Department of Health[edit]

The Department of Health deals with health care, including awareness campaigns, immunisation campaigns, preventive medicine, and public health. Bodies under the administrative control of this department are:

Department of Family Welfare[edit]

The Department of Family Welfare (FW) is responsible for aspects relating to family welfare, especially in reproductive health, maternal health, pediatrics, information, education and communications; cooperation with NGOs and international aid groups; and rural health services. The Department of Family Welfare is responsible for:

Department of Health Research[edit]

The Department of Health Research (DHR) was created in 2007 and became functional the following year.[7]

Department of AYUSH[edit]

The Department of AYUSH no more falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, it was elevated to the Ministry of AYUSH with effect 9 November 2014.
The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) deals with ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homoeopathy, and other alternative medicine systems. Now 'Sowa-Rigpa' (the Tibetian medicine system) has also been added to AYUSH
The department was established in March 1995 as the Department of Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy (ISM&H). The department is charged with upholding educational standards in the Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy colleges, strengthening research, promoting the cultivation of medicinal plants used, and working on pharmacopoeia standards. Bodies under the control of the Department of AYUSH are:

Ministers[edit]

Ministers Health and Family Welfare
NamePortraitTerm of officePolitical PartyPrime MinisterReference
Rajkumari Amrit KaurRajkumari Amrit Kaur.jpg15 August 194716 April 1957Indian National CongressJawaharlal Nehru[8]
D. P. Karmakar
(As MoS)		17 April 19579 April 1962[9]
Sushila Nayar
(As MoS)		Dr Sushila Nayyar, 1947.jpg10 April 196213 March 1967Indian National CongressIndira Gandhi[10]
Sripati Chandrasekhar
(As MoS)		13 March 196714 November 1967[11]
Satya Narayan Sinha14 November 196714 February 1969
Kodardas Kalidas Shah14 February 196919 May 1971[12]
Uma Shankar Dikshit19 May 19715 February 1973[13]
R. K. Khadilkar
(As MoS)		5 February 19739 November 1973
Karan SinghDr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg9 November 197324 March 1977
Raj NarainRaj Narain 2007 stamp of India.jpg24 March 19771 July 1978Janata PartyMorarji Desai[14]
Morarji Desai1 July 197825 January 1979[15]
Rabi RayPortrait of Rabi Ray.jpg25 January 197914 July 1979[16]
28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)Charan Singh[17]
B. Shankaranand16 January 198031 December 1984Indian National CongressIndira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi		[18]
Mohsina Kidwai31 December 198424 June 1986Indian National CongressRajiv Gandhi[19]
P. V. Narasimha RaoPumapaparti.N.rao.jpg24 June 198614 February 1988[20]
Motilal Vora14 February 198824 January 1989
Ram Niwas Mirdha24 January 19894 July 1989
Rafique Alam
(MoS, Independent Charge)		4 July 19892 December 1989
Nilamani Routray6 December 198920 April 1990Janata Dal
National Front		V. P. Singh
Rasheed Masood21 April 199010 November 1990
Shakeel-Ur-Rehman21 November 199020 February 1991Janata Dal
National Front		Chandra Shekhar[21]
Chandra Shekhar20 February 199121 June 1991
M. L. Fotedar21 June 199117 January 1993Indian National CongressP. V. Narasimha Rao
B. Shankaranand18 January 199322 December 1994
P. V. Narasimha Rao23 December 199411 June 1995[22]
A. R. Antulay11 June 199516 May 1996
Sartaj Singh16 May 19961 June 1996Bharatiya Janata Party
National Democratic Alliance		Atal Bihari Vajpayee[23]
Saleem Iqbal Shervani29 June 199609 June 1997Janata Dal
United Front		H. D. Dewe Gowda
Inder Kumar Gujral09 June 199719 March 1998Inder Kumar Gujral
Dalit Ezhimalai
(MoS, Independent Charge)		19 March 199814 August 1999Pattali Makkal Katchi
National Democratic Alliance		Atal Bihari Vajpayee[24]
A. K. Patel
(MoS, Independent Charge)		14 August 199913 October 1999Bharatiya Janata Party
National Democratic Alliance		[25]
N. T. Shanmugam
(MoS, Independent Charge)		13 October 199927 May 2000Pattali Makkal Katchi
National Democratic Alliance
C. P. Thakur27 May 200030 June 2002Bharatiya Janata Party
National Democratic Alliance		[26]
Shatrughan Sinha1 July 200229 January 2003
Sushma SwarajSushma Swaraj in 2014.jpg29 January 200322 May 2004[27]
Anbumani RamadossDr Anbumani Ramadoss (2456738711).jpg22 May 200429 March 2009Pattali Makkal Katchi
United Progressive Alliance		Manmohan Singh
Panabaka Lakshmi
(MoS, Independent Charge)		29 March 200922 May 2009Indian National Congress
United Progressive Alliance
Ghulam Nabi AzadGhulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG22 May 200926 May 2014
Harsh VardhanDr Harsh Vardhan.png26 May 20149 November 2014Bharatiya Janata Party
National Democratic Alliance		Narendra Modi[28]
Jagat Prakash NaddaShri J.P. Nadda is also seen in delhi.jpg9 November 201428 May 2019
Harsh VardhanDr Harsh Vardhan.png31 May 2019Incumbent

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission". ipc.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  5. ^ "Departments :: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare".
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  19. ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Mohsina Kidwai". Government of India. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  20. ^ "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha : RAO, SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre/Lok Sabha. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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