 Branch of Government of India | |
 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1947 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Cabinet Secretariat Raisina Hill, New Delhi 28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E / 28.61389°N 77.20889°E |
| Annual budget | ₹90,658 crore (US$11 billion) (2024-25) |
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| Website | https://main.mohfw.gov.in/ [1] |
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, also known by its abbreviation MoHFW, is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.[2][3]
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Jagat Prakash Nadda, while the current Minister of State for health (MOS: assistant to Minister i.e. currently assistant to J. P. Nadda) are Anupriya Patel and Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav.
Since 1955 the Ministry regularly publishes the Indian Pharmacopoeia through the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous body for setting standards for drugs, pharmaceuticals and healthcare devices and technologies in India.[4]
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare| National Portal of India".
- ^ "Suspension of anti-diabetes drug takes industry by surprise". The Hindu. June 27, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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- ^ "Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission". ipc.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-05.