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GOVERNMENT OFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 4603
TO BE ANSWERED ON20THMARCH, 2026
SCREENING TRIBALPEOPLE UNDER NSCEM
†4603.SHRIVIJAYKUMAR DUBEY:
SHRIBALABHADRAMAJHI:
SHRIRAJESH RANJAN:
SMT.ANITANAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:
SHRIJASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:
SMT.HIMADRI SINGH:
SHRIBHOJRAJ NAG:
SHRIKAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:
SMT.SMITAUDAYWAGH:
DR. NISHIKANTDUBEY:
SHRISHIVMANGALSINGH TOMAR:
SHRICHINTAMANIMAHARAJ:
Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a)the numberof tribal people screenedsince the launchof the National Sickle Cell Anaemia
Elimination Mission in the country, particularly in the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra and in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Dahod,
Nabarangpur and Shahdol along with the number of Genetic Status Cards issued/distributed
till February, 2026;
(b) the districts where screening has been conducted under the Mission and the total number
of persons screenedso far, district-wise;
(c) whether the Government has achieved success in districts with a high Scheduled Tribe
populationandif so, the details thereof,district-wise;
(d) the number of persons screened andGenetic StatusCards issued inthe districts of Ratlam,
Jhabua andAlirajpur underthe Ratlam LokSabhaConstituency, district-wise;
(e) the coordination mechanism with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for
premarital counselling, genetic testing and specialised treatment centres in high prevalence
Statessuch asMadhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Odisha andJharkhand;
(f) whether specialised counselling and treatment centres have been set up in the Dahod Lok
SabhaConstituency, if so, the detailsthereof;
(g) the budget allocation and expenditure for research on localised nutritional supplements to
address malnutrition and anaemia in tribal areas, particularly the Bastar Division and the
Nabarangpur LokSabhaConstituency; and(h) whether dedicated sickle cell clinics, testing laboratories and telemedicine support have
beenoperationalisedin tribal-dominatedareas?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (h) 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 SickleCell Disease (SCD).
As reported by the States on SCD portal, more than 6.97 crore screenings have been
conducted in tribal dominated areas of the country including the States of Gujarat, Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. State-wise number of tribal population
screenedandGenetic Status Cards distributed, ason16.03.2026,isat Annexure.
Number of people screened and Genetic Status Cards distributed in the districts of LokSabha
Constituenciesof Dahod, Nabarangpur, ShahdolandRatlamason 16.03.2026, isasunder:
S.No. Name of District Numberof people Number of Genetic Status
Screened CardsDistributed
1. Dahod 15,19,856 15,21,371
2. Nabarangpur 3,30,369 1,86,923
3. Shahdol 6,06,485 5,46,243
4. Ratlam 2,57,829 2,22,814
5. Jhabua 8,55,094 8,25,700
6. Alirajpur 6,68,684 6,35,549
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has devised the cost norms for establishment of
Centres of Excellence (CoE) onSCD fundedby Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) invarious
states. 17 CoE in15states have been approvedbyMoTA.
Patients living with SCD are provided with the following services/ facilities for improving
theirqualityof life through AAM-Sub HealthCentres(SHC)andAAM- PHCs:
• Follow-upof diseased individualsat frequent intervals.
• Counseling regardinglifestyle management,pre-marriage andpre-nataldecisions.
• Nutritional supplementationsupport through distribution of folic acidtablets.
• Conductingyoga andwellness sessions.
• Management of crisis symptoms andreferral tohigherfacilities.
The Government ismakingsustained efforts toreduce malnutrition andanaemiaamongtribalpopulations in the country including Bastar Division and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha
Constituency, through the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus
Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy under NHM, focusing on antenatal care, institutional
deliveries, post-natal care and family planning services; Promotion of institutional deliveries
through schemes such as Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
(JSSK), Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), Extended PMSMA,
LaQshya, Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN), Facility Based New-born Care,
Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), Mothers’ Absolute Affection (MAA), Anemia Mukt Bharat
(AMB), Home Based New-born Care (HBNC) and Home-Based Care of Young Children
(HBYC) programme, Monthly Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND),
regular outreach activities, health education and screening by ASHAs and other frontline
workers intribal habitations.
Under Mission Poshan 2.0, the Government focuses on Maternal Nutrition, Infant and Young
Child Feeding Norms, treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)/ Moderate Acute
Malnutrition (MAM)andwellnessthrough AYUSHpracticestoreduce prevalenceofwasting,
stunting, anaemia and being underweight. Supplementary Nutrition is provided to children
age 6 months to 6 years, pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls at
Anganwadi centres as per nutrition norms, based on principles of diet diversity that provides
qualityprotein,healthy fatsandmicronutrients.
Health Dynamics of India (HDI) (Infrastructure & Human Resources) is an annual
publication, based on healthcare administrative data reported by States/UTs. Details of
Healthcare facilities where screening and treatment of SCD are available in tribal-dominated
areasinthe country,State/UT-wise, maybe seen at the following linkof HDI 2022-23:
https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infrast
ructure%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23_RE%20%281%29.pdf
The teleconsultation services, available at all operational AAMs across the country including
tribal dominatedareas, enables people to accessthe specialist services for SCD closer totheir
homes addressing concerns of physical accessibility, shortage of service providers and to
facilitate continuum of care. Total teleconsultations conducted at AAM are 44.08 cr as on
28.02.2026.
****Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (h) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4603
for replyon 20.03.2026
Annexure
State-wise numberof tribal populationscreenedandGenetic StatusCards distributed, ason
16.03.2026
S.No. StateName Numberof people Numberof Genetic Status
Screened CardsDistributed
1 1,73,52,532 1,02,91,526
CHHATTISGARH
2 MADHYA 1,30,97,122 1,13,62,256
PRADESH
3 1,00,33,422 25,45,708
MAHARASHTRA
4 80,23,780 79,35,802
GUJARAT
5 62,71,477 33,13,308
ODISHA
6 37,06,695 17,11,992
RAJASTHAN
7 27,88,493 2,968
JHARKHAND
8 25,00,170 394
WESTBENGAL
9 ANDHRA 14,89,997 4,78,195
PRADESH
10 11,82,605 1,53,858
ASSAM
11 11,37,233 5,41,261
TELANGANA
12 UTTAR 7,64,871 4,41,716
PRADESH
13 4,51,564 4,06,510
TAMILNADU
14 3,57,266 4,244
KARNATAKA
15 2,40,335 63
BIHAR
16 1,53,670 1,51,508
UTTARAKHAND
17 1,77,959 23,029
KERALA
6,97,29,191 3,93,64,338
Total
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