Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO), a Govt. of India Undertaking under Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, (MoHUPA) and National Commission for Women (NCW), a statutory Organisation, set up for the up-liftment of women by Govt. of India have agreed to Co-operate and work together by utilizing their respective strengths for improvement

The Department has taken several steps to make people aware about efficacy, efficiency and strengths of AYUSH systems of medicines, so as to encourage them to use these medicines as per details below:

The Department organizes Arogya fairs at National & State level. Recently, State level fairs have been organized at

Ayurvedic, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines are regulated in the country under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Rules thereunder. For this purpose, the Licensing Authorities are appointed by the State Government to grant license for manufacturing of Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathic medicines and enforce the legal provisions for their sale or

To address healthcare needs of urban population, particularly urban poor, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has formulated National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) as a Sub-Mission under an over-arching National Health Mission (NHM) to be launched during the 12th Five Year Plan.
It may be recalled that NUHM was a listed scheme under 11th Five

The Department of Health Research and ICMR have played significant role in the development of indigenous reagents for H1N1, indigenous vaccines for H1N1, reagents/tests for Japanese Encephalitis, dengue etc.Altogether 20 virology laboratories have been upgraded and 16 new laboratories including 14 bio safety laboratory II level and 2 bio safety III level established for working

Adolescent Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements three programmes viz Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Programme (ARSH), Menstrual Hygiene Scheme (MHS) and Weekly Iron Supplementation Programme (WIFS).

1. Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH)
Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health programme (ARSH) focuses on the reproductive and sexual

The Medical Council of India (MCI) does not regulate Paramedical Education. So far as medical students are concerned, in order to encourage medical graduates to work in remote and difficult areas, the Medical Council of India with the previous approval of Central Government has amended the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 to provide –
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Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the Outreach OPD of AIIMS, New Delhi at Badsha village, Jhajjar District in Haryana today. The Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda was present on the occasion.
Interacting with the media after the inauguration, Shri Azad said that the foundation stone of

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is playing an important role in bringing healthcare services to all, especially to the marginalized and vulnerable sections, living in rural, remote and difficult to access areas. This was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi yesterday.
Addressing the inauguration of MBBS Course in Hamdard Institute of Medical

The Government is according high priority to soil testing and is providing assistance to State Governments/ Union Territories for setting up soil testing laboratories for augmenting existing capacity of States for soil testing for issuing soil health cards to farmers. However, this requires efforts by State Governments/ Union Territories in mobilizing technical man power for