Health Planning and
Management in India
Dr. M. Siva Durgaprasad Nayak
Assistant Professor,
Department of Community Medicine
Contents
• Health Planning in India
• Planning bodies: Planning Commission, NITI Ayog
• Health Policies
• Health Management in India
• National Health Mission
• NRHM, NUHM, AYUSH Mission
• Role of central and state governments
• Microplanning
Management techniques
Management
techniques
Traditional POSDCORB
New
Qualitative
methods
System
analysis
Network
analysis
Quantitative
methods
MBO
CE analysis
Planning bodies in India
• Who will plan for Health of Indians?
• Planning Commission, NITI Aayog
• Adhoc Committees for Individual activities
• A team of people from various medical backgrounds, in
Health and Family Welfare division in NITI Aayog, headed
by special secretary (IAS Officer) will plan for health of
Indian citizens
Internati
onal
goals
(SDG)
Health
Policies
State
Health
Policies
District
level
plans
PHC
level
plans
District
level
plans
State
level
plans
National
Plans
Top to
Bottom
approach
Target
free
approach
Who are partners in Health planning
at National level
WHO India
World Bank
University of Manitoba
Access Health International
Asian Development Bank
Core functions of NITI Aayog
• To evaluate policies and schemes pertaining to:
i) Health and family welfare, with a special focus on the
National Health Mission (NHM).
ii) AYUSH
iii) Health research
iv) Pharmaceuticals
• To design strategic and long-term policy and programme
frameworks and initiatives for improving health access and
health outcomes in the sector.
• And others….
Important Health Policies
• National Health Policy
• National Nutritional Policy
• National Demographic policy
Policy
• Every policy will have some targets, standards,
procedures and guidelines for implementation.
National Health Policy 2017
National Nutrition Strategy 2017
National Demographic policy 2000
Other policies
How to implement these policies?
• A well framed, establihed organization is required
• Standard operating procedures should be defined
• Regular monitoring of activities is needed
Which organization implement
health policy in India
• Total Government Health system in
India is under the umbrella of
National Health Mission.
NHM
NRHM NUHM AYUSH NDHM
NRHM
• National Rural Health Mission
• Established in the year 2005
• ASHA workers
• Rogi Kalyani Samitis (Hospital
Development Societies)
NUHM
• Established in the year 2013
• Focusing on Urban poor people
• Establishing Urban Health
Centres
• Providing PHC services in urban
areas
AYUSH
• Established in the year 2014
• Promote AYUSH medical systems
(Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani &
Homoeopathy) through cost effective
AYUSH services, strengthening of
educational systems, facilitate the
enforcement of quality control of
drugs and sustainable availability of
raw-materials
NDHM
• Ayushman
Bharat Digital
Mission
started in the
year 2021
• Pilot project in
6 UTs
completed
At State level?
• How health policies will be implemented?
• What are the responsible organizations?
At District level
• District Medical and Health Officer
• District Coordinator of Health Services
• Principal of Government Medical College
• And other program officers
At PHC level
• Medical officer supported by his team will
implement all health programs in his jurisdiction.
• At sub centre level Multi purpose Health worker will
implement health programs.
• At village level – ASHA worker is the pillar of
NHM at village level.
Microplanning
• PHC to District
• District to State
• State to Nation
• It is a feedback to the government at National level
to create further plans.
Thank you

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