Health & Family Welfare on Environment: Lok Sabha 2013-14 Q. No. Q. Type Date Ans by Members Title of the Questions Subject Specific Political State Ministry Party Representati ve *8 Starred 22.02.2013 Health & Shri Ramashankar Rajbhar Health Problems caused by Pollution BJP Uttar Pradesh Family Contaminated Water Welfare 82 Unstarred 22.02.2013 Health & Dr. Sanjay Sinh Occupational Diseases Health and Sanitation INC Uttar Pradesh Family among Mining Workers Welfare Shri Ratan Singh INC Rajasthan Shri S. R. Jeyadurai DMK Tamil Nadu Shri Ramsinh Patalyabhai BJP Gujarat Rathwa 165 Unstarred 22.02.2013 Health & Shri N. Chaluvaraya Bio-Medical Waste Health and Sanitation JD(S) Karnataka Family Swamy Welfare 208 Unstarred 22.02.2013 Health & Shri P.R. Natarajan Improvement of Urban Health and Sanitation CPI(M) Tamil Nadu Family Health Services Welfare *77 Starred 01.03.2013 Health & Shri Sanjay Bhoi Acute Respiratory Ailments Pollution INC Odisha Family Welfare Shri Purnmasi Ram Health and Sanitation JD(U) Bihar 756 Unstarred 01.03.2013 Health & Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi Health Hazards of Mobile Health and Sanitation BJP Uttar Pradesh Family towers/phones Welfare Shri Neeraj Shekhar Pollution SP Uttar Pradesh Shri Yashvir Singh SP Uttar Pradesh Shri Radha Mohan Singh BJP Bihar Shri Badri Ram Jakhar INC Rajasthan 5065 Unstarred 26.04.2013 Health & Shri P.R. Natarajan Declaration of GM Content Agriculture CPI(M) Tamil Nadu Family Welfare 5232 Unstarred 26.04.2013 Health & Shri P. Kumar Health Problems due to Pollution AIADMK Tamil Nadu Family Emission from Coal Plants Welfare 5269 Unstarred 26.04.2013 Health & Dr. Mahesh Joshi Medicinal/Aromatic Plants Medicinal Plants INC Rajasthan Family and Herbs Welfare Dr. Mahendrasinh BJP Gujarat Pruthvisinh Chauhan 5983 Unstarred 03.05.2013 Health & Shri Ponnam Prabhakar Abnormal Lung Functions Health and Sanitation INC Andhra Family among Bhopal Gas Victims Pradesh Welfare 6010 Unstarred 03.05.2013 Health & Shri Nityananda Pradhan Ban on Animal Testing of Wildlife Management BJD Odisha Family Cosmetics Welfare 6091 Unstarred 03.05.2013 Health & Shri Rajaiah Siricilla Disaster Preparedness in Disaster Management INC Andhra Family Hospitals Pradesh Welfare 1778 Unstarred 16.08.2013 Health & Ms. Bhavana Gawali Water-Borne Diseases Health and Sanitation SS Maharashtra Family (Patil) Welfare Shri Ratan Singh Pollution INC Rajasthan Shri Nishikant Dubey BJP Jharkhand Shri Ganeshrao Nagorao SS Maharashtra Dudhgaonkar Shri Ijyaraj Singh INC Rajasthan Shri Vijay Inder Singla INC Punjab *32 Starred 06.12.2013 Health & Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Cases of Cancer Pollution BJP Rajasthan Family Welfare Shri C. Sivasami Health and Sanitation AIADMK Tamil Nadu 243 Unstarred 06.12.2013 Health & Shri Kameshwar Baitha Health Problems due to Air Health and Sanitation JMM Jharkhand Family Pollution Welfare 279 Unstarred 06.12.2013 Health & Shri P.L. Punia Health Hazards of Mobile Health and Sanitation INC Uttar Pradesh Family Phones/Towers Welfare 332 Unstarred 06.12.2013 Health & Shri Parvatagouda Smoking in Public Places Pollution BJP Karnataka Family Chandanagouda Welfare Gaddigoudar 394 Unstarred 06.12.2013 Health & Shri Surendra Singh Deaths due to Contaminated Health and Sanitation BSP Uttar Pradesh Family Nagar Drinking Water Welfare Shri Kaushalendra Kumar Pollution JD(U) Bihar 1505 Unstarred 13.12.2013 Health & Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi Cases of Asthma and Acute Pollution BJP Uttar Pradesh Family Respiratory Ailments Welfare Shri Nripendra Nath Roy Health and Sanitation AIFB West Bengal Shri Manohar Tirkey RSP West Bengal 2678 Unstarred 07.02.2014 Health & Shri Sudarshan Bhagat Health Problems due to Health and Sanitation BJP Jharkhand Family Arsenic Contaminated Water Welfare Shri S. Pakkirappa Pollution BJP Karnataka Shri Raju alias Devappa Freshwater and Marine SWP Maharashtra Anna Shetti Conservation 2760 Unstarred 07.02.2014 Health & Shri Sameer Magan Pesticide/Insecticide in Soft Health and Sanitation NCP Maharashtra Family Bhujbal Drinks Welfare 4474 Unstarred 21.02.2014 Health & Shri S.S. Ramasubbu Asbestos Related Diseases Health and Sanitation INC Tamil Nadu Family Welfare 4604 Unstarred 21.02.2014 Health & Shri P. Karunakaran Assistance for Endosulfan Agriculture CPI(M) Kerala Family Victims Welfare Shri K. P. Dhanapalan Health and Sanitation INC Kerala HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED WATER 22nd February, 2013 LSQ *8 SHRI RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has taken note of health problems reportedly arising due to intake of contaminated drinking water in the country; (b) if so, the number of such cases and deaths reported during each of the last three years and the current year, disease and State/UT-wise; (c) the programmes being