Like Universal Basic Income talk over in these days, Universal Health Coverage had been a policy debate since many years, the result of which have been seen in myriad central and states government policies. India has been on slow pace to initiate a robust foundation policy which will define health coverage for all under a single programme. It has initiated many health policies differentiated on income and gender basis, for example, Rashtriya Swasthiya Bima Yojana, Employment State Insurance S...

NHM workers demand regularisation of their posts

On the 17^th of January 2018, the National Health Mission workers went on a national strike.  According to the Central Trade Unions,  more than one crore scheme workers are working under various central and state government schemes including around 27 lakh Anganwadi, Mini Anganwadi Workers and Helpers under the ICDS Scheme, nearly 28 lakh Mid Day Meal Workers under the MDM Scheme and aroun...