‘Maharashtra to get Rs 520 crore in 3 years’; Union Minister of State for Health informs Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: 61.8 percent of the total deaths in the country are now due to non-communicable diseases. According to a report by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 28.1 percent of deaths are due to heart disease, 10.9 percent to chronic respiratory diseases, 8.3 percent to cancer and 6.5 percent to diabetes, genitourinary, blood and endocrine diseases, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav informed the Rajya Sabha.

Congress MP Mukul Wasnik had asked a question. This information was given in response to that question. Maharashtra has received the highest funds for the prevention of non-communicable diseases in the financial years 2023-24 to 2025-26. Maharashtra received Rs 51.47 crore in 2023-24, Rs 226.14 crore in 2024-25 and Rs 232.07 crore in 2025-26. Thus, Maharashtra received a total of Rs 519.69 crore in three years. Uttar Pradesh was sanctioned Rs 699.75 crore and Rajasthan Rs 505.02 crore. However, Maharashtra has seen the fastest annual growth, Jadhav said.

MP Wasnik had asked the government a question. In response to this question, the Minister of State for Health said that the Central Government is providing technical and financial assistance to the states and Union Territories through the National Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Programme under the National Health Mission. This programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, screening, early diagnosis, referral services, treatment and health promotion.

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