Question : FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS



(a) Whether Union Government has received any request from Madhya Pradesh for financial assistance for construction of buildings for health institutions; and

(b) If so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government in this regard ?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a)&(b) The Government of Madhya Pradesh in its Programme Implementation Plan

(PIP) of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM-2006-07) has requested for financial assistance for construction of 120 Community Health Centres (CHCs), phase-wise, 60 CHCs each during 2007-08 and 2008-09. The State proposes to construct 450 Primary Health Centres (PHCs). 4911 Sub-centres are also proposed to be constructed, phase-wise, 200 Sub-centres during 2007-08, 1000 Sub-centres during 2008-09 and 3711 Sub-centres during 2009-10.

For 2006-07, construction of 4911 Sub-centre buildings @ Rs.493680/- has been approved and funds released