National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

Introduction

The Government of India launched the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) on 12 April 2005. The mission aims to provide adequate , up-to-date and effective health services to poor women and children in rural areas . The National Rural Health Mission is a seven-year programme . The government will report on the progress achieved in the mission during this specific period .

• Reducing infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate .
• Providing easy access to public health services regarding basic services like public sanitation , nutritious food , and water supply .
• Prevention and control of other communicable and non-communicable diseases along with local health control .
• To devise measures to ensure access to primary health care for all people

Objectives and targets to be achieved to reduce the total fertility rate

No.	Health Index	India	Maharashtra
1	Infant Mortality Rate	39 (2011-13)	22 (2011-13)
2	Maternal Mortality Rate	167 (2011-13)	68 (2011-13)
3	Total Birth Rate	2.3 (2014)	1.8 (2014)

Source Source :- SRS

Some of the major steps taken under the project to achieve the objectives are Policies

• the total expenditure on health care from the current 0.9 percent of GDP to 2 to 3 percent .
• control and management of public health services, Panchayat representatives should be trained and informed about this. To inform .
• To select a female health worker ASHA in every village .
• in every village through the Village Health , Nutrition , Sanitation and Water Supply Committee .
• sub-centres , primary health centres and rural hospitals . ( IPHS Std.)
• To prepare and implement village health planning plans at the local level .
• Local traditional healing practices , AYUSH ( Ayurveda , Pathophysiology , Natural Medicine , Unani , Siddha , Homeopathy ) in public health services Including them .
• To integrate various vertical health and family welfare programs at national, state , district and taluka levels .

Beneficiary:

As Mention Above

Benefits:

As Mention Above