Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is considering to provide free medicines through Government health facilities across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the cost of medicines provided through Government health facilities during the last three years, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ABU HASEM KHAN CHOUDHURY) (a) There is a mention in the 12th Five Year Plan document on health about providing free essential drugs in public facilities for reducing out of pocket expenditure on health care. (b) The details have not been worked out. (c) Public Health is a State subject. However, under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Government of India provides financial assistance to the States after appraising the requirements projected by the State Governments in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). Details of funds provided under NRHM, state wise, in the last three years for providing drugs is annexed.
Sir, this is regarding recent bomb
blasts. We have been observing this in our country every time. Each and every
time, whenever it happens, it will have some major reaction and in general, the
Government is not taking any preventive action, particularly in the State of
Andhra Pradesh after Gokul Chart, whatever happened, the entire country,
nationally and internationally, also knows about it. The people of Hyderabad
earlier have been living very peacefully but everyone today is living with fear
of the unknown. What happens, when it happens, nobody knows. In these
circumstances, more surveillance is required in every busy area and Government
offices in general; particularly, Hyderabad being a hub for pharma industry and
IT industry, a lot of foreigners have been visiting very recently and a lot of countries
have started giving alarm signals to their citizens while visiting the State of
Andhra Pradesh, which is very dangerous, and it is also an unfortunate thing
which is happening now. That way, all investments have been running away from
the State of Andhra Pradesh. Recently, I also read in some newspaper that the
Government of Andhra Pradesh gave much more importance by giving bullet proof
cars to the Chief Minister, rather than simple CCTV cameras to set up at
various busy areas. So in this regard, I have a couple of suggestions to make.
Immediately, we have to install all CCTVs in every important place and also
educate every citizen, as many citizens as possible, to observe terrorist activities
and actions and reactions, and how to respond. And information system has to be
improved. And, particularly, whatever technology available with us under
Information Technology can be properly utilized. Instead, what we are doing is,
whenever anything happens, we have some knee-jerk reaction and then we are all forgetting.
So, we have to learn something from the developed countries like the USA. We
know that nothing has happened after 9/11.
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is considering to provide free medicines through Government health facilities across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the cost of medicines provided through Government health facilities during the last three years, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ABU HASEM KHAN CHOUDHURY) (a) There is a mention in the 12th Five Year Plan document on health about providing free essential drugs in public facilities for reducing out of pocket expenditure on health care. (b) The details have not been worked out. (c) Public Health is a State subject. However, under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Government of India provides financial assistance to the States after appraising the requirements projected by the State Governments in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). Details of funds provided under NRHM, state wise, in the last three years for providing drugs is annexed.
Sir, this is regarding recent bomb
blasts. We have been observing this in our country every time. Each and every
time, whenever it happens, it will have some major reaction and in general, the
Government is not taking any preventive action, particularly in the State of
Andhra Pradesh after Gokul Chart, whatever happened, the entire country,
nationally and internationally, also knows about it. The people of Hyderabad
earlier have been living very peacefully but everyone today is living with fear
of the unknown. What happens, when it happens, nobody knows. In these
circumstances, more surveillance is required in every busy area and Government
offices in general; particularly, Hyderabad being a hub for pharma industry and
IT industry, a lot of foreigners have been visiting very recently and a lot of countries
have started giving alarm signals to their citizens while visiting the State of
Andhra Pradesh, which is very dangerous, and it is also an unfortunate thing
which is happening now. That way, all investments have been running away from
the State of Andhra Pradesh. Recently, I also read in some newspaper that the
Government of Andhra Pradesh gave much more importance by giving bullet proof
cars to the Chief Minister, rather than simple CCTV cameras to set up at
various busy areas. So in this regard, I have a couple of suggestions to make.
Immediately, we have to install all CCTVs in every important place and also
educate every citizen, as many citizens as possible, to observe terrorist activities
and actions and reactions, and how to respond. And information system has to be
improved. And, particularly, whatever technology available with us under
Information Technology can be properly utilized. Instead, what we are doing is,
whenever anything happens, we have some knee-jerk reaction and then we are all forgetting.
So, we have to learn something from the developed countries like the USA. We
know that nothing has happened after 9/11.
