Friday, 11 December 2015

Rural Health Research

The Department of Health Research has launched a scheme for establishment of Model Rural Health Research Units (MRHRUs) for promoting rural health research. The scheme entails setting up of 15MRHRUs during the 12th Plan period at a total cost of Rs. 67.67 crores. 
Detailed guidelines have been formulated for establishment of MRHRUs. The scheme has a provision to provide non- recurring grant of Rs. 2.075 crore for construction of building and Rs.1.00 crore for procurement of equipments. Besides, recurring grant of Rs.50.00 lakhs per annum is provisioned to meet expenditure on staffing, consumables, training, contingencies, etc. 
So far, one MRHRU each have been sanctioned in 12 States, namely, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Karnataka, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
The State-wise position of funds released and expenditure incurred on each MRHRU is given below:-

 (Rs in Lakhs)

S. No.
State
Location of MRHRU
Amount Released during 2013-14 to 2015-16                               (Up to 30.11.2015)
Expenditure Incurred up to 30.11.2015

1
Assam
 Primary Health Centre, Chabua
250.00

112.77
2.
Himachal Pradesh
Community Health Centre, Haroli
300.00

153.79
3.
Rajasthan
Bhanpur Kala, Government Health Clinic, Jaipur
350.00

156.74
4.
Tamil Nadu
State Rural Health Centre at Tirunelveli
350.00
255.18
5.
Tripura
Kherengbar Hospital Khumulwung
250.00
110.16
6.
Karnataka
Primary Health Centre, Sirwar, Manvi Taluk, Raichur
200.00
147.04
7.
Punjab
Community Health Centre Bhunga (Hoshiarpur)
200.00
137.68
8.
Maharashtra
Sub District Hospital (SDH), Dahanu  (Thane)
200.00
126.40
9.
Andhra Pradesh
Old Rural Health Training Centre Premises Chandragiri
200.00
21.24
10.
Odisha
Block Community Health Centre, Tigeria
200.00
100.00
11.
Madhya Pradesh
Primary Health Centre, Badoni, Datia
150.00
0.01

12.
Chhattisgarh
Primary Health Centre, Lekhram Block (Bilaspur)
150.00
0.08

13.
Administrative Grant to I.C.M.R.
40.00
34.00



Total
2840.00
1355.09


The MoS (Health), Shri Shripad Yasso Naik stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today

Courtesy: pib.nic.in

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