Directorate General of Health Services (India)

Directorate General of Health Services

Attached Office of MoH&FW
Agency Overview
Abbreviation	DGHS
Formed	1947(78 years ago) (1947)
Country	India
Parent Agency	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Director General of Health Services	Dr. Atul Goel (CHS)
Website	https://dghs.mohfw.gov.in/

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is an attached organisation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It's the apex technical advisory and regulatory body of healthcare. It functions as a repository of technical knowledge regarding public health, medical education and healthcare, and provides technical guidance to the ministry in these domains. ^{[1] [2] [3]} DGHS is headed by the Director General of Health Services, a Secretary level (Apex Grade) officer of the Central Health Service (CHS). Prof (Dr) Atul Goel is the current Director General of Health Services. ^{[4] [5]}

The DGHS manages the Central Government Hospitals and performs its role in public health through various subordinate organisations. ^[6]

Central government hospitals and medical colleges

The Central Government hospitals and medical colleges including: ^[7]

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital ^[8]
• Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated hospitals ^[9]
• Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital ^[10]
• Rural Health Training Centre, Najafgarh ^[10]

Subordinate organisations

Nursing Colleges

• Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing ^[11]
• Lady Reading Health School

Public health institutes

• All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health ^[12]
• All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^[12]
• National Centre for Disease Control ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme ^[17]
• Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare ^[18]
• Point of Entries (Airport Health Organisation, Port Health Organisation, Land Port Health Organisation)

Medical Regulatory Bodies

• Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) ^[19]
• National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) ^{[20] [21]}

Serum and Vaccine Institutes

• Central Research Institute, Kasauli ^[12]
• BCG Vaccine Laboratory, Guindy
• Institute of Serology, Kolkata

Drug Procurement Organisation

• Medical Stores Organisation ^[22]
• GMSD

Leprosy and TB Institutes

• Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu
• Regional Leprosy Training and Research Institute
  • Aska
  • Gouripur
  • Raipur
• TB Institute, Ghaziabad

Central Institutes

• Central Health Education Bureau ^[23]
• Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi

See also

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
• Central Health Service

External links

• Directorate General of Health Services
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
• Rural Health Training Centre, Najafgarh
• Lady Reading Health School
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme
• Point of Entries Health Organisations (APHO, PHO, LPHO)
• National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation
• BCG Vaccine Laboratory, Guindy
• Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu
• Regional Leprosy Training and Research Institute, Aska
• Regional Leprosy Training and Research Institute, Raipur
• Central Health Education Bureau

References

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19. "CDSCO disallow import of refurbished medical device: Move divides the industry". Express Healthcare. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
20. "Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organizes National Webinar on National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation as part of Angdaan Mahotsav and during the Organ Donation month of July". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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22. Unlimited, Web. "Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Recruitment 2024: Application Open For Consultants Post, Apply Now". Studycafe. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
23. Admin, Team (2025-02-07). "State Level Training programs on Musculoskeletal disorders held at SDGH | Goemkarponn - Goa News Team Goemkarponn PANAJI:The State AYUSH Society Goa and National AYUSH Mission under Directorate of Health Services has organized the State Level Training programs on Musculoskeletal disorders at Hospicio South Goa District Hospital, Margao. Ayush Vertical DGHS in Coordination with Central Health Education Bureau (CHEB) had undertaken the modular training program on musculoskeletal disorder for Master". goemkarponn.com. Retrieved 2025-02-21.