Under the National Health Mission (NHM), Primary Health Centre (PHC) are established to cover a population of 30,000 in rural areas and 20,000 in hilly, tribal and desert areas.
PHCs are established to cover defined population. As per the Rural Health Statistics-2019, as on 31.03.2019, a total of 24,855 rural PHCs and 5,190 urban PHCs have been functional in the country. State-wise details including for Rajasthan are given below:
NUMBER OF PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (PHCs) FUNCTIONING IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS
(As on 31.03.2019)
|
Sr. No.
|
State / UT
|
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (PHCs)
|
|
Rural
|
Urban
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1,145
|
364
|
1,509
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
143
|
4
|
147
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
946
|
55
|
1,001
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
1,899
|
95
|
1,994
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
792
|
45
|
837
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
24
|
0
|
24
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
1,476
|
318
|
1,794
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
379
|
97
|
476
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
586
|
20
|
606
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
622
|
49
|
671
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
298
|
57
|
355
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
2,127
|
435
|
2,562
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
848
|
83
|
931
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1,199
|
136
|
1,335
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
1,828
|
538
|
2,366
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
90
|
9
|
99
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
118
|
0
|
118
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
59
|
10
|
69
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
126
|
5
|
131
|
|
20
|
Odisha
|
1,288
|
87
|
1,375
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
416
|
16
|
432
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
2,082
|
377
|
2,459
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
29
|
1
|
30
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1,422
|
463
|
1,885
|
|
25
|
Telangana
|
636
|
249
|
885
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
108
|
5
|
113
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
257
|
0
|
257
|
|
28
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2,936
|
624
|
3,560
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
908
|
448
|
1,356
|
|
30
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
22
|
2
|
24
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
46
|
46
|
|
32
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
9
|
2
|
11
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
34
|
Delhi
|
5
|
535
|
540
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
24
|
15
|
39
|
|
TOTAL – ALL INDIA
|
24,855
|
5,190
|
30,045
|
State-wise details of State Program Implementation Plan approvals for the Primary Health Centers under NHM for the years 2017-18 to 2020-21 are given below:
Details of SPIP Approvals for the PHCs under NHM for the FY 2017-18 to 2020-21
(Rs. in Lakhs)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the State/UT
|
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
- High Focus States
|
|
1
|
Bihar
|
500.00
|
10,508.85
|
5,766.94
|
3,225.00
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
976.86
|
3,317.94
|
1,996.62
|
1,260.38
|
|
3
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
727.01
|
738.80
|
2,024.48
|
---
|
|
4
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
949.01
|
745.00
|
597.68
|
---
|
|
5
|
Jharkhand
|
1,242.00
|
1,245.00
|
1,739.96
|
1,381.96
|
|
6
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2,658.00
|
---
|
610.00
|
8,509.59
|
|
7
|
Orissa
|
2,678.91
|
740.00
|
1,433.57
|
5,160.69
|
|
8
|
Rajasthan
|
14,331.00
|
7,524.12
|
23,329.83
|
---
|
|
9
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
832.83
|
37.50
|
412.89
|
120.00
|
|
10
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
16.00
|
5.56
|
19,657.62
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
24,895.62
|
24,873.21
|
37,917.53
|
39,315.24
|
|
B. NE States
|
|
11
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
584.57
|
356.06
|
544.80
|
1,464.54
|
|
12
|
Assam
|
1,794.48
|
1,024.33
|
1,777.06
|
540.00
|
|
13
|
Manipur
|
---
|
126.70
|
770.50
|
---
|
|
14
|
Meghalaya
|
---
|
9.00
|
70.50
|
---
|
|
15
|
Mizoram
|
100.00
|
84.00
|
114.38
|
286.44
|
|
16
|
Nagaland
|
107.37
|
102.30
|
33.97
|
---
|
|
17
|
Sikkim
|
262.32
|
307.63
|
358.19
|
1,840.00
|
|
18
|
Tripura
|
3,537.26
|
2,140.50
|
1,272.00
|
4,235.98
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
6,386.00
|
4,150.52
|
4,941.40
|
8,366.96
|
|
C. Non-High Focus States
|
|
19
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
---
|
---
|
130.00
|
21.00
|
|
20
|
Goa
|
10.50
|
1.50
|
---
|
---
|
|
21
|
Gujarat
|
874.00
|
383.50
|
1,049.29
|
---
|
|
22
|
Haryana
|
---
|
7.00
|
75.00
|
200.00
|
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
5,337.50
|
6,368.50
|
4,154.63
|
1,202.49
|
|
24
|
Kerala
|
428.00
|
581.00
|
821.31
|
17,243.82
|
|
25
|
Maharashtra
|
1,1602.02
|
9,955.00
|
18,181.77
|
---
|
|
26
|
Punjab
|
300.00
|
---
|
---
|
3,005.00
|
|
27
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2,927.50
|
976.25
|
3,465.90
|
---
|
|
28
|
Telangana
|
200.00
|
630.00
|
---
|
---
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
417.75
|
2,295.75
|
3,205.81
|
22,392.31
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
22,097.27
|
21,198.50
|
31,083.71
|
44,064.62
|
|
D. Small States/UTs
|
|
30
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
16.00
|
8.00
|
---
|
---
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
32
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
34
|
Delhi
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1,399.11
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
20.00
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
36.00
|
8.00
|
|
1,399.11
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
53,414.89
|
50,230.23
|
73,942.63
|
93,145.93
|
Note: -
- SPIP stands for State Program Implementation Plan.
- The above figures are as reported by the States /UTs.
- The above figures are inclusive of activity Additional Building/Major Upgradation of existing Structure, Upgradation, Spill over of Ongoing Works, new constructions, Staff Quarters, carry forward of new construction initiated last year, or the year before and major civil works for operationalization of 24 hour services at Primary Health Centres (PHCs).
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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