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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
01-August-2014 15:32 IST
Control of Fluorosis

As per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, there are 14,133 habitations affected with fluoride in excess of the permissible limits in 19 States/UTs as on 1

As per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, there are 14,133 habitations affected with fluoride in excess of the permissible limits in 19 States/UTs as on 1.4.2014.   The population at risk is about 117.7 lakhs.  State/UT-wise details of number of habitation / population affected by fluorosis is given below: 

 

Details of Fluoride Affected Habitations & Population as on 01/04/2014

S. No.

State

Habs

Population

1.

Andhra Pradesh

745

1091394

2.

Bihar

893

491923

3.

Chhattisgarh

132

34720

4.

Goa

0

0

5.

Gujarat

63

90704

6.

Haryana

15

53455

7.

Himachal Pradesh

0

0

8.

Jammu & Kashmir

2

7911

9.

Jharkhand

12

5260

10.

Karnataka

1122

1329602

11.

Kerala

102

275557

12.

Madhya Pradesh

1055

454054

13.

Maharashtra

307

672939

14.

Odisha

279

55269

15.

Punjab

1

568

16.

Rajasthan

7670

4004613

17.

Tamil Nadu

0

0

18.

Telangana

1174

1922783

19.

Uttar Pradesh

180

143967

20.

Uttarakhand

2

10889

21.

West Bengal

251

178205

22.

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

23.

Assam

128

58780

24.

Manipur

0

0

25.

Meghalaya

0

0

26.

Mizoram

0

0

27.

Nagaland

0

0

28.

Sikkim

0

0

29.

Tripura

0

0

30.

Andaman and Nicobar

0

0

31.

Chandigarh

0

0

32.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

0

0

33.

Daman and Diu

0

0

34.

Lakshadweep

0

0

35.

Puducherry

0

0

 

Total

14133

11770593

 

To address the problem of fluorosis, the Government of India started the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF) in the 11th Five Year Plan.  So far, 105 districts have been covered under the programme.

 

The important components of the programme are surveillance of fluorosis in the community; capacity building in the form of training and manpower support; establishment of diagnostic facilities; management of fluorosis cases including treatment, surgery, rehabilitation; and   health education.  A year-wise & State-wise detail of funds released and utilized under NPPCF is given below:

 

 

 

Year wise Fund Release and Total Expenditure to States/Districts under NPPCF

 

 

 

Name of the District

 

Fund released    (Rs. in lakh)

Total Released

Total Utilization

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

1.Andhra Pradesh

 

 

 

 

 

1.Nellore

2.Nalgonda

3.Karimnagar

4. Prakasam

5. Guntur,

6.Mehboob Nagar

31.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

22.92

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

  -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31.66

47.92

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

247.98

27.96

42.82

25.08

28.97

6.07

8.26

139.16

2.Assam

7. Nagaon

8. K.Long

9. Kamrup

-

-

-

25.00

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.97

-

-

-

-

-

34.97

42.10

42.10

119.17

21.73

30.56

16.44

68.73

3.Bihar

10 Nawada

11. Banka

12.Aurangabad

13.Bhagalpur

14.Gaya

15.Jammui

16.Nalanda

17.Shekhpura

18.Kaimur,

19.Munger

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  -

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

403.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil

4.Chhattisgarh

20.Durg

21. Kanker

-

-

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

  -

-

7.00

22.50

-

-

32.00

22.50

54.50

17.00

-

17.00

5.Gujarat

22.Jamnagar

23.Sabarkantha

24. Vadodara

31.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14.80

-

22.50

 

-

-

-

46.46

42.10

22.50

111.06

31.46

1.82

-

33.28

6.Haryana

25.Mahendragarh

26. Mewat

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

84.20

6.99

7.93

14.92

7.Jharkhand

 

 

 

