Government aided
schemes and programmes are run by the Central Government for the health and welfare of the citizens. The people of the
country are one of its most valuable resources. These programmes are aimed
at increasing the standard of health of the people and decreasing the
incidence of disease and death due to illness. The government aided schemes
include immunization drives, special steps to deal with epidemics,
programmes for elimination of dangerous diseases, and numerous education
and training programmes.
According to the Indian
Constitution, the subject of ‘Health’ comes under the purview of State governments. This means that the State
Governments are responsible for maintaining and bettering the health of the
people who live under its jurisdiction. The main policy, framework and
support is enumerated by the Centre while the
States devise their own models of accomplishing the Central Government's
health related goals.
This section dwells
on the various schemes and policies related to health that have been
launched for the benefit of the citizens of
India
. One can click on the
relevant section for more details.
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