PSM National Health Programs for UPSC CMS: NHM, Ayushman Bharat and Every Programme You Must Know

NHM (National Health Mission)#

Components: NUHM (Urban), NRHM (Rural). Launched: 2013. Focus: RMNCH+A, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases.

Ayushman Bharat (2018)#

Two components: PMJAY (insurance, Rs 5 lakh/family/year) and HWCs (health and wellness centres, 1.5 lakh targeted).

RNTCP (Revised NTCP)#

Target: TB elimination by 2025. Nikshay portal for case notification. DST (drug susceptibility testing) for all.

NPCDCS (National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD, Stroke)#

Population-based screening for diabetes, hypertension, and common cancers (breast, cervical, oral).