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. 2015 Feb 10;8:10.3402/gha.v8.25987. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.25987

Table 1.

Implementation status of NRHM health sector plans

NRHM Plans (independent variables) Implementation status

Full Partial None
Health system strengthening
 Mobile medical units with access to hard-to-reach areas
 Patient transport service/referral services
 Infrastructure development and strengthening: construction of new healthcare facilities for universal access to primary healthcare as per the norms, and strengthening of existing facilities as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS)
 Human resources: availability of additional nurses, doctors, specialists, ANMs, and administrative staff on a contractual basis
 Drugs and logistics (free essential medicines at all healthcare facilities)
 Telemedicine
Communitization
 Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)
 Village health and sanitation committees
 Village health and nutrition days
Rogi Kalyan Samities (patient welfare committees in the hospitals with members also deriving from the community)
Maternal healthcare strategies
JSY – Janani Suraksha Yojna
JSSK – Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram
 Increased number of delivery points with provision of 24/7 delivery services
 Provision of safe MTP services
 Provision of emergency obstetrics care and cesarean services at reachable distance
Child health care strategies
 Specialized care for newborns – facility-based neonatal care
 Facility-based integrated management of neonatal and childhood illnesses
 Integrated management of childhood illnesses
 Home-based neonatal care
 Infant and young child feeding
 Nutritional rehabilitation centers for malnourished children
 Micronutrient (iron and folic acid) supplementation
 JSSK
 Immunization Increased number of outreach sessions Alternate vaccine delivery vaccinators