Question : P.H.C(S)



(a) whether any orientation programme for medical officers working in primary health centers has been launched by the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the outcome of the programme during each of the last three years in each State;

(d) whether the Union Government have decided to start super speciality services at the primary health centers in the country to reduce the burden on referral hospitals;

(e) if so, whether all the PHCs are likely to be upgraded in the country for the purpose;

(f) if so, the total expenditure likely to be met on this expansion; and

(g) the funds allocated to each State for PHCs during the last three years, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)


(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The following training programmes for medical officers have been launched by Government:


(i) Integrated Skill Development Training for Medical Officers (Primary Health Centres)

(ii) Specialized skill Training Programme for Medical Officers in:

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(c) Details are given at Annexure-I.

(d) A Primary Health Centre provides health care, reproductive and child health care and family welfare services. It is staffed by one Medical Officer, who is not a specialist. For the provisioning of super-specialist services, teams of specifically trained super-specialists, high-tech equipments and appropriate infrastructural facilities are required. As such PHCs are not considered suitable for the provisioning of super specialist services.

(e) No, Sir.

(f) Does not arise.

(g) The expenditure in Primary Health Centres is met from State Sector Budgets and funds for Basic Minimum Services Programme. A statement of allocation under Health/BMS during last three years is at Annexure-II.


Annexure-I

Training of Medical Officers under RCH
During the last 3 years
1, Integrated Skill Training
1998-99
Nil
1999-2000
State Number
Trained
Rajasthan 192
2000-2001 State Number Trained Himachal Pradesh 9 Haryana 43 Gujarat 9 Kerala 30 Total 91
2. Specialised Skill Training 1998-99 Nil 1999-2000 State/UT MTP MinLap NSV Name Batches Batches Batches No. Trnd Trnd Trnd Haryana 12 39 Rajasthan NA 987 4 17 NA 84 Sikkim 1 4 West Bengal 5 7 Total 5 994 4 17 13 127
2000-2001 State/UT MTP MinLap NSV Name Batches Batches Batches No. Trnd Trnd Trnd Bihar NA 39 Chandigarh 1 3 Delhi 4 10 Gujarat NA 760 NA 259 Haryana 12 35 Himachal NA 30 Pradesh Karnataka NA 125 Nil Nil NA 33 Lakshdweep 1 1 Mizoram 6 13 11 22 Orissa 3 9 Punjab 3 9 16 48 Tamil Nadu NA 29 West Bengal 13 35


STATEMENT SHOWING THE OUTLAY FOR HEALTH IN STATES/UTs DURING LAST THREE YEARS
1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 OUTLAY OUTLAY OUTLAY Health MNP/ BMS HEALTH MNP/ HEALTH MNP/BMS BMS
ANDHRA 13937.00 2923.60 200.46 3923.60 28033 1197 PRADESH ARUNACHAL 3149 1021 3520 1072 2947 998 PRADESH ASSAM 6561 3120 7191 4334 7741 4534 BIHAR 7245 5059 12177 7518 12768 10800 GOA 1082 187.80 772 101.95 1646 106.55 GUJARAT 22093 12177 23550 12132.31 25100 11342.82 HARYANA 3882 1425 5946 2700 5327 2700 HIMACHAL 5544 2659.10 8965.70 3341.54 10555 3319.83 PRADESH J & K 7450 6460 11385.51 6334.88 11974 6312.70 KARNATAKA 18359 12713 19544.30 11785 22774 17200.25 KERALA 6096 855 6200 775 6400 607 MADHYA 9331 5604 17351.47 4357.78 13524 4056.69 PRADESH MAHARASHTRA 17391 9882 22993 7142 27798 6858.93 MANIPUR 630 271.85 809.35 600 1080 550 MEGHALAYA 2430 1306.50 2430 2000 3079 2329 MIZORAM 1651 795 1816 794.41 2286 1830 NAGALAND 2508 1017 2128 950 2128 1139 ORISSA 4104 1907.89 7526.21 3485.19 13208 4127.72 PUNJAB 9938 3432 16352 2579.60 18319 2458 RAJASTHAN 13919 7005.05 15289 8830 17262 9656 SIKKIM 857 267.15 814 275.05 1559 540.05 TAMIL NADU 8909 2440.88 11650.93 3388.14 12426 2442.99 TRIPURA 1371 619 1407.92 859 1355 630 UTTAR PRADESH 17312 12836 40551 27813 42816 15413.57 WEST BENGAL 20633 1500 19286 3103 23502 3246 A & N ISLANDS 1559 671 1895 786 2000 956 CHANDIGARH 3617 353 4548.30 222.50 3483 250.50 D & N HAVELI 219 207.50 252.70 91.45 280 121.45 DAMAN & DIU 133 97 173 153.80 136 128 DELHI 15240.50 1800 19700 3619 27345 5525 LAKSHADWEEP 233.85 151.77 333 71 229.03 141.09 PONDICHERRY 1830 240.52 2370 303.87 2720 453
TOTAL 229012.35 101005.39 307974.39 125223.05 351800.03 121969.22