New Delhi, Aug 1
A total of 1,704 centres dialysis centres are operational till June 30 in India, said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Friday.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Jadhav said that the dialysis centres, under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP), are operational in 751 districts in 36 states.
"There is a total of 1,704 centres operational as of June 30,” Jadhav said.
He informed that the government has recommended setting up of haemodialysis centres in all the district hospitals initially and on saturation scale down till the Community Health Centres (CHCs) at the taluka level.
This is done by the states/UTs as per the dialysis demand and gap assessment.
“National Health Mission (NHM) supports States/UTs in implementation of Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis services under PMNDP programme based on the gap assessment done by the State/UTs through the annual Programme Implementation Plans. States/UTs are financially supported for establishing dialysis services to all the population of the States/UTs, including in remote and tribal areas,” the MoS said.