(a) whether the Government have been concentrating on the Information Education and Communication (IEC) programme to propagate the health awareness among the people in the country, particularly in the rural areas;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the funds allocated to various States for various health projects and to create health awareness among common public during the Ninth Plan period;

(d) whether the Government have taken any steps for the improvement in the role of NGOs and their active participation in these health projects and health awareness programmes; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. States are provided with funds for taking up IEC activities. Two specific programmes for involving the community at village level for promoting health & family welfare are :-


i.Mahila Swasthya Sanghs at village level have been constituted in 79, 512 villages for creation of awareness about the reproductive & child health and family welfare issues through interpersonal interaction.


ii.Zila Saksharta Samities in 227 districts have been provided funds to take up IEC activities on various issues in their districts through folk media, workshops and group meetings.


Apart from this, the services of DAVP, Song & Drama Division and Directorate of Field Publicity of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting are utilised to carry out grass-root level publicity in rural and far flung areas through various activities including exhibitions, film shows, cultural shows and folk programmes. Health providers themselves are also trained in counseling and advocacy. Further, health and family welfare messages are regularly telecast/broadcast through Doordarshan and All India Radio. Local channels of television and radio in the States are also being used for promoting health awareness.


(c) Statements showing State-wise and scheme-wise allocation during the Ninth Plan Period for various programmes of Health & Family Welfare are annexed.


(d)&(e) Yes, Sir. During the Ninth Plan Period the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has given a large degree of autonomy to the NGOs. The NGOs are mainly engaged in advocacy and awareness generation on various programmes. At present 105 Mother NGOs are taking up these activities through field NGOs in 437 districts. Apart from this, 680 NGOs are involved in providing targeted interventions Tele-counseling & running community care centres all over the country under the AIDS Control Programme Increasingly, the need has emerged for NGOs to diversify in to service delivery, especially in areas where the Government systems are either inadequate.


(ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA QUESTIONS NO. 6298 FOR 08.05.2002

State Wise Allocation of Funds under Family Welfare Programme during the Ninth Plan Period:

					(Rs. in Lakhs)



Sl.No.	Name of State/UT	Total Ninth Plan
				In Cash		In Kind		Total



(1)	(2)			(15)		(16)		(17)



1	Andhra Pradesh		71726.84	15160.17	86887.01
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1197.17		560.14		1757.31
3	Assam			29802.27	7040.76		36843.03
4	Bihar			69128.21	22537.95	91666.16
5	Goa			1139.19		373.96		1513.15
6	Gujarat			50197.69	12953.24	63150.93
7	Haryana			16486.52	5338.52		21825.04
8	Himachal Pradesh	10216.81	1902.39		12119.20
9	Jammu & Kashmir		9316.28		2255.02		11571.30
10	Karnataka		57441.54	10575.64	68017.18
11	Kerala			40251.45	6300.00		46551.45
12	Madhya Pradesh		45772.56	22410.71	68183.27
13	Maharashtra		66931.02	18851.71	85782.73
14	Manipur			4386.29		720.26		5106.55
15	Meghalaya		2853.03		731.75		3584.78
16	Mizoram			2079.37		369.07		2448.44
17	Nagaland		1957.89		493.32		2451.21
18	Orissa			29250.45	8521.42		37771.87
19	Punjab			14382.22	6078.34		20460.56
20	Rajasthan		57261.03	15767.68	73028.71
21	Sikkim			2394.69		268.19		2662.88
22	Tamil Nadu		74668.59	10379.10	85047.69
23	Tripura			6158.44		963.19		7121.63
24	Uttar Pradesh		129329.60	48587.92	177917.52
25	West Bengal		52925.65	15262.62	68188.27
26	Chhatisgarh		3661.06		1432.44		5093.50
27	Jharkhand		5578.31		1392.54		6970.85
28	Uttranchal		2615.07		1163.12		3778.19
	Total (States)		859109.24	238391.17	1097500.41



	UTs with Legislature



1	Pondicherry		1300.19		213.71		1513.90
2	Delhi			6410.81		2946.08		9356.89
	Total (UTs)		7711.00		3159.79		10870.79
	GRAND TOTAL		866820.24	241550.96	1108371.20





STATEMENT SHOWING SCHEME-WISE NINTH PLAN ALLOCATION FOR HEALTH PROGRAMME



							(Rupees in Crores)



S.No	Name of Scheme					9th Plan allocation



1.	a)National Anti Malaria Programme		1000.00
	b) National Dengue Control Programme		35.00



2.	National Leprosy Eradication Programme		301.00


3.	National Tuberculosis Control Programme		450.00


4.	National Programme for Control of Blindness	448.00


5.	National Guinea-worm Eradication Programme	2.00
6.	National AIDS Control Programme			760.00


7	Strengthening of Drug Control and Food 
	Standard Administration in the States:
	Setting up of District Food Inspection
	Units in the States/Uts.			5.00



8.	Control/Containment of Non-communicable Diseases:-



	National Cancer Control Programme		190.00


9.	National Iodine Deficiency Disorders
	Control Programme				18.00
10	National Mental Health Programme		28.00
11	Assistance to Voluntary organisation:
	Improvement of Medical Services			10.00
12	Training/Development of Nursing Services:
	Strengthening/adding seats to existing
	schools of Nursing				4.50
13	Environmental Health and Risk Assessment	6.00
14	National Programme for Control & Treatment 
	of Occupational Diseases			25.00
15	Assistance to States for Capacity Building	60.00