Question : Centrally Funded Health Projects- Schemes

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

(a) the details of centrally funded health projects/schemes being implemented in the country during each of the last two years, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;

(b) the details of allocation and utilization of funds during the said period;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any survey on the prevailinghealthcare facilities and infrastructure in rural areas of the country; and

(d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof and necessary steps taken in this regard?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): Centrally funded health projects are being implemented under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), a Central Sector Scheme.

State-wise list of projects approved under PMSSY is given at Annexure.

The details of allocation and utilization of funds under PMSSY Scheme during the last two years is as below :

Year 2017-18 2018-19
Budget Estimates 3975.00 3825.00
Revised Estimates 3175.00 3825.00
Actual Expenditure 3160.16 3796.53

(c) & (d): The fourth round of District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-4) -2012-13 undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) through the nodal agency International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) inter- alia provides data on Health Facilities for 30 States/UTs . The health facility questionnaire used for the survey contained information on human resources, infrastructure, equipments, drugs and services. For the first time, a population-linked facility survey has been conducted in DLHS-4.

At the district level, all Community Health Centres, Sub-Divisional Hospitals and District Hospitals were covered. Further, all Sub-Health Centres and Primary Health Centres which cater to the needs of the population of the selected PSUs were also covered.


In the facility survey, the information collected at the (i) SHC level were availability of human resources, physical infrastructure, equipments and essential drugs and MCH service provided in one month preceding the survey. (ii) From the PHC covered, status of availability for 24x7 facility and services for delivery and new born care were collected. Additional information collected at PHC level were availability of Lady Medical Officer, functional Labour Room, Operation Theater, number of beds, drug storage facilities, waiting room for OPD, availability of RCH related equipments, essential drugs and essential laboratory testing facilities. (iii) Information collected for Community Health Centre (CHC) included availability of 24X7 services for delivery and new born care, status of in-position clinical, supporting and Paramedical staff, availability of specialists trained for NSV (Non-Scalpel Vasectomy), emergency obstetric, MTP, new born care, treatment of RTI / STI, IMNCI, ECG etc. Physical infrastructure of CHC such as water supply, electricity, communication, waste disposal facilities, OT, Labour Room and availability of residential quarters for medical doctors were also collected in the facility survey. (iv) From the covered Sub-Divisional and District Hospitals status of availability of essential laboratory and ambulance services, emergency obstetric care service, availability of specialists, nurses, paramedics and technicians either on regular or contractual basis were collected in addition to infrastructure, provision for bio-medical and waste disposal and availability of residential quarters for doctors, nurses and staff. The mode of collection of information for health facilities is directly asking to the concerned officials, physical inspection and recording from relevant registers.

The results of DLHS-4 in the form of fact sheets/ reports for 30 States / UTs are available on the website: “ https://nrhm-mis.nic.in “