New Delhi, April 7 The NHRC has issued a notice to the Health Ministry, FSSAI, and Delhi Police following a complaint that "action" was taken against "whistleblowers" who had raised their voice against alleged wrongdoing in the larger public interest, according to the case proceedings.The...
allegations of corruption
complaint
data privacy
delhi police
fir
food safety and standards authority of india
fraudulent documents
healthministry
internal inquiry
investigation
national human rights commission
official documents
recruitment process
social media
whistleblower protection act
New Delhi, April 3 The amendments in the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 cover key legislations in the health sector, aligning with the broader objective of simplifying compliance while maintaining robust safeguards for public health, the Health Ministry said on Friday.This...
amendment of legislation
central acts
clinical establishments act
compliance framework
decriminalization
drugs and cosmetics act
ease of doing business
ease of living
food safety and standards act
healthministryhealth sector legislation
monetary penalties
national commission for allied and healthcare professions act
pharmacy act
regulatory compliance
New Delhi, March 28 The maternal mortality ratio in India has decreased by 86 per cent since 1990, which is nearly double the global average of 48 per cent, the Health Ministry said today.According to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) 2021-23, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of...
antepartal care
covid-19
emergency obstetric care
global burden of disease
healthministryhealthcare
india
institute for health metrics and evaluation
maternal health
maternal mortality ratio
mortality trends
postpartum care
safe delivery
sustainable development goals
united nations maternal mortality estimation inter-agency group
New Delhi, March 17 Since 2025, a total of 2,572 complaints have been received through the NMC's grievance portal, including 1,829 last year and 743 so far in 2026, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.According to the National Medical Commission (NMC)...
centralized public grievance redress and monitoring system (cpgrams)
complaint handling
grievance redressal
healthministryhealth sector
healthcare complaint
india
medical education
national medical commission
nmc
portal usage
rajya sabha
stakeholder complaints
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed the Rajya Sabha that a total of 87.91 lakh Ayushman cards have been created in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.Responding to a starred question raised by MP Sajjad Ahmad...
ayushman bharat pradhan mantri jan arogya yojana
centralized grievance redressal management system
eligibility criteria
grievance redressal
health claims
healthministryhealthcare access
healthcare claims processing
healthcare services
jammu and kashmir
national health authority
prataprao jadhav
rajya sabha
state health agencies
treatment guidelines
New Delhi, March 10 Out of the 804 registered hospitals performing organ transplantation, 217 hospitals failed to report data on the National Registry Portal in 2025, and action will be initiated against them by the respective state governments, Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav told...
healthministryhealthcare data
hospital reporting
india
national organ and tissue transplant organization (notto)
national organ and tissue transplant registry
national organ transplant programme
organ donation
organ transplantation
organ transplants
rajya sabha
regional organ and tissue transplant organizations
state government action
transplantation of human organs and tissues act
waiting list
New Delhi, February 28 Dr. M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS, Delhi, has appealed to parents, teachers, community leaders, and healthcare professionals across the country to actively support and promote the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra...
adolescent health
aiims delhi
cervical cancer
community leaders
girls (age group)
healthministryhealthcare interventions
healthcare professionals
human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccination
india
narendra modi
preventive healthcare
public health
vaccination
vaccine safety
Jaipur, February 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer in Rajasthan on Saturday.The campaign against cervical cancer was formally inaugurated at a program held in Kayad, Ajmer, where several girls...
Kochi, February 25 – The Kerala High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the Centre's stance on establishing an AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in the state, reigniting a debate that resurfaces regularly and leads to renewed disappointment.While hearing a petition on the...
aiims (all india institute of medical sciences)
centre-state coordination
feasibility study
healthministryhealthcare access
india
kerala high court
kochi
medical education
research capacity
state government
suresh gopi
tertiary care
union budget
union government
Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 – The recent deaths of two people after allegedly contracting food poisoning at a hotel in Vizhinjam near the Kerala capital have raised concerns about the adequacy of administrative measures and staffing in the Food Safety Department to ensure consumer safety...
afsana perween
consumer safety
food poisoning
food safety commissioner
food safety department
food safety officers
healthministry
hotel
kerala
psc
public service commission
state government
thiruvananthapuram
vizhinjam