National Health Mission / Implementing Authority

IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY

1. State Health Mission (SHM):

   • Constituted vide office order dated 04.08.2005 consisting of 24 Members as the Administrator, U.T of Lakshadweep is the Chairman of the SHM. The representative of Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the permanent member. The address of the chairman is furnished below

     Name	Shri. Praful Patel
     Designation	Hon’ble Administrator, U.T of Lakshadweep & Chairman of the State Health Mission
     Contact No.	04896 262255 (O)
     e-mail ID

2. State Health Society (SHS):

   • SHS is functioning under the overall control of SHMfor implementing various programmes visualized as per the Programme Implementation Plan(PIP) approved by the Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare from time to time. Secretary Health is the Chairman of the State Health Society. The address of the chairman is furnished below

     Name	Shri. Amit Satija, IAS
     Designation	Secretary Health& Chairman of the State Health Society, U.T of Lakshadweep
     Contact No.	04896 262278(O)
     e-mail ID

   • The representative of the Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Regional Director (Kerala and Lakshadweep) are the members of the society.

   • The Executive Committee is functioning under the State Health Society to monitor the implementation of the project.

   • Director Health Services is the Mission Director of the NHM. He has been authorized to implement various programmes and to incur the expenditure as per the approved PIP from time to time. The address of the Mission Director is furnished below

     Name	Dr. K Shamsudheen
     Designation	Mission Director, U.T of Lakshadweep
     Contact No.	9446407005 (Mob)
     e-mail ID

   • A Skelton separate Programme Management Unit (PMU) is functioning under State Mission Director for NHM & AYUSH for formulation, implementation, monitoring and performance evaluation of the project.