(a) the number of village health guides, State-wise;
(b) the nature of work assigned to these guides alongwith
the remuneration paid to them every month;
(c) whether the Government propose to impart special training to these guides;
(d) is so, the details thereof;
(e) whether there is any proposal to raise the honorarium of these guides; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE(INDEPENDENT CHARGE)(SHRI N.T.SHANMUGAM)
(a) A State-wise list of number of Village Health Guides is
annexed.
(b) The basic duties/functions of Village Health Guides are
to assist in;
(i) Health Education to rural masses.
(ii) Environmental Sanitation and Personal Hygiene.
(iii) Maternal and Child Health Care Services.
(iv) Immunization.
(v) Treatment of Communicable Diseases.
(vi) Implementation of various National Health Programs.
(vii) Maintaining of vital statistics.
(viii) Inducing Community participation.
They are paid an honorarium of Rs. 50/- per month.
S.No. State/UT Number of VHGs reported working
Male Female Total
1 Andhra Pr. 28698 5636 34334 2 Arunachal Pr. - - NA 3 Assam - 11001 11001 4 Bihar NA NA 10431 5 Goa - - - 6 Gujarat - 3004 3004 7 Haryana - 270 270 8 Himachal Pr. 3067 383 3450 9 J & K NA NA NA 10 Karnataka 12681 2447 15128 11 Kerala @@ - - NA 12 Madhya Pr. NA NA 30619 13 Maharashtra 13185 23486 36671 14 Manipur 1118 577 1695 15 Meghalaya 121 1060 1181 16 Mizoram 340 170 510 17 Nagaland 349 199 548 18 Orissa 18627 4670 23297 19 Punjab 645 8979 9624 20 Rajasthan 2585 6414 8999 21 Sikkim 177 28 205 22 Tamil Nadu @ NA NA NA 23 Tripura 1050 787 1837 24 Uttar Pr. NA NA 90111 25 West Bengal NA NA 39965 26 JA & N Islands 50 100 150 27 Chandigarh - - - 28 D & N Haveli - - - 29 Daman & Diu - - - 30 Delhi - - - 31 Lakshadweep 2 9 11 32 Pondicherry 128 39 167 All India 82823 69259 323208