Public Health being a State subject, the
primary responsibility to improve the rural health infrastructure in the
country lies with State Governments. However, under National Health Mission
(NHM), financial support is provided to States/UTs for strengthening of their
health care systems including for improving the health
infrastructure in the country.
This assistance under NHM is provided based on the
requirements posed by State/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plan (PIPs).
The State/UT wise statement regarding the
shortfall of primary health centres (PHCs), community health centres (CHCs) as on 31st
March, 2013 as per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) Bulletin, 2013 is given below:
|
Shortfall in Health Infrastructure as
per 2011 Population in India
(As on 31st March, 2013)
|
|
|
S.No.
|
State/ UT
|
PHCs
|
CHCs
|
|
|
R
|
P
|
S
|
R
|
P
|
S
|
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1965
|
1709
|
256
|
491
|
292
|
199
|
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
48
|
97
|
*
|
12
|
54
|
*
|
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
954
|
978
|
*
|
238
|
110
|
128
|
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
3099
|
1883
|
1216
|
774
|
70
|
704
|
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
774
|
783
|
*
|
193
|
157
|
36
|
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
19
|
21
|
*
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
1290
|
1158
|
132
|
322
|
318
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
550
|
452
|
98
|
137
|
110
|
27
|
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
212
|
474
|
*
|
53
|
78
|
*
|
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
327
|
637
|
*
|
81
|
84
|
*
|
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
966
|
330
|
636
|
241
|
188
|
53
|
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
1306
|
2350
|
*
|
326
|
188
|
138
|
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
589
|
820
|
*
|
147
|
220
|
*
|
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1989
|
1156
|
833
|
497
|
333
|
164
|
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
2201
|
1811
|
390
|
550
|
361
|
189
|
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
80
|
85
|
*
|
20
|
17
|
3
|
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
114
|
108
|
6
|
28
|
27
|
1
|
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
25
|
57
|
*
|
6
|
9
|
*
|
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
68
|
126
|
*
|
17
|
21
|
*
|
|
|
20
|
Odisha
|
1315
|
1305
|
10
|
328
|
377
|
*
|
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
578
|
436
|
142
|
144
|
142
|
2
|
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
1861
|
1610
|
251
|
465
|
431
|
34
|
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
18
|
24
|
*
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1251
|
1229
|
22
|
312
|
385
|
*
|
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
109
|
83
|
26
|
27
|
18
|
9
|
|
|
26
|
Uttarakhand
|
238
|
257
|
*
|
59
|
55
|
4
|
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
5194
|
3496
|
1698
|
1298
|
773
|
525
|
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
2153
|
909
|
1244
|
538
|
347
|
191
|
|
|
29
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
8
|
22
|
*
|
2
|
4
|
*
|
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
*
|
|
|
31
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
32
|
Daman & Diu
|
2
|
3
|
*
|
0
|
2
|
*
|
|
|
33
|
Delhi
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
4
|
*
|
0
|
3
|
*
|
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
13
|
24
|
*
|
3
|
4
|
*
|
|
|
|
India
|
29337
|
24448
|
6970
|
7322
|
5187
|
2417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes: The requirement is calculated using the
prescribed norms on the basis of rural population from Census, 2011. All
India shortfalls is derived by adding state-wise figures of shortfall
ignoring the existing surplus in some of the states.
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|
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R: Required; P: In Position; S: Shortfall;
*: Surplus
|
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|
Public health being a State subject, the
district wise data regarding the shortfall of PHCs and CHCs is not maintained
in this Ministry.
As per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) Bulletin,
2013, there is a shortfall of 2727 sub -centres, 1244 PHCs, 191 CHCs in the
State of West Bengal. There is no shortfall of Health Worker [Female]/ANM at
sub centres & PHCs in the State of West Bengal. However, there is a
shortfall of 326 specialist doctors at CHCs.
The Health
Minister stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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MV/BK