Minimum Needs Programme (India)
The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) was introduced in the first year of the Fifth Five Year Plan [1](1974–78), to provide certain basic minimum needs and improve the living standards of people.[2] It aims at "social and economic development of the community, particularly the underprivileged and unde[r]served population".
Components
The programme includes the following components:[3]
- Rural health
- Rural water supply
- Rural electrification
- Elementary education
- Adult education
- Nutrition
- Environmental improvement of urban slums
- Houses for landless labourers
Principles
Two basic principles are observed during the implementation of Minimum Needs Programme:[4]
- the facilities under MNP are to be first provided in those areas which are at present underserved so as to remove disparities among different areas
- the facilities under MNP should be provided as a package to an area through intersectorial area projects to have a greater impact.
Objectives
Rural health
The objectives to be achieved by the end of the Eighth Five Year Plan [5] are:
- One peripheral health centre for 30,000 population in plains and 20,000 population in tribal and hilly areas
- one sub-centre for a population of 5000 people in the plains and for 3000 in tribal and hilly areas
- one community health centre for a population of 100,000
The establishment of peripheral health centres, their up gradation also come under MNP.[1]
Nutrition
- to extend support of nutrition to 11 million eligible persons
- to consolidate mid-day meal program and link it to health, potable water and sanitation.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Fifith Five year plan". Government of India. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Minimum Needs Programme". Planning Commission of India. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Directorate of health services. "National Minimum Needs Program". Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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- ^ "Eighth Five Year Plan". Planning Commission of India. Retrieved 29 October 2012.