implemented by the Government for the health care needs of such patients along with the financial and technical support extended to the States thereunder during the said period, State/ UT-wise; and (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the issue? THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD) (a)to(d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.8 FOR 22.2.2013 (a) & (b): Consumption of contaminated drinking water can cause diseases such as Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases, Enteric Fever (Typhoid), Cholera, Viral Hepatitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). State/UT-wise number of cases and deaths due to Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases, Enteric Fever (Typhoid), Cholera, Viral Hepatitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), as reported by State/UT Governments, during the years 2009-2012 (as per the latest report) are given in Annexures – I to V. (c) & (d): Health is a state subject and the responsibility for providing healthcare facilities to patients primarily lies with the respective State Governments. However, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides financial and technical assistance to State/UT Governments under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for strengthening of primary and secondary health care facilities to effectively respond to health care needs including health problems arising from consumption of contaminated drinking water. The financial assistance for this purpose is provided under NRHM Flexipool as per the needs of States/UTs which are reflected in their annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). State/UT-wise release and utilization of funds under NRHM Flexipool during the last three financial years and the current financial year (as on 31.12.2012) are enclosed at Annexure-VI. Further, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi, provides technical assistance to State/UT Governments on prevention and control of water-borne diseases in carrying out investigation of outbreaks of such diseases under Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP). At the national level, NCDC also coordinates laboratory support for outbreak investigations besides conducting regular training courses for development of trained manpower. Annexure-I State/UT-wise number of Cases and Deaths due to Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases reported during the years 2009 – 2012 S. State /U.T 2009 2010 2011 2012* No Cases Deaths Cases Deat Cases Deat Cases Death . hs hs s 1 Andhra 2322963 111 229137 214 2235614 107 1943750 92 Pradesh 5 2 Arunachal 26909 7 19104 3 32228 11 10937 2 Pradesh 3 Assam 190070 0 75681 0 96816 16 11213 0 4 Bihar NR NR NR NR 0 473067 8 130276 5 Chhattisgar 125069 11 51480 2 645 5 77346 10 h 75 6 Goa 20103 0 16417 5 15146 2 13618 1 7 Gujarat 337608 3 357922 3 367450 0 383368 6 8 Haryana 240017 33 215717 43 224223 21 213587 27 9 Himachal 334699 284548 28 310227 51 312349 56 Pradesh 24 10 Jammu & 5186 5 494138 5 544711 0 5506 13 Kashmir 78 45 11 Jharkhand 64817 5 58767 0 98258 1 47131 4 12 Karnataka 787179 81 583103 62 591989 49 277901 23 13 Kerala 371714 4 373945 2 260938 0 343849 10 14 Madhya 565568 134 305438 107 290705 92 325101 117 Pradesh 15 Maharashtr 640056 39 813445 12 507046 4 348500 1 a 16 Manipur 20614 9 13869 12 17605 39 25359 52 17 Meghalaya 174769 24 181411 16 148801 20 176001 19 18 Mizoram 21841 17 16148 12 16192 11 15957 7 19 Nagaland 33970 0 36535 0 30458 1 18724 0 20 Orissa 663651 91 681659 104 632493 143 575132 149 21 Punjab 190473 51 204936 39 190022 15 197059 27 22 Rajasthan 244836 27 223106 11 227571 7 486903 10 23 Sikkim 46629 6 55223 2 44094 2 47756 0 24 Tamil 5178 18 455668 49 210074 24 284996 17 Nadu 96 S. State /U.T 2009 2010 2011 2012* No Cases Deaths Cases Deat Cases Deat Cases Deat . hs hs hs 25 Tripura 147400 33 119945 88 109777 83 51784 15 26 Uttarakhan 1112 70 100065 42 79643 26 101927 21 d 40 27 Uttar 453863 159 431893 164 554770 185 463503 119 Pradesh 28 West 2443284 725 197044 398 1854651 288 1949779 272 Bengal 8 29 A & N 30416 0 28028 8 19679 0 31372 3 Islands 30 Chandigarh 10468 7 NR NR 42615 0 38218 0 31 D & N 94537 0 69265 1 81322 1 74007 0 Haveli 32 Daman & 6849 0 8169 0 12638 0 12557 0 Diu 33 Delhi 145171 107 115478 89 102983 62 130641 108 34 Lakshadwe 4590 1 6742 0 4693 0 4707 0 ep 35 Pondicherr 76543 16 82659 5 80766 3 89745 20 y Total 11984490 1818 107423 1526 10231049 1269 10108489 1209 27 (Source: ‘National Health Profile’ published by Central Bureau of Health Investigation, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India) Notes 1: NR implies “Not Reported”. 2: * The figures of the year 2012 are provisional. Annexure – II State/UT-wise number of Cases and Deaths due to Enteric Fever (Typhoid) reported during the years 2009 – 2012 S.