Parliament Question: Healthcare System in Robertsganj

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3437 TO BE ANSWERED ON07thAUGUST 2026 HEALTHCARESYSTEM INROBERTSGANJ †3437. SHRICHHOTELAL: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a)whether the healthcare system inthe Robertsganj ParliamentaryConstituency in Sonbhadra District of Uttar Pradesh isin a deplorable condition, where neither doctors nor medicines are adequatelyavailable at the District Hospital andPrimary HealthCentres(PHCs); and (b) if so, the timeline by which healthcare services in the said constituency are likely to start functioningsmoothly ina full-fledged manner? ANSWER THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) & (b): PublicHealth andHospital are State subjects, the primary responsibility toset up adequate number of healthcare facilities as per requirement is of that State Government. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system including setting up new healthcare facilities like Sub-Centres (SCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs) based on the proposals received from State Governments/Union Territories in their Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) within theirresource envelope. As per the information provided by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, basic health services are available in Robertsganj Parliamentary Constituency in Sonbhadra District of Uttar Pradesh. Against the 155 sanctionedposts, 112 regulardoctors, 30doctors underNHM, 2walk-in doctorsand 30 doctors under NEET UG Bond are working. Atotal of 42 PHCs are operational in the rural areas of District Sonbhadra where allavailable categoriesof doctors (Allopathic / MO-CHC / AYUSH) are working. Further, adequate medicines are available at District Hospital and all PHCs as per the Essential Drug List (EDL). State Government has also informed that the District Combined Hospital, Sonbhadra has been affiliated with the Autonomous StateMedical College. As per Health Dynamics of India (HDI), 2023-24, details of health facilities functioning in Rural/Urban areas of the country across all the States/Union Territories including Uttar Pradesh with availableresources, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.mohfw-dohfw.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/05/57202cf30629539e4d0fb0a2f700ac62.pdf *****