Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme

UPSC Reference Category:  Health Care

Key Facts

  • Ministry: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

  • Implemented under: National Health Mission (NHM)

  • Launched: 2016

  • Objective: improve access to affordable/free dialysis services for eligible patients.

  • Major focus: district hospitals and other public health facilities.

  • Delivery models include:

    • In-house

    • Public-Private Partnership

    • Hybrid models

  • Components:

    • Haemodialysis

    • Peritoneal dialysis

As of August 2026, PMNDP was implemented across all 36 States/UTs, covering 751 districts and more than 1,850 haemodialysis centres.

Key Pointer

PMNDP → 2016 → NHM → District hospitals → Dialysis → PPP