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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 4722
TOBE ANSWERED ON20th MARCH 2026
SHORTAGEOFMEDICALFACILITIES IN BUDAUN
† 4722.SHRIADITYAYADAV:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the health facilities such as Primary Health Centres, District Hospitals and Maternal
Care Units in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh are severely affected by inadequate resources,
shortage of staff and irregular supply of essential medicines due to which citizens are facing
avoidablerisks andthe credibility of nationalhealthprogrammesisbeingundermined;
(b) if so, the details of the funds sanctioned, projects approved, appointment of staff and monitoring
reports in the said district, along with the steps taken by the Government against the officers and
contractorswho failedtoprovide services despite repeatedannouncements; and
(c)if not,the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a): Healthis a state subject, hence, the responsibility for improvingthe healthcare facilitieslies with
the respective State/UT Governments. However, The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) provides financial and technical support to the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh to
improve the accessibility and affordability of quality health services as well as strengthening of
public healthcare systems such as Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres
(CHCs), District Hospitals, andMaternal Health Units.
As per the information received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, several measures
are being undertaken to improve healthcare services in Budaun district. These include strengthening
infrastructure, recruitment of medical and paramedical personnel, and ensuring the availability of
essential medicines and diagnostic services. Under the National Health Mission, financial and
technicalassistance isprovidedtothe StateGovernment of Uttar Pradeshfor:
Recruitmentanddeployment of doctors, nurses, andotherhealthcarestaff;
Strengtheningmaternal andchildhealthcareservices;
Ensuring the supply of essential drugs anddiagnostics; and
Upgradationof healthcare infrastructure at PHCs, CHCs, andDistrict Hospitals.
The details regarding the availability of doctors, nursing staff and technicians in the District
Hospitals and health facilities functioning in the Rural / Urban areas of the country across all theState/UTs including Uttar Pradesh is available in Health Dynamics of India (Infrastructure and
Human Resources) 2022-23 report at the following web link.
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/?q=en/reports-23
(b) & (c): Funds provided by the Government of India are allocated and released to districts
including Budaun District under various componentsof the National Health Mission time to time for
strengthening healthcare infrastructure, procurement of essential medicines, and recruitment of
medicalandparamedical staff.
State Government periodically reviews progress of projects through monitoring mechanisms
under the National Health Mission, including district-level review meetings, State Programme
Implementation Plan (PIP) assessments, and regular reporting through the Health Management
InformationSystem(HMIS).
The Government of India also reviews the implementation of health programmes through
review meetings, field visits and Common Review Mission (CRM) etc. to ensure effective delivery
of healthcare services and to address existing gaps and fill up them. In cases where deficiencies in
service delivery or delays in execution of projects are reported, the State Government takes
appropriate administrative action as per rules to ensure timely completion of projects and
uninterrupteddelayof health services.
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