No. HSL (Misc.)-311/0S                                            November 9th, 2005

Memorandum

The National Rural Health Mission has been launched on 12th April, 2005 for a period of seven years (2005 -2012) for providing integrated comprehensive Primary Health Care Services, specially to the poor and vulnerable sections of the society. The NRHM would operate as an omnibus broadband programme by integrating all vertical health programmes of the Departments of Health and Family Welfare including Reproductive & Child Health Programme -II, National Malaria Programme, National Leprosy Eradication Programme, National Kala-Azar Programme, National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Programme, National Filaria Programme, Revised National Tuberculosis Programme, National Blindness Control Programme and Externally Aided Projects (EAP)...

Preamble

Recognizing the importance of Health in the process of economic and social development and improving the quality of life of our citizens, the Government of India has resolved to launch the National Rural Health Mission to carry out necessary architectural correction in the basic health care delivery system. The Mission adopts a synergistic approach by relating health to determinants of good health viz. segments of nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and safe drinking water. It also aims at mainstreaming the Indian systems of medicine to facilitate health care. The Plan of Action includes increasing public expenditure on health, reducing regional imbalance in health infrastructure, pooling resources, integration of organizational structures, optimization of health manpower, decentralization and district management of health programmes, community participation and ownership of assets, induction of management and financial personnel into district health system, and operationalizing community health centers into functional hospitals meeting Indian Public Health Standards in each Block of the Country...

No. HF/NRHM/102/18/2005                                  Dated: December 9,2005

Corrigendum

In partial modification of the Notification No. HF/NRHM/101/06/2005 dated 14th November, 2005, the Governor is pleased to order that the Sub-Centre Bank Account for untied fund shall be jointly operated by ANM and anyone among the Gram Panchayat Pradhan and Executive Assistant of the concerned Gram Panchayat. This order is being issued with the concurrence of the Finance (Audit) DepartmentvidetheirU.O.No. 2045 Or. 'T' dated 30.11.2005...

No. HF/NRHM/I0l/06/2005                               Dated: November 14th, 2005

Notification

The National Rural Health Mission has been launched on 12th of April, 2005 for the period of7 years (2005-2012). A provision of an untied fund ofRs. 10,000/- for each Sub-Centre per annum has been made under this programme to facilitate meeting urgent yet discrete activities at the Sub-centre that need relative small sums of money. The Government of India has sanctioned Rs. 1035.60 1akhs as the first installment of Grants-in-Aid funds for the purpose for 2005-2006 vide their Memo. No. RI4012/4/2005-EAG dated 22nd July, 2005...