**Executive Summary**
The fourth meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee for the National One Health Mission (NOHM) was held on December 18, 2025, in New Delhi. The meeting, chaired by Prof. Ajay K. Sood, focused on reviewing the mission's progress, strengthening Centre-State/UT coordination, and releasing a model governance framework for sub-national implementation. The committee also approved the establishment of a One Health Genomics Consortium.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Meeting Overview**
* The meeting reviewed progress on the National One Health Mission.
* Measures to improve coordination between the Centre, States, and Union Territories were discussed.
* The meeting featured updates on the progress, challenges, and priority areas from the chairs of the four advisory and review committees.
* **NOHM Highlights and Awareness**
* Prof. Sood appreciated the efforts of stakeholders in the successful organization of the National One Health Assembly.
* The Assembly enhanced awareness through diverse stakeholder participation, including youth.
* NOHM was featured at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Biological Weapons Convention.
* **Governance Framework**
* A model governance framework for sub-national implementation of the One Health approach was released.
* The framework will be disseminated to all stakeholders to strengthen the One Health approach in States and Union Territories.
* **Future Activities and Sustainability**
* Future activities will focus on practical, scalable, and outcome-oriented interventions to strengthen long-term sustainability.
* **One Health Genomics Consortium**
* The committee approved the establishment of a One Health Genomics Consortium, similar to INSACOG.
* The consortium will be supported under the National One Health Mission.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Central Ministries/Departments, States/UTs**
* **Impact:** Involved in the National One Health Mission.
* **Action Required:** To implement the released model governance framework to strengthen the One Health approach at the sub-national level.
**Stakeholder: Youth**
* **Impact:** Their engagement is important for raising awareness of the mission.
* **Action Required:** To continue participation in structured and meaningful initiatives.
**Stakeholder: ICMR, DHR**
* **Impact:** Their efforts in organizing the National One Health Assembly were appreciated.
* **Action Required:** Continue efforts to translate agreed frameworks into measurable and sustained action on the ground.
Key Entities Referenced
National One Health Mission (NOHM): A Government of India initiative addressing health challenges at the human, animal, and environmental interface.
Scientific Steering Committee for the National One Health Mission: Committee overseeing the National One Health Mission.
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA): Steers the National One Health Mission.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW): Stakeholder ministry contributing to the National One Health Mission.
New Delhi: Location of the meeting.
Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI
Fourth meeting of the Scientific Steering
Committee for the National One Health Mission
held on 18th December 2025
प्रव तथ: 18 DEC 2025 9:24PM by PIB Delhi
The fourth meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee on One Health, chaired by Prof. Ajay K. Sood,
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, was held on 18 December 2025 at Kartavya
Bhavan 3, New Delhi.
The National One Health Mission (NOHM) is the Government of India’s whole-of-society approach to
addressing health challenges at the human, animal, and environmental interface. Steered by the Office of
the Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA), it brings together over 16 Ministries/Departments, States/UTs,
academia, and other stakeholders across health, environment, agriculture, science, and technology.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health (DHR) and DG Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR); Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of PSA; Prof.
Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST); Dr V. Narayanan, Chairman,
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); Dr. Rajan Khobragade, Additional Chief Secretary (Health),
Kerala; Dr. Ranjan Das, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); senior representatives
from ICMR; Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC); Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD); Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR), DST; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO); National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS); Ministry of EarthSciences (MoES), Ministry of Ayush; NCDC; National Institute for One Health (NIOH); Department of
Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Department of Space (DoS), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA);
OPSA, and Kerala & Gujarat state representatives.
During the meeting, members reviewed progress under the Mission and discussed measures to further
strengthen coordination between the Centre and States/Union Territories.
In his opening remarks, Prof. Sood appreciated DHR/ICMR and all stakeholder Ministries and
Departments for their efforts in the successful organisation of the National One Health Assembly. He
noted that the Assembly significantly enhanced awareness of the Mission through strong participation
from diverse stakeholders, including youth, and underlined the positive response to the hackathon and
allied activities. He reiterated the importance of sustaining youth engagement through structured and
meaningful initiatives.
Prof. Sood further highlighted that NOHM was featured at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the
Biological Weapons Convention, chaired by the Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs, with participation
from over 80 countries. The discussions noted the growing relevance of the One Health approach in
strengthening national and global resilience, particularly for countries in the Global South.
During the meeting, PSA acknowledged the contributions of stakeholder Ministries and States/Union
Territories towards strengthening the Centre–State/UT interface, particularly through inputs to the
development of the model governance framework for sub-national implementation of the One Health
approach. The model governance framework for strengthening the One Health approach in States and
Union Territories was released during the meeting and will be disseminated to all stakeholders.
The Chairs of the four Advisory and Review Committees: Dr. Renu Swarup (Research and Development
of Medical Countermeasures), Lt. Gen. Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar (BSL-3/4 Laboratory Network), Dr. N. K.
Arora (Technology-Enhanced Surveillance), and Dr. Vijay Chandru (Data Integration and Sharing), along
with representatives from stakeholder Ministries and Departments, presented updates on progress
achieved, implementation challenges, and priority areas requiring focused attention under the One Health
framework. Future activities of the Mission, with a focus on practical, scalable, and outcome-oriented
interventions aimed at strengthening long-term sustainability, particularly through effective
implementation were deliberated during the meeting.The Committee approved the establishment of a One Health Genomics Consortium, on the lines of
INSACOG, to be supported under the National One Health Mission.
In his concluding remarks, Prof. Sood underscored the need to translate agreed frameworks into
measurable and sustained action on the ground, encouraged continuity of effort, and constructive
contributions to advance the objectives of the National One Health Mission.
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