | 55.74           | 54.79       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1.05            | 2.44        | 0.50            | 0.28        |
| 4        | Assam                              | 159.61          | 177.34      | 86.78           | 81.45       |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 15.92           | 185.61      | 60.62           | 84.25       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 5.13            | 6.34        | 5.13            | 8.44        |
| 7        | Chattisgarh                        | 18.63           | 31.05       | 19.19           | 21.80       |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0.53            | 0.51        | 0.79            | 0.74        |
| 9        | Delhi                              | 0.00            | 0.00        | 38.21           | 0.24        |
| 10       | Goa                                | 0.10            | 0.21        | 0.54            | 1.04        |
| 11       | Gujarat                            | 79.38           | 146.63      | 86.23           | 71.31       |
| 12       | Haryana                            | 36.00           | 88.63       | 8.45            | 2.87        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 44.81           | 52.92       | 73.21           | 47.82       |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 60.44           | 63.71       | 42.88           | 81.31       |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          | 65.27           | 289.16      | 63.81           | 65.46       |
| 16       | Karnataka                          | 118.91          | 198.19      | 140.78          | 123.06      |
| 17       | Kerala                             | 24.58           | 36.15       | 17.30           | 19.79       |
| 18       | Ladakh                             | 0.62            | 0.62        | 0.31            | 0.31        |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        | 0.00            | 0.51        | 0.32            | 0.09        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 63.19           | 295.14      | 90.87           | 109.24      |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        | 65.48           | 86.82       | 112.12          | 63.28       |
| 22       | Manipur                            | 5.74            | 21.20       | 8.77            | 7.16        |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          | 10.50           | 27.34       | 17.44           | 15.49       |
| 24       | Mizoram                            | 3.82            | 7.27        | 1.45            | 2.36        |
| 25       | Nagaland                           | 0.00            | 1.71        | 0.00            | 2.91        |
| 26       | Odisha                             | 149.05          | 248.42      | 81.58           | 119.00      |
| 27       | Puducherry                         | 2.50            | 4.28        | 4.88            | 2.92        |
| 28       | Punjab                             | 8.92            | 45.33       | 48.10           | 64.53       |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          | 157.76          | 262.93      | 128.30          | 154.38      |
| 30       | Sikkim                             | 1.67            | 3.74        | 3.75            | 4.04        |

|   31 | Tamil Nadu    |   224.99 |   512.33 |   149.65 |   163.08 |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|   32 | Telangana     |   208.82 |   348.04 |   139.15 |    95    |
|   33 | Tripura       |     2.12 |     2.94 |     2.13 |     3    |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh |   400.95 |   544.74 |   173.42 |   188.52 |
|   35 | Uttarakhand   |    26.89 |    31.07 |    27.16 |    17.04 |
|   36 | West Bengal   |    78.4  |    92.35 |    79.73 |    56.94 |

Note:

1. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution. Central Release for the F.Y . 2025-26 is updated upto 26.02.2026 and is provisional.

2. Expenditure includes Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year. Expenditure is as per FMRs submitted by States/UTs and is provisional. Expenditure for FY 2025-26 is updated upto 31.12.2025.