**Summary:**
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2102 on August 1, 2025, regarding dialysis centers under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP). As of June 30, 2025, the PMNDP is implemented across all 36 States/Union Territories in 751 districts, with 1,704 operational centers nationwide. Telangana has dialysis services available in all 33 districts, with 99 Haemodialysis centers. The total dialysis sessions conducted in Telangana over the last three fiscal years are as follows: FY2022-23: 6.44 lakh, FY2023-24: 4.97 lakh, and FY2024-25: 5.86 lakh. There are 678 Haemodialysis machines in Telangana under the PMNDP. The Government of India recommends establishing Haemodialysis centers in all district hospitals initially, scaling down to Community Health Centers (CHCs) at the taluka level based on demand. The National Health Mission (NHM) supports States/UTs in implementing Haemodialysis (HD) and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) services under PMNDP, based on gap assessments conducted through annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). Financial support is provided to States/UTs to establish dialysis services for all populations, including those in remote and tribal areas. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, provided the answer.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: A department of the Government of India responsible for health policy.
Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP): A national program in India to provide dialysis services.
Telangana: A state in India where dialysis services under PMNDP are being analyzed.
Shri Arvind Dharmapuri: Member of Parliament who raised a question about dialysis centers.
Shri Prataprao Jadhav: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare who provided the answer.
National Health Mission (NHM): A centrally sponsored scheme of the Government of India to address the health needs of underserved rural and urban areas.
Community Health Centres (CHCs): Government-run healthcare facilities at the taluka (sub-district) level in India.
Government of India (GoI): The central government of India.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2102
TOBE ANSWERED ON1STAUGUST, 2025
DIALYSIS CENTRES UNDERPMNDP
2102. SHRIARVIND DHARMAPURI:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the number of operational dialysis centres under Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis
Programme(PMNDP)inthe countryincludinginTelangana;
(b) the totaldialysis sessions conducted during the last three yearsinthe said State,year-wise;
(c) the current capacity available at the dialysis centres under the said programme in
Telangana;
(d) the detailed planof the Government tomeet the increasing demand for dialysis in the said
State;and
(e) the steps taken/proposed to be takenby the Government to ensure that dialysis centres are
accessible inremote andtribal districts?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV)
(a): Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program (PMNDP) is implemented in all the 36
States/UTs in 751 districts in the country. There are a total of 1,704 centres operational as on
30thJune 2025.
In Telangana, Dialysis services are available in all the 33 districts with 99 Haemodialysis
centres.
(b): The details of total dialysis sessions conducted in the last three years in the State of
Telangana are asfollows:
Year Total Dialysis Session conducted
FY2022-23 6.44lakh
FY2023-24 4.97lakh
FY2024-25 5.86lakh
(c): Under PMNDP, there are 678 Haemodialysis machinesat dialysis centresinTelangana.
(d) & (e): Government of India (GoI) has recommended setting up of Haemodialysis centres
in all the district hospitals initially and on saturation scale down till the Community Health
Centres (CHCs) at the taluka level. This is done by the States/Union Territories (UTs) as per
the dialysis demand and gap assessment. National Health Mission (NHM) supports
States/UTs in implementation of Haemodialysis (HD) and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) services
under PMNDP program based on the gap assessment done by the State/UTs through the
annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIP). States/UTs are financially supported for
establishing dialysis services to all the population of the States/UTs including in remote and
tribal areas.