Parliament Question: AI Tools in Tamil Nadu Health Institutions

GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO: 4766 TOBE ANSWERED ON20.03.2026 AITOOLSINTAMILNADUHEALTHINSTITUTIONS 4766.THIRU DAYANIDHIMARAN: Will the Minister of HEALTH andFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) whether Tamil Nadu’s Health institutions have been included in AI tools pilots like CDSS, MadhuNetrAI, CA-TB, surveillance systems andVoice-to-Text and if so, the detailsthereof; (b) whether the Government hasallocatedfunds toTamil Nadu underAyushmanBharat Digital Mission and AI health initiatives during the last five years and if so, the details thereof along with the proposed State-specific grants, if any; (c) whether the Government has assessed deployment of AI to address Tamil Nadu’sworkforce shortages andrural gapsbeyondCentral institutions andif so, detailsthereof; (d) whether safeguards exist for data privacy, consent, Tamil language compatibility and AI accountabilityin nationalplatformsandif so, detailsthereof; and (e) whether the Government proposes to establish an AI Healthcare Centre of Excellence in Tamil Nadu andif so, the detailsthereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV) (a) to(e): ‘ClinicalDecision SupportSystem’ (CDSS) integratedineSanjeevani national telemedicine services and ‘Media Disease Surveillance’ (MDS) AI solution embedded in the ‘Integrated Health Information Platform’ (IHIP) under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program are implemented nationwide including Tamil Nadu. CDSS since its inception in March 2023 till Feb 2026 has supported 59 million eSanjeevani consultatios in Tamil Nadu. Similarly, ‘Media Disease Surveillance’ since its inception in 2022 till Feb 2026 has supported 314 AI assisted media alerts sent tothe state of Tamil Nadu. These also support Tamil language.ABDM is a central sector scheme, under which states and union territories are provided funds for supporting human resources deployed for ABDM implementation, capacity building of various stakeholders and IEC (information, education & communication). Atotal amount of Rs 8.47crore has beenreleasedtothe state of Tamil Nadu for the implementation of ABDM inthe last five years. A table representing the year-wise budget allocation and amount released to Tamil Nadu (Amount inRs. crore)isasunder: FinancialYear AllocatedAmount ReleasedAmount 2021-22 1.23 1.23 2022-23 6.64 2.46 2023-24 7.19 1.04 2024-25 5.33 1.81 2025-26 4.00 2.53 Safeguards for data privacy, consent and AI accountability are ensured through data anonymization, user consents and human in the loop approach with adherence to applicable standards and government policies, including AI Governance guidelines by MeitY, ethical guidelines for application of AI in biomedical research and healthcare by ICMR, Information Technology Act 2000, Digital Personal Data Protection Act and Rules framed thereunder, and cybersecurityguidelinesbythe Department of HealthandFamilyWelfare. . The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to drive transformative change in public health services across India. The Ministry of Health has designatedAIIMS Delhi, PGIMER ChandigarhandAIIMS Rishikesh as ‘Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence’. The key objective of AI initiative of ‘Center of Excellence’ istopromote development anduse of AI-based solutions inHealth. ****