Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres

LOK SABHA 

AYUSHMAN BHARAT – HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

333. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI
        SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has launched Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) initiative under the Ayushman Bharat Programme and if so, the details thereof along with achievements made since its launch;

(b) the present status and achievements of Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs), State/UT-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu;

(c) whether the Government has set parameters for setting up of PHCs and CHCs and if so, the details thereof along with the percentage of population covered by PHCs and CHCs during last three years;

(d) whether the Government has received proposals from States/UTs including Tamil Nadu for opening of new CHCs and PHCs and if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned and proposed to be released for setting up of CHCs/PHCs in the country, State/UTwise; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to upgrade all the CHCs/PHCs as ISO certified wellness centres and improve quality of services and if so, the details thereof along with the number of ISO certified CHCs/PHCs functioning in the country, State/UT-wise?

(DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 333* FOR 25TH MARCH, 2022

(a) to (e): Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) was launched in 2018 to progressively achieve Universal Health Coverage through delivery of Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Services. It envisages to transform 1,50,000 Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs), both Rural & Urban, into Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) by December, 2022. As on 23rd March, 2022, a total 1,00,768 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) are functional in the country which includes 73,668 SHC-HWC, 22,472 PHC-HWC and 4,628 UPHC-HWC, as reported by the States/UTs on AB-HWC portal. State/UT wise Central Release under Ayushman Bharat- Health & Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) under NHM from the FY 2018-19 to 2021-22 is given at Annexure-I.

As per RHS 2019-20, the present status and achievements of Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs), State/UT-wise, including Tamil Nadu, are given at Annexure-II.

Government of India has laid down Indian public Health Standards (IPHS) for services, infrastructure, human resource, diagnostics, equipment, medicines, etc. They are used as the reference point for planning and up-gradation of public health care infrastructure in the States and UTs. These IPHS have given population norms for establishing the public health facilities. As per RHS, 2019-20, average rural population covered by the health facility (based on the mid-year population as on 1st July, 2020) is given below