Question : ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CARE

(a) the funds allocated for medical and public health care during 2010-11;

(b) whether the funds are inadequate to cater to the need of the masses;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the fimds allocated and released under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Yojana (PMSY), separately during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;

(e) whether the Government proposes to increase the allocation under these schemes; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI A2AD)

(a) to (c): The proposed and approved outlays for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the year 2010-11 is at Annexure I.

(d): The funds allocation and released under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) during the last three years and current year is given at Annexure II.

(e) and (f): The Department of Health and Family Welfare has projected the higher allocation for NRHM and PMSSY in the Revised Estimates (RE) to Ministry of Finance during the current year i.e., 2010-11. The details are given at Annexure in. However, it is the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance to decide the Revised Estimates for the Ministries / Departments.