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Parliament Question: Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and Urban Health Services

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**Executive Summary** This document summarizes the progress and initiatives related to Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) and Urban Health Services in India, as of December 31, 2025. It provides details on the number of operational AAMs, the provision of free medicines and diagnostics, the deployment of telemedicine services, and measures to screen for non-communicable diseases and strengthen disease surveillance. The document includes data reported by States/UTs and responses to questions raised in Lok Sabha. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Operational AAMs:** * A total of 1,82,944 AAMs, including urban AAMs (formerly AB-HWCs), have been operationalized across the country. * Operationalization was achieved by strengthening Sub Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs). * Annexure-I details the State/UT-wise number of AAMs operationalized. * Annexure-II details the District-wise number of AAMs operationalized. * **Free Drugs and Diagnostics Services:** * The Government of India provides financial support to States/UTs for free medicines and diagnostic tests at SHC-AAM and PHC-AAM levels. * 106 drugs & 14 diagnostic tests at SHC-AAM. * 172 drugs & 63 tests at PHC-AAM level. * Annexure-III and IV include the State-wise details of State Program Implementation Plan (SPIP) approvals and expenditure under NHM from F.Y. 2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 including Uttar Pradesh. * **Telemedicine Services:** * Teleconsultation services (e-Sanjeevani) are available at all operational AAMs, enabling access to specialist services. * 42.66 crore teleconsultations have been conducted at AAM as on 31.12.2025. * **Disease Screening and Prevention:** * Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD), over 40.13 crore individuals for Hypertension and 39.86 crore for Diabetes, screened/examined for NCD at Primary Health facilities including AAM. * **Disease Surveillance:** * The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) is being implemented to strengthen the disease surveillance system, especially in densely populated urban pockets and Uttar Pradesh districts that have not achieved targets for Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Total Fertility Rate (TFR). * Enhanced monitoring of maternal and child health indicators under Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy. **Impact Analysis** **States/UTs** * **Impact**: Responsible for reporting data on the AAM portal, implementing free drug and diagnostic service initiatives, and providing teleconsultation services. Financial support is provided to them by the Government of India. * **Action Required**: Continue to operationalize AAMs, ensure the availability of free medicines and diagnostics, and promote teleconsultation services. States/UTs must provide data on the AAM portal. **Urban and Rural Populations, particularly the poor** * **Impact**: Improved access to healthcare services, including specialist consultations, free medicines, and diagnostic services. Screening for non-communicable diseases is available. * **Action Required**: Utilize the available services at AAMs, participate in disease screening programs, and seek timely medical attention for detected conditions.

Key Entities Referenced

Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs): A national program for strengthening primary healthcare through establishment of Health and Wellness Centres. National Health Mission (NHM): A centrally sponsored scheme aiming to improve healthcare delivery across the country. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The central ministry responsible for health policy and programs in India. Uttar Pradesh: An Indian state where specific health indicators are targeted for improvement and where the operationalization of AAMs is tracked. National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD): Initiative for prevention, control and screening for common NCDs.
