National Health program

1. National Health Programs in
India
Detailed Overview with Purpose,
Objectives, and Services

2. National Health Mission (NHM)
• Launched: 2013
• Purpose: Provide accessible, affordable
healthcare
• Components: NRHM and NUHM
• Target: Rural and urban poor
• Services: Sub-centers, ASHAs, mobile units
• Agency: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

3. RMNCH+A
• Focus: Reproductive to adolescent health
• Target: Women, children, adolescents
• Services: ANC/PNC, immunization, FP,
adolescent clinics
• Agency: MoHFW under NHM

4. National Tuberculosis Elimination
Program (NTEP)
• Goal: TB elimination by 2025
• Services: Free testing, DOTS, Nikshay
• Target: TB patients
• Agency: Central TB Division, MoHFW

5. National AIDS Control Program
(NACP)
• Goal: Reduce HIV infections
• Services: ART, testing, awareness
• Target: High-risk groups
• Agency: NACO

6. Universal Immunization Program
(UIP)
• Goal: Prevent vaccine-preventable diseases
• Vaccines: BCG, Polio, DPT, MR, etc.
• Target: Children <5, pregnant women
• Agency: MoHFW

7. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
• Goal: Promote institutional deliveries
• Incentive: Cash assistance
• Target: Pregnant women (BPL/SC/ST)
• Agency: MoHFW

8. Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY)
• Goal: Health coverage for poor families
• Benefit: ₹5 lakh/family/year
• Target: SECC identified households
• Agency: National Health Authority

9. NVBDCP
• Goal: Control vector diseases
• Diseases: Malaria, Dengue, Kala-azar, etc.
• Services: Diagnosis, vector control
• Agency: DGHS

10. NPCDCS
• Goal: NCD prevention & control
• Target: Adults 30+
• Services: Screening, lifestyle changes
• Agency: MoHFW/NHM

11. National Mental Health Program
(NMHP)
• Goal: Promote mental health
• Services: Counseling, treatment
• Target: General population
• Agency: MoHFW

12. National Tobacco Control Program
(NTCP)
• Goal: Reduce tobacco use
• Services: IEC, cessation support
• Target: General population
• Agency: MoHFW