The Union government, seized with a new vigour on the reforms front, may soon push its much-delayed National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) aimed at addressing the healthcare needs of the poor sections of the people tucked to the urban centres.
Despite the commitment by the then-Finance Minister in the last budget to launch the mission, it has been stuck for the want of the final clearance from the Planning Commission which also in principle endorsed the implementation of the same during the current 12th Plan period.
Sources said the Government, which is facing public heat over the price hike in diesel and FDI reforms, wanted to bring out something on the healthcare or education front to placate the general feelings and convey that the reforms were done for boosting the welfare of the people. “NUHM has been pending for long and the government may give a clearance to it at the earliest,” sources said.
During the XIth Five Year Plan, Rs.4,495 crore were allocated for proposed NUHM, but it could not take off. Although proposal on NUHM was approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in September, 2008, the programme could not be launched as the Planning Commission asked this Ministry to consider certain other aspects which influence both access and quality of Public Health Services Delivery including good practices that are followed in some countries.
The Centre proposes to merge the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the yet-to-be-launched National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in the 13th Five-Year-Plan period. The two ambitious Missions will be separate entities in the current 12th Five-Year-Plan period.
The Planning Commission is in favour of the Mission as it wants to give thrust to the urban rural health during the 12th Plan period. The NUHM is expected to cover all cities and towns with a population of more than 50,000, broadly covering 779 cities and towns including seven mega cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
The budget allocation for the mission is envisaged to be Rs.30,000 crore and the programme will be implemented by investing in health professionals, creating new and upgradation of existing infrastructure, and strengthening the existing health care service delivery system.
Source:Pharmabiz
Despite the commitment by the then-Finance Minister in the last budget to launch the mission, it has been stuck for the want of the final clearance from the Planning Commission which also in principle endorsed the implementation of the same during the current 12th Plan period.
Sources said the Government, which is facing public heat over the price hike in diesel and FDI reforms, wanted to bring out something on the healthcare or education front to placate the general feelings and convey that the reforms were done for boosting the welfare of the people. “NUHM has been pending for long and the government may give a clearance to it at the earliest,” sources said.
During the XIth Five Year Plan, Rs.4,495 crore were allocated for proposed NUHM, but it could not take off. Although proposal on NUHM was approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in September, 2008, the programme could not be launched as the Planning Commission asked this Ministry to consider certain other aspects which influence both access and quality of Public Health Services Delivery including good practices that are followed in some countries.
The Centre proposes to merge the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the yet-to-be-launched National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in the 13th Five-Year-Plan period. The two ambitious Missions will be separate entities in the current 12th Five-Year-Plan period.
The Planning Commission is in favour of the Mission as it wants to give thrust to the urban rural health during the 12th Plan period. The NUHM is expected to cover all cities and towns with a population of more than 50,000, broadly covering 779 cities and towns including seven mega cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
The budget allocation for the mission is envisaged to be Rs.30,000 crore and the programme will be implemented by investing in health professionals, creating new and upgradation of existing infrastructure, and strengthening the existing health care service delivery system.
Source:Pharmabiz
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