National Rural Health Mission

N B Singh, who was posted in the Lucknow office of the ED demanded a bribe of Rs 50 lakh, along with middleman Subhash .

CBI likely to question Mayawati in NRHM scam this week

CBI sources said that the agency has already conveyed its intention to question Mayawati in connection with the NRHM scam to unravel the larger conspiracy in the alleged misappropriation of Rs 8,000 crore central funds received by Uttar Pradesh.

Vodafone ties up with MP govt for JSY subsidy payment

"This initiative... has been running in pilot stage in MP's Vidisha district for the last two months," the head of Vodafone's M-Pesa service, Suresh Sethi said here.

IPE Global to cut bottlenecks in policy implementation

Policies in India are high on intent but low on implementation. Ashwajit Singh‘s advisory firm set out to correct that

India's primary health care needs quick reform

Primary health care delivery needs to reinvent itself. Only then can India aimfor universal health coverage

Par panel scrutinises 12th Plan document

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance today scrutinised the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) document that aims to achieve average growth rate of 8 per cent, generate 50 million new jobs and increase investments in the infrastructure sector.

CBI questions executives of private firm in NRHM scam

CBI has recently questioned executives of a private firm in connection with alleged irregularities in supply of mobile medical units for providing medical facilities in some districts of Uttar Pradesh under the National Rural Health Mission.

NRHM scam: CBI conducts search operations in UP, Gujarat

The CBI today conducted search operations at six places across Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat in connection with the National Rural Health Mission scam after registering four new cases.

Fire audit of all govt buildings in Maha: Chavan

Days after a massive fire gutted top floors of the Maharashtra secretariat building, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said there will be a fire audit of all government buildings.

Budget Reactions: Budget`s midget measures miss big reform cues

The most laudable aspect about Budget 2012-13 is the launch of the National Urban Health Mission. For years, the healthcare focus has been on the rural poor, ignoring the fact that in the past few decades many of them have been migrating to cities in search of livelihoods.

K Srinath Reddy: Southern remedies

K. Srinath Reddy: Southern Remedies

Fund allocation to flagship schemes up in last 3 fiscals

Funds allocated to social infrastructure flagship schemes in education, health and other sectors have gone up between 2009-10 and 2011-12, Parliament was informed today.

What draws Bill & Melinda Gates to India, especially Bihar?

In a CNN-IBN special Melinda and Bill Gates of the Gates Foundation spoke exclusively to Rajdeep Sardesai about the special bond that they share with India.

Surviving infancy: Infant mortality in India

There has been a definite drop in infant mortality in India. But how much of this is the effect of the national public health initiative is still unclear.

More reforms in budget, but opposition stalling process: PM

Stressing that the government has not given up on reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said more reforms will be unveiled in the 2011-12 Budget, but blamed the Opposition for delaying the introduction of crucial Bills in Parliament.

Amarjeet Sinha: Regulation is not a bad word

Amarjeet Sinha, who spearheaded two flagship government programmes, tells Forbes India that public health cannot be left to the markets alone.