(a) whether the approach to the Twelfth Five Year Plan has taken into considera
tion gender specific issues of women morbidity due to communicable diseases;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the affirmative action taken in this regard in the Eleventh Five year Plan in
terms of increased allocation for new or existing Government schemes;
(d) whether the approach to the Twelfth Five Year Plan is focusing on area spec
ific issues related to this; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) & (b): The Planning Commission’s document “ Faster, Sustainable and
More Inclusive Growth - An Approach to the Twelfth Five Year Plan†has inter-
alia addressed the issues of gender sensitivity in healthcare and also communica
ble diseases in a holistic manner. It emphasises the need to break the vicious
cycle of multiple deprivations faced by girls and women because of gender discri
mination and under-nutrition.
(c ): Approved outlay during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period for National
AIDS Control was Rs. 6150 crores, for National Vector Borne Disease Control Pr
ogramme (NVBDCP) Rs. 2251.75 crore, for Revised National Tuberculosis Control Pro
gramme (RNTCP) Rs. 1604.25 crore and for National Leprosy Eradication Programme
(NLEP) Rs. 218.84 crore.
(d) & (e): Under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
subsumed under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), focussed attention is given
to high endemic areas. The approach to the Twelfth Plan envisages that infectious
diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, also need focused attention and a contin
ued commitment to prevention and control.