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The National Rural Health Mission (External website that opens in a new window) (NRHM) is a government scheme that aims at providing valuable healthcare services to rural households all over the country. It specially focuses on the 18 States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Orissa,Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The major objectives of the National Rural Health Mission are:
Decrease the Infant Mortality Rate and maternal mortality rate
Provide access to public health services for every citizen
Prevent and control communicable and non-communicable diseases
Control population as well as ensure gender and demographic balance
Encourage a healthy lifestyle and alternative systems of medicine through AYUSH (External website that opens in a new window)
The mission envisages achieving its objective by strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (-1 MB) (PDF file that opens in a new window) and promoting access to improved healthcare through the Accredited Female Health Activist (External website that opens in a new window) (ASHA). It also plans on strengthening existing Primary Health Centres, Community Health Centres and District Health Missions, in addition to making maximum use of Non Governmental Organizations.
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When was National Rural Health Mission created?
National Rural Health Mission was created in 2005.
What is NRHM project?
national rural health mission
What is the full form of nrhm?
National Rural Health Mission
What is National Rural Health Association's motto?
The motto of National Rural Health Association is 'To provide leadership on rural health issues'.
When was National Rural Health Association created?
National Rural Health Association was created in 1978.
What has the author Virginia Ofosu-Amaah written?
Virginia Ofosu-Amaah has written: 'National experience in the use of community health workers' -- subject(s): Community health aides, Rural health services
When was National Museum of Rural Life created?
National Museum of Rural Life was created in 1949.
What has the author P Hutten-Czapski written?
P. Hutten-Czapski has written: 'Manual of rural practice' -- subject(s): Medicine, Rural, Rural Medicine, Rural health, Rural health services, Textbooks
How does national rural livelihood mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor?
Swarnajayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), one of the flagship programs of the RD Ministry with the focus on self-employment by reaching out to Self Help Groups, launched in the year 1999 is being restructured as the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), to be implemented in a mission mode across the country. The restructuring comes in the backdrop of the fact that out of the estimated 7 crorerural BPL households, 4.5 Crore households still need to be organized into SHGs. The mission aims to reach out to all the rural poor families (BPL families) and link them to sustainable livelihoods opportunities. It will nurture them till they come out of poverty and enjoy a decent quality of life.
How does the 'National Rural Livelihood Mission' seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor?
Swarnajayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), one of the flagship programs of the RD Ministry with the focus on self-employment by reaching out to Self Help Groups, launched in the year 1999 is being restructured as the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), to be implemented in a mission mode across the country. The restructuring comes in the backdrop of the fact that out of the estimated 7 crorerural BPL households, 4.5 Crore households still need to be organized into SHGs. The mission aims to reach out to all the rural poor families (BPL families) and link them to sustainable livelihoods opportunities. It will nurture them till they come out of poverty and enjoy a decent quality of life.
When was National Rural Letter Carriers' Association created?
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association was created in 1903.
What has the author Mabelle Arole written?
Mabelle Arole has written: 'Jamkhed' -- subject(s): Rural development, Rural health, Rural health services, Social conditions, Villages
