Question : AID TO FAMILY WELFARE SCHEME



(a) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to the news-item captioned `Govt. seeks foreign aids for family welfare` appearing in the `Statesman` dated May 24, 2000;

(b) if so, whether the Union Government have sought aid from foreign agencies for family welfare programmes;

(c) if so, the agencies/countries from which aid has been sought;

(d) the details of family welfare schemes for which aid has been sought;

(e) whether the Government propose to ensure proper utilization of funds for the said scheme; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. RITA VERMA)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir.

(c) & (d) Details are given in Annexure.

(e) & (f) Yes, Sir. The Government is making all efforts to ensure proper and timely utilization of the project specific assistance received from donor Agencies/Countries.

Annexure to Para (c ) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Questions No. 4368 for 21.8.2000

S.	Programme	Donor	Committed	Purpose/objective
No.	Agency/coun	Amount	try

1. Reproductive World Bank US$ 248.3 Implementation of & Child million RCH Programme Health including Pulse Programme Polio Immunization Programme
European ECU 200 -do- Commission million DFID E 86.31 Implementation of (United million Pulse Polio Kingdom Immunization Programme
KIW DM 65 million -do- (Germany) UNICEF US $ 121 Implementation of (including million RCH Programme bilateral including Pulse donors like Polio Immunization JICA(Japan) Programme and DANIDA (DENMARK) 2 Immunization World Bank US$ 142.6 Strengthening of Strengthenin million routine g Project immunization and for Polio Immunization Programme

3. India World Bank Rs. 422.01 Implementation of Population crores IPP projects in the Project-VIII States of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for improving the health and family welfare status of the urban slums population. 4 Indian World Bank Rs. 414.06 Implementation of Population crores IPP projects in the Project-IX States of Assam, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for improving health and family welfare services in the rural population.
5. Basic Health German Rs. 47.40 Four districts of Project(Maha crores Maharashtra viz. rashtra) Raigad, Ratanagiri, Sindhdurg and Pune have been covered under the project with the objective to ensure improvement in utilisation of health care services, specially by weaker sections in the State.
6. Health & DANIDA Rs. 116.39 Being implemented Family crores in the State of Welfare Tamil Nadu and M.P. Project- with the objective Phase-III to ensure improvement in utilization of health care services, specially by weaker sections in the State.
7 Health & DFID Rs. 14.55 Being implemented Family (United crores in two districts Welfare Kingdom) (Bhadrak and Project Keonjhar) of Orissa

8. West Bengal DFID $ 1.75 Strengthening of Reproductive (United million Reproductive and and Child Kingdom) Child Health Health programme in West Project Bengal
9 SIFPSA USAID US $ 350 To enhance couple Project million production rate and (Uttar to reduce total Pradesh) fertility rate in Uttar Pradesh
10. Country UNFPA US $ 10.0 To strengthen Project-V million Reproductive Health, Population Development strategies and Advocacy
11 Family WHO US $ 1.4 For Family Welfare Welfare million Programme. (Bieuoleum 2000-2001)