(a) whether the Government has any proposal to provide quarters to the medical and para-medical officers working in the rural areas in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government thereon?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to provide quarters to the medical and para-medical officers working in the rural areas in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government thereon?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a) & (b): Public Health being a State subject, the responsibility to provide quarters to the medical and para medical staff working in the rural areas of the country lies with the State Governments. However, under the National Health Mission (NHM), support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their health care system including for construction/renovation of quarters of the medical and para¬medical staff based on the requirements posed by States/UTs in their Programme Implemen- tation Plans (PIPs).
The details of approvals provided under NHM for staff quarters in 2014-15 is at Annexure.