Srinagar, July 21: In Jammu and Kashmir, out of the total 891 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 179 PHCs function from rented buildings in rural areas, the Rural Health Statistics (RHS) report 2021-22 of the Union Health Ministry has revealed.
As per the yearly report, there are a total of 891 PHCs out of which 648 function in government buildings, 179 function from rented buildings, 64 function from rent free Panchayat/Society Buildings and 243 PHC buildings are required to be constructed.
The RHS report said that out of the 891 PHCs, only 190 are functioning 24/7, 394 have labour rooms, 47 have operation theaters and 412 have at least four beds.
It also said that 102 PHCs are without electricity supply, 78 are without regular water supply, 120 are without all-weather motorable roads and 14 have computers. It further said out of 891 PHCs, only 512 have referral transport and 653 are registered with Rogi Kalyan Samities (RKS).
Similarly, the RHS report said there are 56 Community Health Centres (CHCs) and all CHCs function in the government buildings. Out of the 56 CHCs, only 26 function with all four specialists.
The report said there are a total of 2429 sub centres of which 750 function in government buildings, 1557 function in rented buildings, 122 sub centres function in rent-free Panchayat/Society Buildings and a total of 1679 buildings are required to be constructed.
There are 569 sub-centers (which make it 29 percent of sub-centers) that are without regular water supply and 690 sub-centres (which make it 28 percent) are without electricity supply.
As per the report, out of 2429 sub centres only 625 have separate toilets for males and female patients. Similarly, out of 891 PHCs, 580 have separate toilets for male and female patients. Of the 56 CHCs all have separate toilets for male and female patients.
The report also reveals that there are 192 PHCs that function on 24/7 basis. It also said that only 283 PHCs have labor rooms while 23 have operative theatres.
Similarly, 312 PHCs function with at least four beds. The RHS reveals that out of the 891 PHCs only 570 have separate toilets for male and female patients.
Similarly, the infrastructure facilities in Sub Centres across rural areas in Jammu and Kashmir also remain compromised.
The poor infrastructure facilities in rural areas despite expansion of government schemes are compelling patients to move to district or sub-district hospitals for treatment.
An official of the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department said the department is working on a gap analysis after which yearly plans would be made to improve the infrastructure and fill the gaps in healthcare institutions across J&K.
The RHS is based on data provided by the States/UTs. The data has been analyzed and cross-checked for consistency and also validated with the data available from other sources.
