Parliament Question: Services at AAMs in Karnataka

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA STARREDQUESTION NO. *200 TO BE ANSWERED ONTHE 31THJULY,2026 SERVICESAT AAMSsIN KARNATAKA *200 DR. K SUDHAKAR:

SHRIPC MOHAN:

Will the MINISTEROFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the range of services including teleconsultation, being provided at operational Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) underthe Ayushman Bharat ProgrammeinKarnataka,district-wise;

(b) the detailsof funds allocated, releasedandutilised for AAMs inthe Stateduring the last three years;

(c) whether the Government proposes to strengthen AAMs in the State under the PM-Ayushman Bharat HealthInfrastructure Mission, if so, the details thereof,district-wise;

(d) whether the Government has undertaken any review of the operational status of AAMs in the States of Karnataka andHimachal Pradesh,if so, the detailsandthe outcome thereof; and

(e) whether anygaps relating to infrastructure, manpower or service delivery have been identified in the functioningof AAMs inthese States,if so, the correctivemeasures takenthereon? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIJAGATPRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to(e)AStatementislaidonthe Tableof the House.STATEMENTREFERRED TO IN REPLYTOLOK SABHA STARREDQUESTION NO. 200*FOR31THJULY,2026

(a) to (e) Public Health & hospitals fall under the State list and therefore, the primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system iswith the States/UnionTerritories. However,underthe National Health Mission (NHM), the Government of India supports all States/Union Territories. States/Union Territories submit their proposals through the annual Programme Implementation Plan (PIP), and based on the available resource envelope (RE), the Government of India grants approvals in the Record of Proceedings(RoPs) asperthe approved norms andguidelines.

As updated by the States/Union Territories on Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) portal, as on

30.06.2026, a total of 1,86,298 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) have been established and operationalized in the country including 10,137 AAMs in Karnataka. The district-wise details of AAMs inKarnataka isat Annexure-I.

The Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) are required to deliver 12 packages of primary health care services across urban, rural, tribal dominated and aspirational district areas, encompassing Reproductive and Child Care Services, Communicable Diseases, Non Communicable Diseases, Palliative Care and Elderly Care, Care for Common Mental Disorders, Substance Use Disorders Management,Oral Health,ENT Care andBasic Emergency Care andTele-consultations.

As informed by State of Karnataka, the details of funds released andexpenditure under National HealthMission (NHM) for Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) during the last three financialyears viz. from 2023-24 to2025-26 are asunder:

(Rs. In Crores) FinancialYear Release* Expenditure 2023-24 169.34 169.33 2024-25 284.24 284.24 2025-26 278.25 278.25 *The release includesbothCentralandStateShare.

Further, Under CSS component of Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), Administrative approval has been accorded to the State of Karnataka for an amount of Rs. 1928.79 Cr. for construction of 530 Building less Sub-Health Centres- AAMs (SHC-AAMs), establishment and strengthening of 817 Urban-AAMs (U-AAMs), as proposed by the state. As per information provided by the State, the district-wise details of the sanctioned SHC-AAMs and U-AAMs are at Annexure-II.

Under NHM, the performance of various health programmes implemented in States/ Union Territories including Ayushman Arogya Mandirs is regularly assessed in the country including Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh through review meetings, mid-term reviews of key deliverables, field visits of senior officials, promoting performance by setting up benchmarks for service delivery & rewarding achievements etc. Common Review Missions (CRM) are conducted annually to assess and monitor the progress andimplementation status of variousschemes.Annexure-I Numberof AAMs operationalinKarnatakaunderNHM ason15th July2026,asperAAMportal Sl.No. DISTRICT AyushmanArogyaMandirsOperational AAM-P AAM-U AAM-U AAM-AY AAM-SHC TOTAL HC PHC SHC USH 1 Belagavi 467 140 12 48 16 683 2 Bagalkote 158 48 7 28 7 248 3 Vijayapura 258 61 6 30 5 360 4 Bidar 215 52 6 9 15 297 5 Raichur 175 50 6 17 7 255 6 Koppal 145 45 3 13 6 212 7 Gadag 122 37 3 18 20 200 8 Dharwad 126 32 19 19 9 205 9 Uttara Kannada 290 82 3 9 11 395 10 Haveri 212 67 4 15 12 310 11 Ballari 97 29 9 20 19 174 12 Chitradurga 249 81 5 9 10 354 13 Davangere 149 79 11 8 24 271 14 Shivamogga 211 93 14 12 5 335 15 Udupi 249 62 2 11 5 329 16 Chikkamagaluru 261 89 2 10 31 393 17 Tumakuru 485 144 6 24 7 666 18 BengaluruUrban 81 36 161 260 5 543 19 Mandya 267 113 3 13 16 412 20 Hassan 0 134 4 11 35 184 21 Dakshina Kannada 350 65 12 18 7 452 22 Kodagu 160 29 1 2 7 199 23 Mysuru 395 127 23 19 20 584 24 Chamarajanagara 221 60 2 4 8 295 25 Kalaburagi 252 88 15 17 8 380 26 Yadgir 150 40 3 8 7 208 27 Kolar 193 61 9 11 4 278 28 Chikkaballapura 177 57 4 6 3 247 29 BengaluruRural 141 48 2 13 8 212 30 Ramanagara 123 61 4 8 6 202 31 Vijayanagar 153 48 5 16 32 254 Total 6532 2158 366 706 375 10137Annexure-II District-wise detailsofthesanctionedSHC-AAMsandU-AAMsKarnatakaunderthePM-ABHIM Sl.No. Districts SHC-AAMs U-AAMs 1 Bagalkote 8 27 2 Ballari 13 20 3 BBMP - 246 4 Belagavi 55 62 5 BengaluruRural 6 15 6 BengaluruUrban - 21 7 Bidar 3 13 8 Chamarajanagara 18 5 9 Chikkaballapura - 6 10 Chikkamagaluru 8 10 11 Chitradurga 10 11 12 Dakshina Kannada 38 22 13 Davanagere 8 8 14 Dharwad - 21 15 Gadag - 20 16 Hassan 130 13 17 Haveri 50 16 18 Kalaburagi - 20 19 Kodagu 2 2 20 Kolar 4 11 21 Koppal 1 14 22 Mandya 10 12 23 Mysuru 24 21 24 Raichur 4 18 25 Ramanagara 12 9 26 Shivamogga 3 11 27 Tumakuru 60 24 28 Udupi 11 13 29 Uttara Kannada 2 10 30 Vijayapura 41 30 31 Vijaynagar 9 16 32 Yadgiri - 9 Total 530 756 *****