CCSAP Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

serve the rural population only, the number of PHCs is divided by the rural
population to arrive at their availability per lac population.
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
Figure 3.17: Region wise No. of Allopathic PHCs per Lac Rural
3.30
Population
2.94
2.75
Source: Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh (Various Issues)
The regional availability of PHCs per lac population (Figure 3.17) shows that the
gap between the regions is small and is narrowing. The availability of PHCs in
Telangana is close to the state average with Rayalaseema a little more and
coastal Andhra little less than Telangana as well as the state average.
Number of Allopathic Hospitals
3.9.03 The number of hospitals in Andhra Pradesh fluctuated between 289
and 397 during 1960-61 to 2001 and went up to 481 by 2009. With the
population having gone up from 36 million to 76 million during the same period,
the availability of hospitals per lac population in the state has gone down from
1.10 to 0.56 over this period. Decrease in budgetary allocations to the health
sector has been responsible for the stagnation and deterioration of facilities in
public hospitals. Figure 3.18 shows the regional position of government hospitals
per lac population since 1960-61.
2.46
2.79
166
2.42
2.53
2.69
1998-99 31.3.2004 31.3.2009
Telangana Rayalaseema Coastal Andhra
2.51