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GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION No. 1160 TOBE ANSWERED ON6th FEBRUARY, 2026 AYUSHMANAROGYAMANDIRSANDURBANHEALTHSERVICES 1160. SMT. BHARTIPARDHI: SHRINARESH GANPATMHASKE: SHRIRAVINDRADATTARAM WAIKAR: DR. SHRIKANTEKNATH SHINDE: SHRISHRIRANG APPACHANDU BARNE: SHRIRAMASHANKAR VIDHARTHI RAJBHAR: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) the number of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, including Urban Health and Wellness Centres (Urban HWCs), operational in the country, particularly in slum areas of metropolitan cities suchasMumbai,ThaneandPuneandindistrictsof UttarPradeshincludingDeoria andBallia, State-wise anddistrict-wise; (b) the details of availability of free medicines and diagnostic services at these centres under the Free Drugs Service Initiative along with the number of diagnostic tests provided and the sanctioned, released and expenditure amounts, especially in Uttar Pradesh, State-wise and district-wise; (c) the current status of deployment of telemedicine services (e-Sanjeevani) at these centres for providingspecialist consultations, State-wise anddistrict-wise; (d) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to screen urban and rural poor populations for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes under Ayushman Bharat andalliedprogrammes; and (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen the disease surveillance system, particularly in densely populated urban pockets and the districts in Uttar Pradesh which have not yet achieved the targets for Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) andTotal FertilityRate (TFR)? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) to (e): As reported by States/UTs on Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) portal, 1,82,944 AAMs [erstwhile Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs)], including urban AAMs, have been operationalized across the country by strengthening Sub Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs), as on 31.12.2025. State/UT-wisenumberof AAMs operationalizedacross the country isenclosedasAnnexure-I. Thecumulativenumberof AAMsoperationalizedindistrictsofMaharashtra suchasMumbai, Thane and Pune, including slum areas of metropolitan cities and in districts of Uttar Pradesh includingDeoria andBallia, ason31.12.2025,isenclosed asAnnexure-II. Under Free Drugs and Free Diagnostics Service Initiative, Government of India provides financial support to States/UTs for 106 drugs & 14 diagnostic tests at SHC-AAM and 172 drugs & 63 tests at PHC-AAM level. The State-wise details of State Program Implementation Plan (SPIP) approvals and expenditure for Free Drugs Services Initiative and Free Diagnostics Services Initiative under NHM from F.Y. 2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 includingUttar Pradeshare enclosed asAnnexure-III andIV respectively. The teleconsultation services, available at all operational AAMs across the country including rural and urban areas, enables people to access the specialist services closer to their homes addressing concerns of physical accessibility, shortage of service providers and to facilitate continuum of care. Total teleconsultations conducted at AAM are 42.66 crore, as on 31.12.2025. Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD), a population-based initiative for prevention, control and screening for common NCDs hasbeenrolledout inthe countryunderNational HealthMission (NHM). Asignificant improvement has been reported in the screening and management of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with over 40.13 crore individuals for Hypertension and 39.86 crore for Diabetes, screened/examined for NCD at PrimaryHealth facilitiesincluding AAM, asperNP -NCD portal ason31.12.2025. To strengthen the disease surveillance system, particularly in densely populated urban pockets and districts of Uttar Pradesh that have not yet achieved targets for Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Total Fertility Rate (TFR), Government is implementing the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) for early detection and timely response to disease outbreaks and has enhanced monitoring of maternaland childhealthindicatorsunderReproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent HealthPlusNutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy. *****Annexure-I State/UT-wise numberof AAMs operationalizedacross the country,ason31.12.2025: S.No. State/UT Totalno.of operational AAMs 1 Andaman& Nicobar Islands 129 2 Andhra Pradesh 11,871 3 Arunachal Pradesh 511 4 Assam 4,963 5 Bihar 12,144 6 Chandigarh 60 7 Chhattisgarh 5,898 8 Delhi 222 9 DNH&DD 95 10 Goa 306 11 Gujarat 10,696 12 Haryana 