National Rural Health Mission - Amravati

The average growth rate for rural and urban areas of the district is 12.61 % and 31.70 %
respectively. Census data indicate that scheduled tribes and scheduled castes, which form the most
vulnerable section of the population, constitute 18.5 and 15 percent of the total population,
respectively.
The sex ratio at age 0‐6 has also declined from 950 in 1991 to 941 in 2001. The rising incidence
of female foeticide appears to be mainly responsible for the decline in the juvenile sex ratio.
In the district blocks like Achalpur, Dhamangaon, Warud, Chandur Bazar, Morshi are having
sex ratio less than district average.
In Amravati District, 49 PHCs had adequate physical infrastructure such as building, water
and electricity supply, 49 PHCs have labour room facilities, All PHCs have Govt vehicles, 11 PHCs
have Laboratory facilities, 46 PHCs have adequate staff in position, all PHCs have adequate vaccines
and contraceptives, and have adequate equipment’s in function, such as weighing machine, BP
instruments, autoclave.
All the 56 PHCs have received sub‐centre kit for head quarter sub centre. The position of CHCs,
FRUs, and district hospitals were somewhat better having better supplies. The staffs in position in CHCs
(50%) and all FRUs was also far from adequate staff position. Only 15‐20 percent of them had adequate
infrastructure, staff and supplies.
It was also observed that around 80 % of medical and paramedical staff had received adequate
in‐service training.
Health Institutes
1 Divisional Referral Hospital 1
2 Private Medical College. ‐ PDMMC, Amravati 1
3 Ayurvedic Medical Colleges 2
4 Homeopathic Medical Colleges 2
5 Dist. General Hospitals 1
6 Dist. Women Hospitals 1
7 Govt. T.B. Hospitals 1
8 Sub‐Dist. Hospitals 4
9 Rural Hospitals 9
10 Primary Health Centres 56
11 Health Sub‐Centres 333
12 Allopathic Dispensaries 18
13 Ayurvedic Dispensaries 65
14 Primary Health Units 12
15 Mobile Health Units 7
16 Anganwadi Kendra 2022
17 Grampanchayat 842
18 Ashram School 53
19 Literacy rate 82.5
Blood banks, blood storage facility in the district
- District Hospital Amravati
- SDH, Dharni
- P.D.M.C. Amravati.
- Dr.Varma Laboratory – Achalpur
- Bhagwat Pvt. Laboratory – Amravati
- Dr.Dara Blood Bank – Amravati.