Parliament Question: National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission

GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE RAJYASABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1210 TOBE ANSWERED ON 10th FEBRUARY, 2026 NATIONALSICKLE CELLANEMIAELIMINATIONMISSION 1210# SHRISHAMBHUSHARAN PATEL:

DR. ANILSUKHDEORAO BONDE:

SHRIBRIJ LAL:

SHRIAMAR PALMAURYA:

SHRIMADAN RATHORE:

SMT.RAMILABEN BECHARBHAI BARA:

SHRINARHARI AMIN:

DR. MEDHAVISHRAM KULKARNI:

DR. PARMARJASHVANTSINHSALAMSINH:

SHRIBABURAM NISHAD:

SMT.MAMATAMOHANTA:

Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:

(a) the number of people screened for Sickle Cell Anemia Disease under the Mission until December2025;

(b) the numberof people identified as"carriers" andas"sufferers", respectively;

(c)whether Government hasachieved the targetof screening seven crore people bythe endof 2025;

(d) if so, the numberof people ineach Statewho have receivedGenetic Status Cards;

(e) the number of fully operational Centres of Excellence (COEs) for Sickle Cell Disease treatmentinthe seventeenhigh-prevalenceStatesasof December 2025; and

(f) the totalfinancial assistance providedtotribal-dominated districts for purchasing Point-of -Care testing kitsup toDecember 2025includingMayurbhanj district of Odisha? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (d) Under National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM), screenings in the targeted age group of 0-40 years are conducted at all health facilities from District Hospitals (DH) upto Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) level in affected 17 tribal states for diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease. As per Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) portal, more than 6.83crore screenings have been conducted in tribal dominated areas of the country including

60.83 lakh screenings in Odisha, as on 03.02.2026. Atotal of 2,37,981 individuals have been identified as diseased and 19,32,500 as carriers of Sickle Cell Disease, as on 03.02.2026.

State-wise numbersof Genetic StatusCards distributed, ason03.02.2026, isat Annexure.

(e) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has devised the cost norms for establishment of Centresof Excellence(CoE) onSCDfunded by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) invarious states. 17 Centresof Excellence (COEs) in15 states have beenapprovedbyMoTA.

(f) State Programme Implementation Plan (SPIP) approvals towards screening for Blood Disorders under National Health Mission from F.Y. 2022-23 to F.Y. 2025-26 in the country

includingOdisha isasfollows: (Rs. inLakhs) FinancialYear AllIndia Odisha 2022-23 28,991.84 87.50 2023-24 44,855.32 2,475.38 2024-25 44,754.53 2,657.34 2025-26 53,904.10 1,934.17 *****Annexure referredtoinreplytopart (a)to(d) of Rajya SabhaUnstarred Question No. 1210 for replyon 10.02.2026 Annexure State-wise numbersof Genetic StatusCards distributed, ason03.02.2026- S.No. StateName No.ofGeneticStatusCardsDistributed 1 CHHATTISGARH 1,02,90,081 2 MADHYAPRADESH 1,13,61,858 3 MAHARASHTRA 21,46,504 4 GUJARAT 79,15,506 5 ODISHA 30,05,123 6 RAJASTHAN 17,11,440 7 JHARKHAND 2,943 8 WESTBENGAL 381 9 ANDHRAPRADESH 4,78,186 10 ASSAM 1,34,982 11 TELANGANA 4,44,393 12 UTTAR PRADESH 4,41,639 13 TAMILNADU 3,98,385 14 KARNATAKA 4,241 15 BIHAR 63 16 UTTARAKHAND 1,51,507 17 KERALA 20,234 Total 3,85,07,466