(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from Madhya Pradesh regarding providing basic health care facilities and upgradation of child and mother care hospitals in certain districts of the State with the assistance of Japan;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the action taken by the Union Government thereon; and
(d) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be cleared?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (d) Yes sir. A proposal titled “Unpgradation of Mother and Child Hospital and Basic Health Services in Gwalior, Shivpuri and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh†was posed to Government of Japan in August, 2004. The total project cost was US $ 10,000,000. However, Government of Japan has not approved the proposal.