These 256 India Districts have weak Health Infrastructure, will receive more funding under NHM

New Delhi: Through the written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed about the Districts having weak Health Infrastructure.

The minister informed under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Central Government has identified 256 districts as High Priority Districts (HPDs) including aspirational districts identified by NITI Aayog.

The bottom 25% of the districts according to the ranking of districts based on composite health index in every State including Assam and North Eastern States and all districts whose composite health index is below 50% have been identified as HPDs .

Under NHM, these HPDs receive higher per capita funding as compared to other districts, enhanced monitoring, focused supportive supervision and are encouraged to adopt innovative approaches to address their peculiar health challenges. Technical support from all sources are harmonized and aligned with NHM particularly in these districts to support implementation of key priority intervention packages. The State wise list of HPDs is given below:

S.No.	Name of State	Total HPDs	Name of High Priority Districts (HPDs)
1	Andhra Pradesh	6	Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Y.S.R.(Cuddapah), Vizianagaram, Anantapur, Chittoor
2	Arunachal Pradesh	7	Upper Subansiri, East Kameng, KurungKumey, Lower Subansiri, Tawang, Tirap, Namsai
3	Assam	12	Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dhubri, Nagaon, Chirang, Cachar, KarbiAnglong, Goalpara, Darrang, Barpeta, Baksa, Udalgiri
4	Bihar	20	Jamui, Saharsa, Sheohar, Kishanganj, Sitamarhi, Katihar, PurbaChamparan, Gaya, Araria, Purnia, Madhubani, Madhepura, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Sheikhpura, Khagaria, Aurangabad, Banka, Muzaffapur, Nawada
5	Chhattisgarh	13	Jashpur, DakshinBastar (Dantewada), Bijapur, Surguja, Kabirdham, Bastar, Narayanpur, Korba, Mahasamund, Kanker, Kondagaon, Rajnandgaon, Sukma
6	Delhi	2	North West , South
7	Gujarat	10	Valsad, Kachchh, Banaskantha, Panchmahal, Dohad, The Dangs, Narmada, Sabarkantha, Kheda, Morbi
8	Haryana	5	Panipat, Palwal, Mewat, Faridabad, Gurgaon
9	Himachal Pradesh	4	Chamba, Lahul&Spiti, Bilaspur, Sirmaur
10	Jammu & Kashmir	8	Punch, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Ramban, Doda, Reasi, Kupwara, Baramula
11	Jharkhand	20	Latehar, Sahibganj, Simdega, PashchimiSinghbhum, SaraikelaKharsawan, Godda, Gumla, Pakur, Lohardaga, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, PurbiSinghbhum, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Bokaro, Dumka, Giridh, Hazaribagh, Khunti
12	Karnataka	11	Bijapur , Gulbarga, Raichur, Koppal, Yadgir, Bellary, Gadag, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada, Chikmagalur, Kalaburgi
13	Kerala	4	Kasaragod, Malappuram, Alappuzha, Wayanad
14	Madhya Pradesh	20	Dindori, Chhatarpur, Shahdol, Tikamgarh, Panna, Singrauli, Barwani, Sidhi, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Mandla, Damoh, Satna, Ashoknagar, Sheopur, Vidisha, Singrauli, Khandwa, Rajgarh, Guna
15	Maharashtra	12	Nanded, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Aurangabad, Jalna, Yavatmal, Nashik, Thane, Ahmadnagar, Gadchiroli
16	Manipur	3	Ukhrul, Tamenglong, Chandel
17	Meghalaya	4	Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills, East Garo Hills, Ribhoi
18	Mizoram	4	Mamit, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Saiha
19	Nagaland	4	Kiphire, Mon, Tuensang, Longleng
20	Odisha	13	Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Gajapati, Baudh, Nuapada, Debagarh, Kendujhar, Kalahandi, Dhenkanal, Balangir
21	Punjab	6	Sangrur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, SahibzadaAjit Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, Moga
22	Rajasthan	10	Dhaulpur, Jalor, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Karauli, Banswara, Chittaurgarh, Sirohi, Bharatpur
23	Sikkim	2	West District, East District
24	Tamil Nadu	11	Tiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Viluppuram, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi
25	Telangana	6	Adilabad, Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad, Bhoopalpalli, Asifabad, Khammam
26	Tripura	2	Dhalai, North Tripura
27	Uttar Pradesh	25	Sonbhadra, Sitapur, Bara Banki, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Gonda, Budaun, Kaushambi, Siddharthnagar, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Bareilly, Etah, Faizabad, SantKabir Nagar, Kanshiram Nagar, Kannauj, Auraiya, Fatehpur, Banda, Farrukhabad, Chitrakoot, Chandauli
28	Uttarakhand	3	TehriGarhwal, Hardwar, Udham Singh Nagar
29	West Bengal	9	Murshidabad, Maldah, Uttar Dinajpur, Koch Bihar, South 24- Pargana, DakshinDinajpur, Puruliya, Birbhum, Nadia
TOTAL		256