(a) whether irregularities have been noticed in the implementation of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM);
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
(c) the corrective steps taken and proposed to be taken in this regard;
(d) whether Planning Commission has conducted any evaluation report on NRHM; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE(SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) to (e) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is being implemented since April
2005. The NRHM seeks to undertake comprehensive reforms in health sector in partnership
with states and improve health care services in the entire country with special focus on
primary health care in rural areas.
The Government has operationalised a multipronged monitoring protocol to check for
any irregularities in the implementation of NRHM. As part of this protocol, regular web
based Management Information System (MIS), regular state review visits, periodic surveys,
community reports are collated to check for areas of improvement in the implementation of
NRHM. The corrective steps, if any, are appraised & approved as part of the Annual Programme
Implementation Plans (PIP) of respective states.
The Planning Commission has undertaken periodic evaluations of NRHM in the past and
concurrent evaluation of NRHM is presently underway in selected states. An evaluation study
was carried out in states of AP, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar where it was noted that the progress
across the states is uneven and different states were performing differently on various
parameters. The study noted that the institutional framework of NRHM was in place and hope
has been generated for rural health infrastructure in the country.