Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Sudhansh Panth, IAS, Health Secretary
  • Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
  • Websitehttps://main.mohfw.gov.in/ [1]

    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, also known by its abbreviation MoHFW, is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.[2][3]

    The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds

    Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while the current Minister of State for health (MOS: assistant to Minister i.e. currently assistant to Mansukh L. Mandaviya) are Dr Bharati Pawar and S. P. Singh Baghel .[4]

    Since 1955 the Ministry regularly publishes the

    Indian Pharmacopoeia through the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous body for setting standards for drugs, pharmaceuticals and healthcare devices and technologies in India.[5]

    Organisation

    The ministry is composed of two departments and six subordinate offices. Department of Health and Family Welfare and Department of Health Research and Directorate General of Health Services.[6]

    Directorate General of Health Services

    The Directorate General of Health Services is a department responsible for technical knowledge concerning Public Health, Medical Education and Health Care. Organizations and Institutes under DGHS are:


    Department of Health

    The Department of Health deals with

    preventive medicine, and public health
    . Bodies under the administrative control of this department are:

    Department of Family Welfare

    The Department of Family Welfare (FW) is responsible for aspects relating to

    international aid
    groups; and rural health services. The Department of Family Welfare is responsible for:

    Department of Health Research

    The Department of Health Research (DHR) is responsible for formulation, support, coordination and promotion of biomedical research in India [9][10]

    List of ministers

    No Portrait Name Term of office Prime Minister Political party
    1
    Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
    15 August 1947 16 April 1957 9 years, 244 days Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress
    2 D. P. Karmakar
    (MoS)
    17 April 1957 9 April 1962 4 years, 357 days
    3
    Sushila Nayar

    (MoS)
    10 April 1962 13 March 1967 4 years, 337 days Indira Gandhi
    4 Sripati Chandrasekhar
    (MoS)
    13 March 1967 14 November 1967 246 days
    5 Satya Narayan Sinha 14 November 1967 14 February 1969 1 year, 92 days
    6 Kodardas Kalidas Shah 14 February 1969 19 May 1971 2 years, 94 days
    7 Uma Shankar Dikshit 19 May 1971 5 February 1973 1 year, 262 days
    8
    R. K. Khadilkar

    (MoS)
    5 February 1973 9 November 1973 277 days
    9 Karan Singh 9 November 1973 24 March 1977 3 years, 135 days
    10 Raj Narain 28 March 1977 1 July 1978 1 year, 95 days Morarji Desai Janata Party
    11 Morarji Desai 1 July 1978 24 January 1979 207 days
    12 Rabi Ray 28 July 1979 14 January 1980 170 days Charan Singh Janata Party (Secular)
    13 B. Shankaranand 16 January 1980 31 December 1984 4 years, 350 days Indira Gandhi
    Rajiv Gandhi
    Indian National Congress
    14 Mohsina Kidwai 31 December 1984 24 June 1986 1 year, 175 days Rajiv Gandhi
    15 P. V. Narasimha Rao 24 June 1986 14 February 1988 1 year, 235 days
    16 Motilal Vora 14 February 1988 24 January 1989 345 days
    17 Ram Niwas Mirdha 24 January 1989 4 July 1989 161 days
    18 Rafique Alam
    (Independent Charge)
    4 July 1989 2 December 1989 151 days
    19 Nilamani Routray 6 December 1989 23 April 1990 138 days V. P. Singh Janata Dal
    20 Rasheed Masood
    (Independent Charge)
    23 April 1990 10 November 1990 201 days
    21 Shakeelur Rehman 21 November 1990 20 February 1991 91 days Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
    22 Chandra Shekhar 20 February 1991 21 June 1991 121 days
    23
    M. L. Fotedar
    21 June 1991 17 January 1993 1 year, 210 days P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress
    24 B. Shankaranand 18 January 1993 22 December 1994 1 year, 338 days
    25 P. V. Narasimha Rao 23 December 1994 11 June 1995 171 days
    26 A. R. Antulay 11 June 1995 16 May 1996 340 days
    27 Sartaj Singh 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
    28 H. D. Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days H. D. Deve Gowda Janata Dal
    29 Saleem Iqbal Shervani 29 June 1996 9 June 1997 345 days
    30 Inder Kumar Gujral 9 June 1997 19 March 1998 283 days Inder Kumar Gujral
    31 Dalit Ezhilmalai
    (Independent Charge)
    19 March 1998 14 August 1999 1 year, 148 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Pattali Makkal Katchi
    32 A. K. Patel
    (Independent Charge)
    16 August 1999 13 October 1999 58 days Bharatiya Janata Party
    33 N. T. Shanmugam
    (Independent Charge)
    13 October 1999 27 May 2000 227 days Pattali Makkal Katchi
    34 C. P. Thakur 27 May 2000 1 July 2002 2 years, 35 days Bharatiya Janata Party
    35 Shatrughan Sinha 1 July 2002 29 January 2003 212 days
    36 Sushma Swaraj 29 January 2003 22 May 2004 1 year, 114 days
    37 Anbumani Ramadoss 22 May 2004 29 March 2009 4 years, 311 days Manmohan Singh Pattali Makkal Katchi
    38 Panabaka Lakshmi
    (Independent Charge)
    29 March 2009 22 May 2009 54 days Indian National Congress
    39 Ghulam Nabi Azad 28 May 2009 26 May 2014 4 years, 363 days
    40 Harsh Vardhan 26 May 2014 9 November 2014 167 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
    41
    Jagat Prakash Nadda
    9 November 2014 30 May 2019 4 years, 202 days
    (40) Harsh Vardhan 30 May 2019 7 July 2021 2 years, 38 days
    42 Mansukh Mandaviya 7 July 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 265 days

    List of ministers of state

    Ministers of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
    Minister of state
    Portrait Term Years Prime Minister Political Party
    Faggan Singh Kulaste 5 July 2016 3 September 2017 1 year, 60 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
    Anupriya Patel 5 July 2016 30 May 2019 2 years, 329 days
    Apna Dal (Sonelal)
    Ashwini Kumar Choubey 3 September 2017 7 July 2021 3 years, 307 days Bharatiya Janata Party
    Bharati Pawar 7 July 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 265 days
    S. P. Singh Baghel 18 May 2023 Incumbent 315 days

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Health & Family Welfare| National Portal of India".
    2. ^ "Suspension of anti-diabetes drug takes industry by surprise". The Hindu. June 27, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
    3. ^ "Let the science decide", The Hindu, July 24, 2013, retrieved 1 August 2013
    4. ^ "Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan resigns, Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge". 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
    5. ^ "Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission". ipc.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
    6. ^ "Departments :: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare".
    7. PMID 25538407
      – via National Institutes of Health.
    8. ^ "Tele MANAS". telemanas.mohfw.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
    9. ^ Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India., Department of Health Research. "About us". www.dhrschemes.in/. Department of Health Research. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
    10. ^ Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India., Department of Health Research. "GRANT-IN-AID SCHEME FOR INTER-SECTORAL CONVERGENCE & COORDINATION FOR PROMOTION AND GUIDANCE ON HEALTH RESEARCH". www.dhrschemes.in/. Department of Health Research. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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