Policy field | Policy (included documents) | First launched/published | Publication year of included documents | Policy type | Primary issuing authority | Further information |
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Mental health | National/District Mental Health Programme (N/DMHP) [68, 115] | 1982 | 2015/2017 | Programme | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | The programme has been subsumed under the NHM |
2014 | 2014 | Strategic vision | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Â | ||
Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) | 2017 | 2017/2018 | Legislation | Ministry of Law and Justice | Â | |
Old age | Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) [118] | 1992 | 2016 | Programme | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | The programme’s latest revision of 2016 was included |
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act (MWPSCA) [64] | 2007 | 2007 | Legislation | Ministry of Law and Justice | Â | |
2011 | 2011/2014 | Strategic vision | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | The NPSC 2011 is in a draft stage | ||
National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) [66, 69, 119] | 2011 | 2011/2016 | Programme | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | The NPHCE has been subsumed under the NHM | |
General health | 2005 | 2009/2010/2012/2013/2015 | Strategic vision and guidelines | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | The included documents primarily provide information about the NRHM, the NUHM, and CHWs | |
National Programme for Control and Prevention of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) [125–127] | 2010 | 2010/2016/2017 | Programme | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | The NPCDCS has been subsumed under the NHM | |
Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) –Guidelines for PHCCs and SHCs [40, 128] | 2012 | 2012 | Guidelines | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | The IPHS are a health system strengthening component of the NHM | |
National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) [129] | 2013 | 2013 | Guidelines | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | The Framework is complimentary to the NPCDCS | |
2014 | 2014 | Strategic vision | Ministry of AYUSH | The Department of AYUSH in the MoH&FW, which oversaw the NAM, became the Ministry of AYUSH in 2014 | ||
2015 | 2015/2018 | Strategic vision and guidelines | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Â | ||
2016 | 2016/2017/2018 | Legislation | Ministry of Law and Justice | Â | ||
National Health Policy (NHP) | 2017 | 2017 | Strategic vision | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Â |