National Health Programmes List for NEET PG: The Complete Guide
By Dr. Utsav Bhattacherjee, MBBS, MBA · 13 May 2026 · 2 min read
Last updated: 23 Sept 2026
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Community Medicine questions on National Health Programmes rarely ask for a program in isolation — they ask you to match a program to its objective, its target disease, or the year it was restructured. The sheer number of programs is what makes this topic feel overwhelming; organizing them by category is what makes it manageable.
Communicable Disease Programmes
| Programme | Focus |
|---|---|
| National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP, formerly RNTCP) | TB control and elimination |
| National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) | Malaria, dengue, filariasis, kala-azar, Japanese encephalitis |
| National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) | HIV/AIDS prevention and control |
| National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) | Leprosy elimination |
| Pulse Polio Programme | Polio eradication through supplementary immunization |
| Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) | Routine childhood immunization |
Non-Communicable Disease Programmes
| Programme | Focus |
|---|---|
| National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD & Stroke (NPCDCS) | Non-communicable disease screening and management |
| National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) | Blindness prevention, largely cataract-focused |
| National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) | Mental health service delivery |
| National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) | Tobacco use reduction |
Maternal and Child Health Programmes
| Programme | Focus |
|---|---|
| Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) | Early childhood nutrition, health, and development |
| Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) | Promoting institutional delivery |
| Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) | Continuum-of-care approach across life stages |
Umbrella and Financing Programmes
| Programme | Focus |
|---|---|
| National Health Mission (NHM), covering NRHM and NUHM | Umbrella framework strengthening rural and urban public health systems |
| Ayushman Bharat (including PM-JAY) | Health and wellness centres, plus health insurance coverage for hospitalization |
Why This Topic Is Tested the Way It Is
NEET PG questions on this topic tend to test three things: which disease category a programme belongs to, roughly when it was launched or significantly restructured, and what its core strategy actually is (screening, treatment, prevention, or financing). Programmes also get renamed and restructured over time — RNTCP becoming NTEP is a good example — so it’s worth cross-checking the current official name against whatever your primary textbook uses, since older editions may still show the previous name.
Programme-matching questions like these are exactly what Reflex’s daily TROCAR Community Medicine rounds are built to drill — fast, categorized recall under time pressure.
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The questions aspirants ask most about this topic.
The renamed and restructured version of RNTCP, India’s tuberculosis control programme, reflecting a shift in target from control to elimination.
The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke — India’s flagship non-communicable disease programme.
It has two main components: Health and Wellness Centres (primary care) and PM-JAY (hospitalization insurance coverage).
NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) was expanded into the broader National Health Mission (NHM), which now also includes the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).
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