27.Palamau

28. Garhwa

29. Chatra

30.Hazaribagh

-

-

-

-

25.00

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

42.10

-

-

-

  -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

42.10

42.10

                    42.10

151.30

0.48

-

-

-

0.48

8.Karnataka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.Mysore

32.Bellary

33.Chikkaballapur

34.Kopel

35.Davangere

36.Tumkur

37.Bangalkot

38.Bangalore(U)

39. Bijapur

40. Raichur

41. Chitra Durga

42. Gadag

43. Gulbarga

44. Hassan

45. Kolar

46. Mandia

47.Ramnagaram 48.Shimoga

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

   -

1.78

2.05

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

26.78

27.05

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

727.43

23.34

24.64

2.27

12.48

10.02

6.83

7.41

4.95

6.71

15.22

10.71

8.46

7.86

11.27

10.77

10.75

8.08

9.08

182.99

9.Kerala

 

 

49. Pallakad

50. Alppuzha

 

-

-

25.00

-

-

 

-

42.10

-

   -

1.26

 

26.26

42.10

68.36

26.21

4.49

30.70

10.Madhya Pradesh

51. Ujjain

52. Dhar

53. Seoni

54. Chindwara

55. Mandla

56. Betul

57. Jhabua

58. Raigarh

59. Sehore

60.  Alirajpur

61.  Dindori

62. Khargoan

63.  Raisen

64. Shajapur

31.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.88

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  42.10

  42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

  42.10

 

 

57.54

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

  42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

 42.10

  42.10

604.82

43.03

5.26

7.15

9.87

8.93

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

74.24

11.Maharashtra

 

 

 

 

 

65.Chanderpur

66. Nanded

67. Latur

68. Washim

69. Yavatmal

70. Beed

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

  -

 

 

25.00

25.00

42.10

42.10

 42.10

  42.10

218.40

17.86

25.00

7.25

2.83

7.07

3.60

63.61

12. Odisha

71. Nayagarh

72. Angual

73. Nuapada

31.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

31.66

42.10

42.10

115.86

13.60

3.77

9.76

27.13

13.Punjab

74. Sangrur

75. Firozpur

-

-

25.00

-

-

42.10

-

-

-

  -

 

 

25.00

42.10

67.10

1.22

-

1.22

14. Rajasthan

76. Nagaur

77. Ajmer

78.Rajsamand

79. Bhilwara

80. Tonk

81. Jodhpur

82.  Bikaner

83. Churu

84. Dausa

85.Dungarpur

86. Jaipur

87. Jaisalmer

88. Jalore

89. Pali

90. Sikar

91. Udaipur

92.Swaimadhopur

93. Banswara

31.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

   -

  -

  -

  -

  -

15.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.50

22.50

 

 

47.06

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

22.50

22.50

762.76

33.42

23.08

22.47

17.27

16.72

19.89

13.74

14.16

17.98

18.16

16.12

12.54

10.17

16.01

11.76

17.28

-

-

280.77

15. Tamilnadu

94.Dharmapuri

31.66

-

-

9.30

 

17.93

 

58.89

45.07

16. Uttar Pradesh

95. Unnao

96.RaeBarelli

97  Pratagarh

98. Firozabad

99. Mathura

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

42.10

  -

  -

  -

  -

  -

 

 

25.00

25.00

42.10

42.10

42.10

176.30

19.79

23.81

8.87

6.57

-

59.04

 

17. West Bengal

 

 

 

100. Bankura

101. Birbhum

102. Purlia

103.D.Dinajpur

104.  Maldha

-

-

-

-

-

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

42.10

42.10

-

-

-

-

-

42.10

28.00

-

-

-

-

 

 

53.00

42.10

42.10

42.10

42.10

221.40

28.38

11.58

18.76

23.97

0.21

82.90

18.  Jammu & Kashmir

105. Doda

 

 

 

 

 

22.50

 

22.50

-

 

 

Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF), there is presently no proposal to set up fluorosis research institute in Nalgonda. 

 

The Health Minister was replying to a question in the Lok Sabha here today.

 

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