Health for all in India !

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HEALTH FOR ALL

Statement at the Lok Sabha

The Primary health care services in rural areas are provided through

a network of a three-tier infrastructure of Sub Centres [sCs],

Primary Health Centres [PHCs] and Community Health Centres [CHCs]. As

on March 2007 there are a total of 145272 Sub-centres, 22370 PHCs and

4045 CHCs functioning in the country.

As on March, 2007, there is a shortfall of 21157 Health Worker

[Female]/ANM at Sub Centres & Primary Health Centres, 77615 Health

Workers[Male] at SCs, 7142 Health Assistants [Female]/LHVs at PHCs,

6261 Health Assistants [Male] at PHCs, 1410 Doctors at PHCs, 9455

Specialists at CHCs, 1398 Radiographers at CHCs, 4910 Pharmacists at

PHCs and CHCs, 9795 Laboratory Technicians at PHCs and CHCs and 17262

Nurse Midwife/Staff Nurse at PHCs & CHCs .

These centres are run by the States/UTs Governments and the staff is

also recruited by them. Under National Rural Health Mission [NRHM],

funds are released to States/UTs Governments for upgradation and

strengthening of Primary Health Centres including contractual

appointment of staff, construction of building and infrastructure.

The State/UT Governments are however required to incorporate their

requirement in their annual NRHM Programme Implementation Plans.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Health &

Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in a written reply to a

question in the Lok Sabha.

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