A two-day training programme was organised in collaboration with NRHM and UNICEF on January 11 and 12 at Swahid Bhavan, Lakhimpur for the volunteers of Nawa Bihan Samaj (NBS) for monitoring the trainingprogramme on Village Health and Sanitation Committee (VHSC) in the village level formed by National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Assam.

The progress made so far in some key projects of the government as well as its flagship schemes like Bharat Nirman and Nrega came in for scrutiny at a meeting in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) chaired by T.K.A. Nair, principal secretary to the PM on Tuesday.

BHOPAL: The Comptroller and Auditor General

Health minister releases roadmap for 2010; de-addiction centres, upgrade of hospitals planned

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has expressed dissatisfaction over the funds flow management under the National Rural health Mission (NRHM) and recommended that it be rationalised with appropriate norms and criteria.

Patralekha Chatterjee

COPENHAGEN SHOWED how fast and far India has traveled geo-politically. The same, alas, cannot be said about the health of the nation. On the international stage, India's relentless focus on equity made us proud. The time has come to apply that principle at home.

At Expense Of Poor States, Finds CAG Audit Of NRHM Spend
Pradeep Thakur | TNN

New Delhi: The government is facing financial crunch and has to borrow massively from the market to meet its budget deficit, but an audit of one of its social sector schemes that has more than Rs 25,000 crore riding on it has found large amounts unspent.

Vasectomies made up just 4% of sterilisations in India in three years n Chandigarh tops in condom use, Punjab second

When it comes to family planning, Indian men would rather have women make the efforts. The trend is real, even in so-called empowered states like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Not just this, Lakshadweep reported only one voluntary vasectomy in three years and Mizoram just two!

Manoj Anand

`The procurement of sub-standard 43,00,000 condoms worth Rs 54.18 lakhs may have an adverse impact on the implementation of the family planning programme in Assam.'