National Health Policy
The central government of India periodically publishes a National Health Policy to guide future health programs.
In 1979 the Journal of the Indian Medical Association published a review of the policy.
The first NHP in 1983 had as its goal access to primary care for everyone in India by the year 2000.
The Indian Dental Association made oral health recommendations in 1986 the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare accepted these for inclusion in future planning.
The Ayushman Bharat is one of the implementations of the 2017 policy.
