NRHM envisages strengthening primary health care through grass root level public health interventions based on community ownership. Total allocations for the Department of Health and the Department of Family Welfare will be enhanced from Rs. 8,420 crore in the current year to Rs. 10,280 crore in the next year when NRHM will be launched.
Increase in the funding is envisaged to finance NRHM and its components like training of health volunteers, providing more medicines and strengthening the primary and community health centre system. The allocation for the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has also been enhanced significantly.