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HEALTH PLANNING IN
INDIA & FIVE YEAR
PLANS
PLANNING COMMISSION
Established on 1950
Main aim was to assess the material,
money and human resources for the
country and to draft developmental
plans for the most effective utilization
of these resources.
It consists of a chairman. Deputy
chairman and other five members.
HEALTH PLANNING
“The orderly process of defining community
health problems, identifying unmet needs
and surveying the resources to meet them,
establishing the priority goals that are
realistic and feasible and projecting
administrative action to accomplish the
purpose of the proposed programme.”
-WHO-
Concentrated much to the health
programmes in five year plans
Main considerations:
◦ Water supply and sanitation
◦ Control of communicable diseases
◦ Medical education, training and
research
◦ Medical care including hospitals,
dispensaries and PHCs
◦ Public health services
◦ Family planning
◦ Indigenous systems of medicine
STEPS IN PLANNING PROCESS
Preplanning
Analysis of the health situation
Identifying health problems and
challenges
Selection of priorities
Definition of goals and objectives
Write up of the formulated plan
Strategy
Implementation
Monitoring or Managerial planning
Evaluation
Replanning
FIVE YEAR PLANS V
The main aim was to re-build rural India
This helps for the complete utilization of
manpower and the uplifting of economic
conditions in the country
Objectives::-
Population Control
Development of Health manpower resources
and research
Drug control
FIRST FIVEYEAR PLAN
(1951–1956)
The Aim:- To fight against diseases,
malnutrition and unhealthy environment
Major development
The B.C.G vaccination programme
Primary Health Centres were set up
ANM training programme was started
to function in sub centres and PHCs
National Malaria Control Programme
was launched
SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN
(1956–1961)
The Aim: to expand the existing
health services to bring them within
the reach of all people .
Major development
The National Malaria Control programme to
National Malaria Eradication programme
The National Tuberculosis Survey was
completed
Pilot projects of Small Pox eradication was
started
The School Health Committee was
appointed
THIRD FIVE YEAR PLAN
(1961–1966)