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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3273
TOBE ANSWERED ON7TH AUGUST2026
ACCESS TOQUALITYHEALTHCARE IN UTTARPRADESH
3273 SHRILAXMIKANTPAPPU NISHAD:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government has assessed the disparities in access to quality and affordable
healthcare in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in the Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar
districts and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the sanctioned and vacant posts of doctors, specialists and paramedical
staff in District Hospitals, Community/ Primary Health Centres in the said district;
(c) the details of the healthcare infrastructure available in the said districts, including ICU
beds, trauma care facilities, diagnostic laboratories, dialysis units, CT and MRI facilities,
ambulances and maternal and child healthcare services;
(d) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised under the National Health
Mission, Ayushman Bharat and other Central health schemes in the said districts during the
last five years; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to establish new medical colleges, upgrade District
Hospitals, strengthen specialist services and fill all vacancies in the said districts and if so,
the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a): ‘Public Health’ and ‘Hospital’ is a State subject, the primary responsibility for planning,
implementing, maintaining and to set up adequate number of healthcare facilities as per requirement
lies with the State Government. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical
support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system based on proposals received
from States/UTs intheirProgrammeImplementation Plan(PIP)within theirresource envelop.
As per the information provided bythe StateGovernment of Uttar Pradesh,the assessment of
health institutions, human resources, essential medicines, diagnostic facilities in all the districts
including Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar is done by State Government. Quality and
accessible health facilities are provided to the general public throughout the State including at the
medicalunitsof Sant Kabir Nagar andAmbedkar Nagar districts.(b): As per Health Dynamics of India (HDI), 2023-24, the details regarding the availability of
doctors, specialists and paramedical staff in District Hospitals, Community/ Primary Health
Centres in Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh is available at
following link:
https://www.mohfw-dohfw.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/05/57202cf30629539e4d0fb0a2f700ac62.pdf
(c): As per the Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) Portal,230AAMs and 344AAMs are operational
inSant Kabir Nagar andAmbedkar Nagar districts respectively. Asperthe HealthDynamicsof India
(HDI) Report 2023–24, Sant Kabir Nagar district has 6 Community Health Centres (CHCs) and one
District Hospital, while Ambedkar Nagar district has 11 CHCs, one District Hospital, and one
Medical College. Adequate healthcare infrastructure is available at Sant Kabir Nagar and
Ambedkar Nagar districts, including ICU beds, trauma care facilities, diagnostic laboratories,
dialysis units, CT and MRI facilities, ambulances and maternal and child healthcare
services.
As per the information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule Joint District Hospital, Ambedkar Nagar, is equipped with 8 ICU beds, 10 Special
Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) beds, 6 trauma care beds, one Integrated Public Health
Laboratory (IPHL), a dialysis unit, one CT scan unit, two ultrasound machines, one digital
X-ray machine, one general X-ray machine, and a 100-bed Maternal and Child Health
(MCH) Wing.
Further, the State informed that ambulance services are operational in both districts
through the 108 Emergency Medical Transport Service (EMTS), with 23 and 26 ambulances
in Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar districts respectively, the Advanced Life Support
(ALS) Ambulance Service, with 6 and 5 ambulances in Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar
Nagar districts respectively, and the 102 Ambulance Service, with 21 and 26 ambulances in
Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar districts respectively.
(d): The details of the Central Share released and utilised under the National Health Mission
(NHM), Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) and
other Central health schemes for the State of Uttar Pradesh for the F.Y. 2021-22 to 2025-26
are given below:
Rs. In Crore
Financial NHM PM-ABHIM
Year Central Release Expenditure Central Release Expenditure
2021-22 3,235.46 6,210.20 124.63 0.00
2022-23 5,133.59 8,828.29 173.71 254.04
2023-24 4,928.14 10,572.60 247.96 252.69
2024-25 5,853.43 10,377.16 400.95 544.74
2025-26 5,686.12 11,069.32 211.88 511.46
Note:
1. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent
balances at the beginning of the year. Expenditure is as per FMRs submitted by
States/UTs and is provisional.
2. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share
contribution.
Additionally, under Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV) for the State of UttarPradesh Rs. 9,328.15 Crore has been approved for the five-year period from FY 2021-22 to
FY 2025-26 and Rs. 5,727.27 Cr. has been released.
(e): The upgradation of District Hospitals (DHs) and other healthcare facilities and
deployment of additional healthcare professionals as per requirement are proposed in PIP
by the States and are approved as per norms.
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