Parliament Question: Allocation of Funds under PM-ABHIM

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA STARREDQUESTION NO. *288 TOBE ANSWERED ON THE 7THAUGUST,2026 ALLOCATIONOFFUNDS UNDER PM-ABHIM *288 SHRIANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

DR. K SUDHAKAR:

Will the MINISTEROFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of Integrated Public Health Laboratories, Block Public Health Units and Critical Care BlockssanctionedunderPradhan Mantri-AyushmanBharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) across the country, indicating their implementation status, State-wise, particularly in Himachal Pradesh andKarnataka includingChikkaballapur District;

(b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised for the above components in the said States during the last three years, district wise; and

(c) whether the Government has undertaken any review of the implementation of PM-ABHIM in the said States,if so, the details andthe outcome thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIJAGATPRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to(c)AStatement islaidon the Tableof the House.STATEMENTREFERRED TO IN REPLYTOLOK SABHA STARREDQUESTION NO. 288*FOR7TH AUGUST,2026

(a) to (c): Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with certain Central Sector (CS) components, aims to strengthen India's public health system through reforms that integrate health service delivery, public health action and health research, thereby enhancing the capacity of public health systems to effectively respond to pandemicsandotherpublic healthemergencies.

Under the CSS component of PM-ABHIM, administrative approvals have been accorded to all States/Union Territories for construction/strengthening and establishment of 2151 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs), 744 Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) and 631 Critical Care Blocks

(CCBs). The State/Union Territory-wise detailed status including Himachal Pradesh & Karnataka includingChikkaballapur District, isplacedat Annexure-I.

Under PM-ABHIM, funds are released to States/Union Territories on a lump-sum basis based on approved activities, enabling them to utilize the funds as per their assessed needs and priorities. The details of Central Release and Expenditure under PM-ABHIM for Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka from FY2023-24 toFY2025-26 are placedat Annexure-II.

Public Health and Hospitals is a State subject and implementation of the scheme is the responsibility of the respective State/Union Territory Governments. Monitoring under PM-ABHIM is carried out through a robust, multi-layered framework that includes review of State-wise Key Deliverables against approved targets during NPCC meetings with all States/Union Territories, monthly review meetings with States/Union Territories and regular assessment of performance through the Output–Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF). In addition, annual Common Review Missions

(CRMs) provide independent, on-ground assessments of programme implementation, health system strengthening, and progress on key indicators, enabling identification of gaps, course correction, and strengthening of accountability at StateandDistrict levels.

The periodic reviews have facilitated closer monitoring of implementation, resolution of implementation bottlenecks, strengthened coordination with the States/Union Territories, and acceleratedprogress towards timely completionandoperationalisationof the approvedfacilities.Annexure-I State/UnionTerritory-wisedetailsofunitsapproved,workunderprogressandfunctional underCSScomponent of PM-ABHIM A. BlockPublic HealthUnits(BPHUs) WorkUnderProgress S. No. State/UT UnitsApproved

(Functional) 1 Assam 207 93(78) 2 Bihar 158 59 3 Chhattisgarh 91 50(41) 4 HimachalPradesh 73 68 5 Jammu & Kashmir 287 267(20) 6 Jharkhand 165 96(44) 7 Madhya Pradesh 196 104(92) 8 Odisha 197 62(130) 9 Rajasthan 184 43(141) 10 Uttar Pradesh 515 68(417) 11 Uttarakhand 78 55(20)B. IntegratedPublic HealthLaboratories(IPHLs) WorkUnderProgress S. No. State/UT UnitsApproved

(Functional) 1 A& N Islands 3 1 (2) 2 Andhra Pradesh 26 12(14) 3 Arunachal Pradesh 22 17(5) 4 Assam 33 9 (10) 5 Bihar 38 38 6 Chandigarh 1 (1) 7 Chhattisgarh 28 11 (17) 8 Delhi 11 11 (0) 9 DNH & DD 3 (3) 10 Goa 2 (2) 11 Gujarat 33 23(7) 12 Haryana 22 (22) 13 HimachalPradesh 12 12 14 Jammu & Kashmir 20 17(3) 15 Jharkhand 24 11 (6) 16 Karnataka 31 14(17) 17 Kerala 14 7 (7) 18 Ladakh 2 (2) 19 Lakshadweep 1 (1) 20 Madhya Pradesh 55 26(29) 21 Maharashtra 36 14(22) 22 Manipur 15 13(2) 23 Meghalaya 10 9 (1) 24 Mizoram 10 3 (7) 25 Nagaland 11 9 (2) 26 Odisha 30 13(15) 27 Puducherry 4 (4) 28 Punjab 22 14(8) 29 Rajasthan 33 24(9) 30 Sikkim 3 (3) 31 Tamil Nadu 38 5 (33) 32 Telangana 33 2 (31) 33 Tripura 7 5 (2) 34 Uttar Pradesh 75 14(53) 35 Uttarakhand 13 8 36 West Bengal 23 17(6)

Note: As reported by the Government of Karnataka, one Integrated Public Health Laboratory (IPHL) hasbeenapprovedinChikkaballapur district.C. Critical CareBlocks (CCBs) Work UnderProgress Sl.No. State/UT UnitsApproved

(Functional) 1 A& N Islands 1 1 2 Andhra Pradesh 24 24 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 4 Assam 27 18 5 Bihar 38 35 6 Chandigarh 1 0 7 Chhattisgarh 23 21 8 Delhi 9 0 9 DNH & DD 1 (1) 10 Goa 2 0 11 Gujarat 32 25(3) 12 Haryana 22 8 13 HimachalPradesh 9 8 14 Jammu & Kashmir 10 9 15 Jharkhand 23 22 16 Karnataka 34 27(4) 17 Kerala 14 11 18 Madhya Pradesh 50 42(8) 19 Maharashtra 36 36 20 Manipur 2 2 21 Meghalaya 3 3 22 Mizoram 1 1 23 Nagaland 1 1 24 Odisha 28 20(6) 25 Puducherry 4 4 26 Punjab 22 22 27 Rajasthan 38 32(1) 28 Sikkim 1 1 29 Tamil Nadu 39 22(15) 30 Telangana 31 21(9) 31 Tripura 2 1 32 Uttar Pradesh 74 63 33 Uttarakhand 5 4 34 West Bengal 23 22

Note:AsreportedbytheGovernmentofKarnataka,oneCriticalCareBlock(CCB)hasbeen approved in Chikkaballapurdistrict.Annexure-II Central Release andExpenditure underPM-ABHIM forHimachalPradeshand Karnatakafrom FY2023-24 to FY2025-26 (Rs. inCrore) HimachalPradesh Karnataka FinancialYear CentralRelease Expenditure CentralRelease Expenditure 2023-24 15.69 15.27 100.57 104.47 2024-25 44.81 52.92 118.91 198.19 2025-26 93.27 103.63 199.75 332.91

Note:

1. The above releasesrelate toCentral Govt. Grants & donot include Stateshare contribution.

2. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginningof the year.

3. ExpenditureisasperFMRssubmitted by Stateandisprovisional. *****