Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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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]
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Formed | 1947 (77 years ago) (1947) |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Cabinet Secretariat Raisina Hill, New Delhi 28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E |
Annual budget | ₹90,658 crore (US$11 billion) (2024-25) |
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Website | https://main.mohfw.gov.in/ [1] |
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while the current Minister of State for health (MOS: assistant to Minister i.e. currently assistant to Mansukh L. Mandaviya) are Bharati Pawar and S. P. Singh Baghel .[4]
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.[5]