(a) whether the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is being implemented in Arunachal Pradesh;
(b) if so, targets set and achieved so far under the Mission so far for Arunachal Pradesh during
the Eleventh Five Year Plan;
(c) the areas where shortfalls have been noticed; and
(d) the steps taken to meet these shortfalls?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) Yes.
(b) to (d) Under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), all the states including Arunachal Pradesh submits
their annual plan, Programme Implementation Plan (PIP). In the PIP, targets are set for the next financial
year. The progress is monitored through reports and information received through web based Health Management
Information System (HMIS). The need has been felt for infrastructure strengthening and overcoming Human
Resource shortage. These have been addressed by new sanctions for infrastructure strengthening, hiring
of manpower, capacity development of existing personnel and by involving Non Government Organizations
(NGOs) through Public Private Partnership (PPP) under NRHM.