3,269 13 HimachalPradesh 2,764 14 Jammu & Kashmir 3,168 15 Jharkhand 4,155 16 Karnataka 10,126 17 Kerala 7,183 18 Ladakh 321 19 Lakshadweep 13 20 Madhya Pradesh 12,676 21 Maharashtra 12,933 22 Manipur 420 23 Meghalaya 621 24 Mizoram 412 25 Nagaland 485 26 Odisha 7,374 27 Puducherry 133 28 Punjab 3,311 29 Rajasthan 12,669 30 Sikkim 184 31 Tamil Nadu 8,502 32 Telangana 5,050 33 Tripura 1,131 34 Uttar Pradesh 23,336 35 Uttarakhand 2,357 36 West Bengal 13,456 Total 1,82,944Annexure-II District-wise numberof AAMs operationalized across the country,ason31.12.2025: TotalAAM S.N. STATE DISTRICT Operational 1. Maharashtra Mumbai Sub(Urban) 178 2. Maharashtra Mumbai 55 3. Maharashtra Thane 347 4. Maharashtra Pune 825 5. Uttar Pradesh Saharanpur 392 6. Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnagar 306 7. Uttar Pradesh Bijnor 418 8. Uttar Pradesh Moradabad 363 9. Uttar Pradesh Rampur 267 10. Uttar Pradesh Jyotiba Phule Nagar 215 11. Uttar Pradesh Meerut 360 12. Uttar Pradesh Baghpat 182 13. Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad 297 14. Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha Nagar 101 15. Uttar Pradesh Bulandshahr 418 16. Uttar Pradesh Aligarh 411 17. Uttar Pradesh Mahamaya Nagar 206 18. Uttar Pradesh Mathura 186 19. Uttar Pradesh Agra 486 20. Uttar Pradesh Firozabad 289 21. Uttar Pradesh Mainpuri 223 22. Uttar Pradesh Budaun 373 23. Uttar Pradesh Bareilly 560 24. Uttar Pradesh Pilibhit 264 25. Uttar Pradesh Shahjahanpur 326 26. Uttar Pradesh Kheri 453 27. Uttar Pradesh Sitapur 569 28. Uttar Pradesh Hardoi 439 29. Uttar Pradesh Unnao 344 30. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 353 31. Uttar Pradesh Rae Bareli 349 32. Uttar Pradesh Farrukhabad 227 33. Uttar Pradesh Kannauj 217 34. Uttar Pradesh Etawah 191 35. Uttar Pradesh Auraiya 157 36. Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Dehat 213 37. Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Nagar 504 38. Uttar Pradesh Jalaun 245 39. Uttar Pradesh Jhansi 35840. Uttar Pradesh Lalitpur 150 41. Uttar Pradesh Hamirpur 169 42. Uttar Pradesh Mahoba 112 43. Uttar Pradesh Banda 216 44. Uttar Pradesh Chitrakoot 151 45. Uttar Pradesh Fatehpur 297 46. Uttar Pradesh Pratapgarh 323 47. Uttar Pradesh Kaushambi 207 48. Uttar Pradesh Allahabad 703 49. Uttar Pradesh Barabanki 434 50. Uttar Pradesh Faizabad 302 51. Uttar Pradesh Ambedkar Nagar 342 52. Uttar Pradesh Sultanpur 281 53. Uttar Pradesh Bahraich 425 54. Uttar Pradesh Shrawasti 125 55. Uttar Pradesh Balrampur 254 56. Uttar Pradesh Gonda 376 57. Uttar Pradesh Siddharthnagar 369 58. Uttar Pradesh Basti 342 59. Uttar Pradesh SantKabir Nagar 222 60. Uttar Pradesh Maharajganj 275 61. Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur 677 62. Uttar Pradesh Kushinagar 321 63. Uttar Pradesh Deoria 321 64. Uttar Pradesh Azamgarh 615 65. Uttar Pradesh Mau 230 66. Uttar Pradesh Ballia 435 67. Uttar Pradesh Jaunpur 460 68. Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur 377 69. Uttar Pradesh Chandauli 261 70. Uttar Pradesh Varanasi 341 71. Uttar Pradesh SantRavidas Nagar (Bhadohi) 149 72. Uttar Pradesh Mirzapur 311 73. Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra 224 74. Uttar Pradesh Etah 245 75. Uttar Pradesh Kanshiram Nagar 185 76. Uttar Pradesh Sambhal 273 77. Uttar Pradesh Shamli 144 78. Uttar Pradesh Hapur 183 79. Uttar Pradesh Amethi 247Annexure-III State/UT wise details of SPIP Approvals and Expenditure for Free Drugs Services Initiative underNHM from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y. 2024-25-(Rs. In lakhs) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 S.N State/UT SPIP SPIP SPIP Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure o. Approval Approval Approval 1 Andamanand 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.16 NicobarIslands 2 AndhraPradesh 2018.90 2018.90 3,615.83 3,615.83 6,420.48 6,265.91 3 Arunachal 435.00 414.48 456.00 770.23 436.00 459.42 Pradesh 4 Assam 17638.60 16323.73 15,311.65 12,833.39 21,160.29 18,740.44 5 Bihar 20254.33 18496.39 21,337.69 16,814.49 32,160.12 34,683.84 6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 2000.00 9300.00 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00 0.00 8 Dadra& Nagar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Haveli and Daman&Diu 9 Delhi 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 Goa 807.00 618.64 807.00 372.23 820.46 349.30 11 Gujarat 3487.86 2365.87 3,558.09 2,754.10 3,779.92 2,085.00 12 Haryana 