GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
MINISTRY OF
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION
NO. 25
TO BE ANSWERED
ON 3RD JULY, 2009
HEALTH FACILTIES
IN BACKWARD AREAS
*25. DR.EJAZ
ALI:
Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be
pleased to state:
(a) the provision of
mobile health vans for Dalit Muslims, the number
thereof, area-wise; and
(b) provision of
health check up centres and provision of medicines/doctors in backward areas
across the country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI GHULAM
NABI AZAD)
(a) As per State Data
Sheet, as on 30-4-2009, 310 Districts of country have the provision of Mobile
Medical Units[MMU] for rural population especially the
vulnerable sections irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The list of number of districts, state wise,
where MMU is functional is laid on the Table of the House.
(b) Yes, Sir. The service is provided by a
network of 145272 sub centers, 22370 Primary Health Centers and 4045 Community Health Centers.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART
(a) OF THE RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 25 FOR 3RD JULY, 2009
NUMBER OF DISTRICTS WHERE MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS ARE
WORKING
|
SNO |
NAME OF STATE |
NUMBER OF
DISTRICT |
|
1 |
Himachal
Pradesh |
1 |
|
2 |
Jammu &
Kashmir |
2 |
|
3 |
Jharkhand |
24 |
|
4 |
Madhya Pradesh |
20 |
|
5 |
Utrarakhand |
13 |
|
6 |
Arunachal
Pradesh |
16 |
|
7 |
Assam |
23 |
|
8 |
Manipur |
9 |
|
9 |
Meghalaya |
7 |
|
10 |
Mizoram |
9 |
|
11 |
Nagaland |
11 |
|
12 |
Sikkim |
4 |
|
13 |
Tripura |
4 |
|
14 |
Andhra Pradesh |
17 |
|
15 |
Goa |
2 |
|
16 |
Gujarat |
25 |
|
17 |
Haryana |
6 |
|
18 |
Kerala |
7 |
|
19 |
Punjab |
16 |
|
20 |
Tamil Nadu |
29 |
|
21 |
Chandigarh |
1 |
|
22 |
Daman & Diu |
1 |
|
23 |
Delhi |
9 |
|
24 |
Rajasthan |
33 |
|
25 |
Karnataka |
19 |
|
26 |
Puducherry |
2 |
|
|
Total |
310 |
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