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“Nai Roshni” The Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women

A report of the High Level Committee on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community of India (popularly known as the Sachar Report) had highlighted the fact that India’s largest minority group, the Muslim numbering 13.83 Crore, have been left out of the development trajectory and within ...

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National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB)

National Programme for Control of Blindness was launched in the year 1976 as a 100% centrally sponsored programme. The purpose of the programme is to develop eye care infrastructure and to provide appropriate eye care services to reduce the prevalence of blindness. Objectives: Develop Eye Care infrastructure throughout the country ...

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Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)- The Scheme

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a government- run health insurance scheme for the BPL family under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It provides cashless insurance for hospitalization in public as well as selected private hospitals. The objective of RSBY is to provide protection to BPL households from financial ...

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National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)

The National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is responsible for overall policy formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the different activities envisaged under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP). The National Cell functions under the direct guidance and supervision of the ...

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Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (FPIS)- 2013

Under the Family Planning Indemnity Scheme, States/UTs would process and make payment of claims to accepters of sterilization in the event of death/failures/complications/Indemnity cover to doctors/health facilities. It is envisaged that States/UTs would make suitable budget provisions for implementation of the scheme through their respective State/ UT Program Implementation Plans ...

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