Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Basic Life Support Ambulances and Cranes on NHs
Posted On:
30 MAR 2017 5:07PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways requested States and UTs to send the requirement of Basic Life Support Ambulances (BLSA) during 2015-16 and bank account details. In response to the requests from States, the details of fund transferred for procurement of BLSA during last three years is as under:-
|
State
|
No. of BLSA allotted
|
Amount transferred for procurement of Basic Life Support Ambulances (BLSA)
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
136
|
Rs.13,46,40,000/-
|
|
Sikkim
|
31
|
Rs. 3,06,90,000/-
|
|
Mizoram
|
5
|
Rs. 49,50,000/-
|
|
Total
|
172
|
Rs. 17,02,80,000/-
|
The Public health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility to provide healthcare services including emergency medical care lies with the State Governments. However, under the National Health Mission (NHM), technical and financial support is provided to States and UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems, including support for emergency ambulance services, based on the proposals made by the States and UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall Resource Envelope.
Karnataka and Mizoram have 10 and 6 motorbike ambulances also, respectively. Currently, 22,973 ambulances (Dial-108 and Dial- 102/104 type) are operational under NHM in 32 States and UTs. State and UT-wise details are as follows:-
|
Ambulances Operational under NHM (as on September 2016)
|
|
Sl.no.
|
State/UTs
|
Dial 108
|
Dial 102/104
|
Other patients transport vehicle (empaneled)
|
Total Ambulance under NHM
|
|
1
|
Bihar
|
10
|
744
|
94
|
848
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
239
|
300
|
0
|
539
|
|
3
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
199
|
125
|
0
|
324
|
|
4
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
0
|
331
|
0
|
331
|
|
5
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
2484
|
2484
|
|
6
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
606
|
0
|
974
|
1580
|
|
7
|
Orissa
|
420
|
471
|
0
|
891
|
|
8
|
Rajasthan
|
633
|
600
|
0
|
1233
|
|
9
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
988
|
2270
|
0
|
3258
|
|
10
|
Uttarakhand
|
139
|
109
|
0
|
248
|
|
11
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
94
|
0
|
94
|
|
12
|
Assam
|
380
|
316
|
235
|
931
|
|
13
|
Manipur
|
0
|
43
|
0
|
43
|
|
14
|
Meghalaya
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
42
|
|
15
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
60
|
0
|
60
|
|
16
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
80
|
0
|
80
|
|
17
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
18
|
Tripura
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
19
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
439
|
0
|
0
|
439
|
|
20
|
Goa
|
32
|
0
|
4
|
36
|
|
21
|
Gujarat
|
406
|
0
|
0
|
406
|
|
22
|
Haryana
|
0
|
364
|
0
|
364
|
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
711
|
0
|
200
|
911
|
|
24
|
Kerala
|
43
|
6
|
75
|
124
|
|
25
|
Maharashtra
|
937
|
2674
|
0
|
3611
|
|
26
|
Punjab
|
242
|
0
|
0
|
242
|
|
27
|
Tamil Nadu
|
755
|
0
|
0
|
755
|
|
28
|
Telangana
|
316
|
0
|
0
|
316
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
2557
|
2557
|
|
30
|
A&N Island
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
15
|
|
32
|
D&N Haveli
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
|
34
|
Delhi
|
0
|
192
|
0
|
192
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
|
All India
|
7557
|
8793
|
6623
|
22973
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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