Bhore Committee (1946)

The concept of Universal Health Coverage for India was anticipated way back in 1946 by the landmark Bhore Committee Report which envisaged a country where “no individual would fail to secure adequate care because of inability to pay.”

• This committee, known as the Health Survey & Development Committee, and it was appointed in 1943 with Sir Joseph Bhore as its Chairman. It laid emphasis on integration of curative and preventive medicine at all levels. It made comprehensive recommendations for remodelling of health services in India. It submitted its report in 1946.

Important Recommendations

1. Integration of preventive and curative services at all ....