Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram informed Raya Sabha that as per the information received from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH & FW), under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM), screenings in the targeted age group of 0–40 years are conducted at all health facilities from District Hospitals (DH) up to Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) level in the affected 17 tribal States for diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
As reported by the States on the SCD Portal, as on 16.07.2026, more than 7.24 crore screenings have been conducted in tribal-dominated areas of the country, and a total of 247,961 individuals have been identified as diseased and 2,035,181 as carriers of SCD.
Age-wise details of diseased persons and carriers of Sickle Cell Anaemia identified through screening in the affected States are attached at Annexure I and Annexure II, respectively.
Hydroxyurea has been included in NHM Essential Drugs List at Sub-Health Centres, Primary Health Centres (PHC)/ Urban PHC, Community Health Centres (CHC) and DHs to address the issue of access to medicine. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs for conducting screenings and procurement of drugs for sickle cell anaemia, based on the proposals received in the form of PIPs under NHM.
Patients living with SCD including newly-married couples and pregnant women are provided with the following services/ facilities for improving their quality of life:
• Follow-up of diseased individuals at frequent intervals.
• Counselling regarding lifestyle management, pre-marriage and pre-natal decisions.
• Nutritional supplementation support through distribution of folic acid tablets.
• Conducting yoga and wellness sessions.
• Management of crisis symptoms and referral to higher facilities.
State- wise age-wise details of individuals who are sickle cell diseased as on 16.07.2026
|
Sr . No
|
State
Name
|
Age 0 - 2 Year
|
Age 2 - 10 Year
|
Age 10 - 18 Year
|
Age 18 - 25 Year
|
Age 25 - 40 Year
|
Age 40 + Year
|
Age N/A
|
|
1
|
UTTARA KHAND
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
RAJAST HAN
|
21
|
682
|
1,181
|
388
|
507
|
110
|
37
|
|
3
|
UTTAR
PRADESH
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
|
BIHAR
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
ASSAM
|
0
|
24
|
44
|
106
|
136
|
33
|
2
|
|
6
|
WEST BENGAL
|
14
|
107
|
166
|
281
|
276
|
52
|
1
|
|
7
|
JHARKH AND
|
44
|
472
|
524
|
654
|
621
|
99
|
12
|
|
8
|
ODISHA
|
1,615
|
23,383
|
28,061
|
22,065
|
26,434
|
4,320
|
477
|
|
9
|
CHHATT ISGARH
|
254
|
6,812
|
9,308
|
4,914
|
5,912
|
969
|
139
|
|
10
|
MADHY
A
PRADES
H
|
590
|
8,804
|
12,182
|
8,815
|
8,688
|
1,098
|
259
|
|
11
|
GUJARA
T
|
64
|
2,421
|
7,186
|
7,004
|
9,327
|
4,476
|
47
|
|
12
|
MAHAR ASHTRA
|
263
|
6,211
|
7,527
|
6,828
|
7,890
|
1,134
|
38
|
|
13
|
ANDHRA
PRADES
H
|
11
|
541
|
743
|
343
|
512
|
135
|
4
|
|
14
|
KARNAT AKA
|
2
|
109
|
237
|
50
|
134
|
48
|
2
|
|
15
|
KERALA
|
19
|
281
|
311
|
267
|
379
|
241
|
7
|
|
16
|
TAMIL NADU
|
4
|
131
|
242
|
138
|
258
|
29
|
2
|
|
17
|
TELANG ANA
|
4
|
137
|
190
|
75
|
187
|
25
|
1
|
Annexure-II
State- wise age-wise details of individuals who are sickle cell carrier as on 16.07.2026
|
Sr. no
|
State
Name
|
Age 0 – 2 Year
|
Age 2 – 10 Year
|
Age 10 – 18 Year
|
Age 18 – 25 Year
|
Age 25 – 40 Year
|
Age 40 + Year
|
Age N/A
|
|
1
|
UTTARA KHAND
|
1
|
4
|
47
|
2
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
RAJASTH AN
|
36
|
1,602
|
3,080
|
1,219
|
1,598
|
725
|
189
|
|
3
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
0
|
13
|
19
|
10
|
29
|
14
|
0
|
|
4
|
BIHAR
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
ASSAM
|
7
|
105
|
194
|
516
|
714
|
89
|
3
|
|
6
|
WEST BENGAL
|
64
|
274
|
649
|
1,325
|
1,220
|
271
|
7
|
|
7
|
JHARKHA
ND
|
63
|
823
|
1,294
|
1,066
|
1,643
|
140
|
59
|
|
8
|
ODISHA
|
7,351
|
126,571
|
177,247
|
95,950
|
162,894
|
27,788
|
2,817
|
|
9
|
CHHATTI SGARH
|
1,299
|
73,359
|
149,189
|
43,032
|
65,444
|
14,374
|
1,577
|
|
10
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
2,448
|
40,504
|
63,967
|
46,206
|
69,937
|
19,266
|
1,739
|
|
11
|
GUJARAT
|
1,846
|
30,793
|
95,982
|
104,595
|
184,842
|
129,946
|
724
|
|
12
|
MAHARA
SHTRA
|
1,138
|
26,474
|
51,224
|
55,832
|
78,564
|
11,580
|
349
|
|
13
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
161
|
4,755
|
6,306
|
2,307
|
6,160
|
1,957
|
149
|
|
14
|
KARNAT AKA
|
33
|
866
|
1,478
|
539
|
1,259
|
328
|
16
|
|
15
|
KERALA
|
81
|
1,099
|
1,115
|
811
|
1,350
|
994
|
24
|
|
16
|
TAMIL NADU
|
80
|
876
|
2,912
|
2,329
|
3,378
|
88
|
35
|
|
17
|
TELANG ANA
|
38
|
1,222
|
1,953
|
1,162
|
2,236
|
1,098
|
8
|
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