Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Branch of the Indian government
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Agency overview
Formed15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersCabinet Secretariat, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E / 28.61389°N 77.20889°E / 28.61389; 77.20889
Annual budget₹90,658 crore (US$11 billion) (2024–2025)
Ministers responsible
  • J. P. Nadda, Cabinet Minister
  • Anupriya Patel, Ministers of state
  • Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, Ministers of state
Agency executives
  • Punya Salila Srivastava, IAS, Secretary of the Department of Health & Family Welfare
  • Rajiv Bahl, Secretary of the Department of Health Research
  • Atul Goel (CHS), Director General of Health Services
  • L S Changsan (IAS), CEO of the National Health Authority
Child agencies
  • Department of Health & Family Welfare
  • Department of Health Research
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (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.

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.

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