Health Melas under National Health Mission

April 8, 2022 PIB

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The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar  has informed that The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) proposes to organize ‘Block-Level Health Melas’ between 18th and 22nd April 2022 as part of the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Block Level Health Mela is proposed to be organized in all the blocks of every district across the country and it will be held for one day. Essential drugs and diagnostic services shall be provided free of cost at the health Mela and support of Rs One Lakh will be provided for each mela and funds for Health Melas are provisioned in the NHM after seeking proposal from the States/UTs in their PIPs/SPIPs as per NHM norms.

 

These block-level Health Melas are to be organized as a concerted action of various departments like State Health Authority, Department of Food, Department of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of AYUSH, Department of School Education, Department of Women and Child Development, Department of Culture, Department of Information and Broadcasting, Department of Panchayati Raj Institution & Urban Development, any other Departments as per context and local need.

 

During F.Y. 2018-19, funds were released to States/UTs including state of Rajasthan for organizing Health Melas based on their proposals received & are given at Annexure I. Further, details of funds utilized during the last three years as reported by the States/UTs is at Annexure- II.

 

 

 

Annexure-I
Statement showing State/UT wise Central Release of funds for Health Mela under NHM for the F.Y. 2018-19
(Rs. In Lakh)
Sl. No. State/UT 2018-19
1 Andhra Pradesh 172
2 Arunachal Pradesh 30
3 Assam 149
4 Bihar 265
5 Delhi 43
6 Goa 20
7 Gujarat 179
8 Haryana 73
9 Himachal Pradesh 46
10 Jammu & Kashmir 66
11 Jharkhand 93
12 Karnataka 192
13 Kerala 146
14 Maharashtra 331
15 Manipur 40
16 Meghalaya 30
17 Nagaland 2
18 Odisha 152
19 Puducherry 8
20 Punjab 93
21 Tamil Nadu 271
22 Tripura 30
23 Uttar Pradesh 536
24 Uttarakhand 53
25 West Bengal 291
Note:
1. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.

 

 

Annexure-II
Statement showing State/UT wise Expenditure on Targeting Naturally Occurring Gathering of People/Health Mela under NHM for the FY 2018-19 to 2020-21
Rs. In lakh
S. No. State/UT  2018-19  2019-20  2020-21
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands                  –                       –                      –
2 Andhra Pradesh                  –                       –                      –
3 Arunachal Pradesh             11.66                       –                  1.80
4 Assam           163.97                 44.76                63.04
5 Bihar             75.46                 16.86                  6.15
6 Chandigarh                  –                       –                      –
7 Chhattisgarh               9.86                   1.49                  1.51
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu               1.99                   0.33                      –
9 Delhi             15.46                       –                      –
10 Goa               0.06                   0.42                  0.63
11 Gujarat           199.36               139.66                78.95
12 Haryana             11.24                   6.36                  3.73
13 Himachal Pradesh           229.16               100.34                56.71
14 Jammu & Kashmir                  –                       –                      –
15 Jharkhand             29.97                 22.91                12.92
16 Karnataka                  –                 20.56                      –
17 Kerala               7.37                   6.12                  5.24
18 Ladakh                  –                       –                      –
19 Lakshadweep                  –                       –                      –
20 Madhya Pradesh                  –                       –                      –
21 Maharashtra           259.51                   3.12                  7.05
22 Manipur               0.20                   0.75                      –
23 Meghalaya             13.20                 10.12                  3.44
24 Mizoram                  –                       –                      –
25 Nagaland               7.50                 10.00                      –
26 Odisha               0.76                 23.32                25.93
27 Puducherry                  –                   7.75                      –
28 Punjab             26.20                 39.37                20.50
29 Rajasthan             48.30                       –                15.33
30 Sikkim               0.95                   1.56                      –
31 Tamil Nadu                  –                       –                  5.52
32 Telangana                  –                       –                      –
33 Tripura               4.33                 14.25                  6.34
34 Uttar Pradesh             38.65               340.46              217.64
35 Uttarakhand                  –                       –                  0.61
36 West Bengal               0.06                   0.21                71.63
Note:
1.  Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of  the year.
2. The above figures are as per Financial Management Report (FMR) reported by the States/UTs.

 

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