Lok Sabha Question No. 1989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: National ASHA Mentoring Group
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th DECEMBER, 2017

## NATIONAL ASHA MENTOR ING GROUP

## 1989. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted National ASHA Mentoring Group (NAMG) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the objectives of the National ASHA Mentoring Group;
- (c) the names of its members and the date from which they are holding its membership;
- (d) the details of selection process of members and expenditure incurred in this regard; and
- (e) whether any term has been fixed for its members and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (c): Ministry has set up National ASHA Mentoring Group (NAMG) comprising of leading NGOs and well known experts on community health fo r supervision and support of the ASHA Programme. The objectives of NAMG is at Annexure -I. The names of the members along with the time since when they are members of NAMG is at Annexure -II.
- (d) & (e): Under NAMG, except for the provision of state nodal of ficers who are Ex - officio members,  with  a  tenure  of  two  years  each,  there  is  no  fixed  tenure  of  the  memb Consequently,  a  person  after  being  nominated  to  the  NAMG  remains  a  member  till  the  ne reconstitution  of  NAMG.  On  reconstitution  of  NAMG  she  /  he continue  to  be  a  member  if her/his name has been retained in the reconstituted NAMG.

No honorarium is paid to the NAMG members. They provide their support and advice on voluntary basis. Only their travel and stay costs are borne, on 'actual basis' when they attend the NAMG meeting, or whenthey conduct a visit to a state to provide support to the state (wh part of their role as per the objectives of NAMG).

## Objectives of National ASHA Mentoring Group:

1. Provide tech nical guidance and inputs for policy to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on overall implementation and development of the ASHA Programme.
2. Identify one or few a states and provide on - site Mentoring through periodic supportive supervision visits.
3. Me et on a bi - annual basis to share the major observations and provide assessment repo related to programme progress, challenges and innovations across different states.
4. Identify constrains; provide feedback and strategic recommendations to the Ministr Health and Family Welfare and state officials for appropriate interventions.
5. Support  in  undertaking  programme  evaluation  at  regular  intervals,  to  enable  evid based  understanding  of  programme  effectiveness  and  propose  strategies  for  improv outcomes.
6. Facilitate  scale  up  of  ASHA  trainings  through -serving  as  training  site,  supporting  in identification  or  selection  of  trainers,  assisting  in  training  curriculum  des providing inputs for/developing training material.
7. Identify the emerging priorities a nd support in planning future goals to enable long term sustenance of the programme.

## Annexure - I

## Present List of NAMG members and date since they are member

|    | Name of NAMG member                                                                                                                                                                                  | Date of becoming NAMG member   |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|  1 | Ms. InduCapoor Director Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA), Supath -II B Blcok, 3rd Floor, OppVadaj Bus Terminal, Ashram road, Vadaj Ahemadabad- 380013, Gujarat | 5 July 2005                    |
|  2 | Dr.NupurBasu Advisor - CINI Training Child In Need Institute (CINI), Vollage& PO Daulatpur, Via Joka, Dist South 24 Pargana, West Bengal - 700104                                                    | 6 August 2009                  |
|  3 | Dr. N F Mistry Director Foundation for Research in Community Health (FRCH), 84 A, RG Thadani Marg, Worli, Mumbai -400018, Maharashtra                                                                | 6 August 2009                  |
|  4 | Dr.AlokMukopadhyay CEO Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), B-40, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi-10016                                                                                 | 5 July 2005                    |
|  5 | Dr.Abhay Bang Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH), Shodhgram, P O & District -Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) -442605                                                   | 5 July 2005                    |

|   6 | Dr.Prabir Chatterjee Executive Director State Health Resource Centre, BijliChowk, Kalibari, Raipur, Chhattisgarh                                          | 17 May 2014      |
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|   7 | Dr. H. Sudarshan Secretary Karuna Trust, 686, Karuna Trust 16th A main, 38th Cross Jayanagar, T Block Banglore -560041                                    | 5 July 2005      |
|   8 | Dr. M. R. Rajagopal Chairman Pallium India S-10, Vrindavan Gardens, Opposite Pattom Traffic Police Station, Pattom, Trivandrum 695004, Kerala             | 13 December 2012 |
|   9 | Dr.RakhalGaitonde SOCHARA, C/o Balamandir Research Foundation, 31, Balamandir Compound, Prakasam Street, Chennai- 600017                                  | 13 December 2012 |
|  10 | Dr. Prashant K Tripathy Ekjut, Plot 556B, Potka, Chkradharpur, West Singbhum-833102 Jharkhand                                                             | 13 December 2012 |
|  11 | Ms. Sulakshana Nandi State Convenor Public Health Resource Network 28, New Panchsheel Nagar, Near KatoraTalab, Civil Lines, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492001 | 13 December 2012 |

| 12   | Dr. Raman Kataria Jan SwasthyaSahyog, I -4, Parijat Colony Nehru Nagar Bilaspur -495 001 Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh                                     | 15 April 2014    |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 13   | Dr.Amod Kumar (Kant) St. Stephen's Hospital St. Stephen's Hospital Marg Tis Hazari Delhi 110401                                                                   | 13 December 2012 |
| 14   | Dr.Vikram Patel Sangath, 841/1, Behind Electricity Dept., Alto Porvorim, Bardez, Goa -403 521                                                                     | 13 December 2012 |
| 15   | Dr.Armida Fernandez Founder Trustee SNEHA, SNEHA Behind Bldg. No. 11, BMC Colony Shastri Nagar Santa Cruz (West) Mumbai -400 054                                  | 15 April 2014    |
| 16   | Dr.RajaniVed NHSRC, NIHFW Campus, Baba Gang Nath Marg, Munirka, NewDelhi - 110067                                                                                 | 6 August 2009    |
| 17 1 | Ms. SrabaniMajumder, State NGO Coordinator, Department of Health & Family Welfare SwasthyaBhawan, GN-29, Sector -5, Salt Lake City,Kolkata - 700091 (West Bengal) | 11 January 2017  |

|   18 | Dr. Rajesh Jha General Manager(CP) & Nodal Officer(ASHA) SPMU - NRHM, Om Kailash Tower 19- A, VidhanSabhaMarg, Lucknow - 226 001 (Uttar Pradesh)                      | 11 January 2017   |
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|   19 | Ms. ChubalaPongen State Programme Manager - CP, O/o Mission Director (NHM) Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland, RuziezouKohima, Nagaland -797001 | 11 January 2017   |
|   20 | Dr.Rajkumar. N, ASHA Nodal Officer, Deputy Director (FW & MH) Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services Govt of Karnataka, Karnataka.                         | 11 January 2017   |
|   21 | Dr. Monika Rana State Program Officer Delhi State Health Mission 6th Floor, -B Wing, VikasBhawan, Civil Lines, Near Metcalf House, New Delhi - 110054                 | 11 January 2017   |