The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in 2005, to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the rural population, especially the vulnerable groups.
NRHM seeks to provide equitable, affordable and quality health care to the rural population, especially the vulnerable groups.
Under the NRHM, the Empowered Action Group (EAG) States as well as North Eastern States, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh have been given special focus.
The thrust of the mission is on establishing a fully functional, community owned, decentralized health delivery system with inter-sectoral convergence at all levels, to ensure simultaneous action on a wide range of determinants of health such as water, sanitation, education, nutrition, social and gender equality.