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 263.60 6.06 13 HimachalPradesh 10000.00 6858.25 10,000.00 7,504.34 9,531.45 6,834.96 14 Jammuand 1200.00 1200.00 2,900.00 1,600.00 3,077.16 1,008.19 Kashmir 15 Jharkhand 2300.00 648.75 2,300.00 475.10 3,559.67 2,348.10 16 Karnataka 14815.00 3573.60 15,583.00 3,077.49 15,706.09 1,516.59 17 Kerala 25169.00 21648.91 25,169.00 7,000.00 3,995.00 0.00 18 Ladakh 305.00 74.67 305.00 68.58 320.00 190.32 19 Lakshadweep 25.67 20.04 26.95 25.48 26.95 10.05 20 MadhyaPradesh 10272.21 11687.60 11,325.11 15,014.38 42,075.95 19,402.27 21 Maharashtra 29463.29 16840.02 31,799.25 9,026.62 36,976.00 1,745.81 22 Manipur 1580.00 660.67 1,810.00 1,508.16 2,500.90 2,046.96 23 Meghalaya 287.00 592.12 287.00 2,662.75 697.04 405.21 24 Mizoram 354.78 95.83 364.39 416.86 358.38 168.18 25 Nagaland 466.64 385.10 490.00 868.71 524.22 662.01 26 Odisha 1122.78 254.29 1,653.21 905.12 775.17 104.64 27 Puducherry 45.00 35.32 45.00 - 45.00 36.49 28 Punjab 4720.00 9589.11 4,956.00 4,956.00 19,935.77 6,530.28 29 Rajasthan 63193.90 61186.16 63,193.90 59,437.79 107,041.15 94,137.29 30 Sikkim 600.00 663.67 700.00 389.18 425.00 425.15 31 TamilNadu 15000.00 11429.09 30,000.00 13,416.74 14,691.72 14,643.72 32 Telangana 7851.68 3562.18 7,851.68 0.00 152.32 152.32 33 Tripura 450.00 68.66 450.00 29.02 215.00 136.92 34 UttarPradesh 11733.98 204.68 13,489.33 452.13 19,556.79 719.37 35 Uttarakhand 2792.00 2417.07 2,500.00 1,215.72 2,867.30 2,409.03 36 WestBengal 10000.00 5638.70 10,000.00 435.00 10,000.00 1,317.20 Note: 1.TheabovedataisaspertheavailableFinancialManagementReports(FMRs)reportedbytheStates/UTsandisprovisional. 2.ExpenditureincludesexpenditureagainstCentralRelease,Staterelease&unspentbalancesatthebeginningoftheyear.Annexure-IV State/UT wise details of SPIP Approvals and Expenditure for Free Diagnostics Services Initiative under NHM from F.Y. 2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25-(Rs.Inlakhs) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 S.No. State/UT SPIP Expenditure SPIP Expenditure SPIP Expenditure Approval Approval Approval 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Islands 2 AndhraPradesh 10368.97 1559.80 16,281.77 15,175.03 9,138.22 8,523.70 3 ArunachalPradesh 1489.25 1404.15 1,563.70 2,225.30 1,676.00 1,675.88 4 Assam 9136.37 8532.75 9,875.54 11,456.41 9,334.25 7,045.70 5 Bihar 17566.93 6019.67 19,431.74 7,808.68 10,457.56 8,103.86 6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 3180.00 3181.95 1,280.00 0.00 3,108.85 2.71 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Daman&Diu 9 Delhi 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 Gujarat 32.50 6.89 32.00 217.82 422.51 291.56 12 Haryana 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13 HimachalPradesh 2000.00 3271.12 2,000.00 2,642.24 5,000.00 4,693.74 14 JammuandKashmir 2364.66 469.76 4,438.59 860.71 3,549.02 1,724.30 15 Jharkhand 0.00 87.05 0.00 104.77 1,848.00 571.11 16 Karnataka 11989.39 4602.80 10,428.97 8,354.52 11,193.06 4,534.81 17 Kerala 1813.12 217.85 0.00 66.40 861.00 379.63 18 Ladakh 87.88 24.00 87.88 67.64 150.00 138.46 19 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 MadhyaPradesh 15707.32 14199.18 16,768.51 17,426.37 18,252.18 17,619.94 21 Maharashtra 18071.71 25007.13 19,866.27 25,097.06 34,629.61 24,406.10 22 Manipur 1050.00 1366.75 1,212.00 368.80 2,500.00 3,479.20 23 Meghalaya 0.00 1001.25 0.00 144.37 0.00 91.66 24 Mizoram 1273.00 102.77 1,368.00 1,358.63 221.84 126.12 25 Nagaland 163.00 0.00 171.15 0.19 179.71 0.00 26 Odisha 5022.08 4091.44 4,356.77 13,115.14 5,027.82 8,180.35 27 Puducherry 7.63 14.93 147.63 3.13 147.62 0.00 28 Punjab 1200.00 4321.95 1,275.00 1,275.00 2,845.31 3,136.32 29 Rajasthan 21621.09 3306.90 21,621.09 786.10 17,973.80 3,893.53 30 Sikkim 72.59 71.26 100.00 98.79 150.00 149.98 31 TamilNadu 11208.84 8838.09 19,001.28 3,423.57 8,150.91 5,916.33 32 Telangana 476.04 2993.69 138.60 36.28 0.00 0.00 33 Tripura 1643.00 1919.79 1,855.01 736.85 2,412.66 1,487.48 34 UttarPradesh 31934.19 10052.89 37,984.25 13,153.37 42,853.90 15,055.50 35 Uttarakhand 2235.00 1424.69 2,050.00 2,159.46 4,190.00 3,633.68 36 WestBengal 25743.00 21478.76 28,453.28 14,284.88 32,927.89 6,682.89 Note: 1.TheabovedataisaspertheavailableFinancialManagementReports(FMRs)reportedbytheStates/UTsandisprovisional. 2.ExpenditureincludesexpenditureagainstCentralRelease,Staterelease&unspentbalancesatthebeginningoftheyear. *******

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