Date: 2026-07-08Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare successfully Conducts National Training of Trainers for All Five Cadres Delivering Primary Healthcare Services at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
**Executive Summary**
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted a two-day National Training of Trainers (NToT) to implement the Integrated Training Strategy (ITS) for the primary healthcare workforce at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. The program aims to transition from knowledge-focused to competency-based, patient-centric care for five specific healthcare cadres. A national rollout in cascade mode is scheduled to begin in August 2026 across more than 100 identified Regional Training Institutes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Integrated Training Strategy (ITS)**
* Shifts training from programme-specific, knowledge-based models to a patient-centric, competency-based approach.
* Combines technical competencies with essential soft skills, including empathy, behavioral competencies, and effective communication.
* Aims to standardize capacity-building efforts nationwide to strengthen public trust in the healthcare system.
**Training Framework and Methodology**
* Focuses on five key cadres: Medical Officers, Staff Nurses, Community Health Officers (CHOs), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs).
* Utilizes an immersive learning experience involving classroom sessions, case-based discussions, and hands-on practical training at the NIHFW Skill Lab.
* Employs a decentralized implementation model to ensure training is accessible and tailored to cadre-specific needs.
**Strategic Objectives**
* Ensures the availability of a skilled and quality health workforce across all public health facilities.
* Promotes greater integration across health programmes and stronger inter-agency convergence to improve service delivery.
* Targets quality certification to enhance community trust in public primary healthcare services.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Frontline Healthcare Providers (Medical Officers, Staff Nurses, CHOs, ANMs, and ASHAs)**
**Impact**
These providers will transition to a patient-centric service model, gaining both technical expertise and improved soft skills for compassionate care.
**Action Required**
Must participate in cadre-specific training modules to meet the evolving healthcare needs of the population.
**Stakeholder: Regional Training Institutes (100+ identified locations)**
**Impact**
These institutes are designated as the primary hubs for the decentralized, cascade-mode rollout of the training strategy.
**Action Required**
Prepare to facilitate and execute the training rollout starting from August 2026.
**Stakeholder: National and Master Trainers**
**Impact**
They serve as the critical link in standardizing the quality of primary healthcare services through standardized capacity building.
**Action Required**
Implement the new Integrated Training Strategy and cadre-specific modules during the regional training sessions.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Associated Agencies**
**Impact**
Agencies including NHSRC, DGHS, NMC, and Mission Karmayogi Bharat are tasked with ensuring inter-agency convergence and program integration.
**Action Required**
Monitor the decentralized implementation and ensure the training meets the requirements for quality certification.
Key Entities Referenced
Integrated Training Strategy (ITS): A competency-based framework launched to strengthen the technical and behavioural skills of the primary healthcare workforce through standardised modules.
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs): Primary healthcare facilities where five specific cadres, including Medical Officers and ASHAs, deliver comprehensive health services.
National Health Mission (NHM): The nodal mission responsible for the decentralized implementation of healthcare training and ensuring quality certification across public health facilities.
National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC): The technical support institution that conducted the National Training of Trainers to build capacity for the primary healthcare workforce.
Mission Karmayogi Bharat (MKB): A government-wide capacity-building initiative involved in the convergence of training efforts for healthcare providers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
successfully Conducts National Training of
Trainers for All Five Cadres Delivering Primary
Healthcare Services at Ayushman Arogya
Mandirs
Union Health Ministry Launches Integrated Training Strategy
and Cadre-Specific Modules to Strengthen Primary
Healthcare Workforce at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
More Than 110 National and Master Trainers Converge for
National ToT to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Workforce
प्रव तथ: 08 JUL 2026 4:48PM by PIB Delhi
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) successfully conducted the National Training of
Trainers (NToT) for all five cadres delivering primary healthcare services at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
(AAMs) over a two-day programme at the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New
Delhi. The inaugural session was presided over by Smt. Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary and
Mission Director (National Health Mission), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Addressing the participants, Smt. Aradhana Patnaik emphasised the critical importance of ensuring the
availability of a skilled and quality health workforce across public health facilities. Highlighting the need
for quality certification to strengthen community trust in public healthcare services, she stressed the
importance of cadre-based training through a decentralised implementation model. She informed that the
training programme will now be rolled out in a cascade mode through more than 100 Regional Training
Institutes identified across the country from August 2026 onwards.She further underscored the importance of greater integration across health programmes and stronger
inter-agency convergence to improve service delivery. Stressing that technical knowledge alone is not
sufficient, she highlighted the growing need to incorporate behavioural competencies, empathy and
effective communication into health workforce training to ensure people-centred and compassionate care.
During the Inaugural session, the Union Health Ministry had launched the Integrated Training Strategy
(ITS) along with cadre-specific training modules during the National Summit on Best Practices held in
Chandigarh on 30th April 2026, where the initiative was unveiled by the Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda. The Integrated Training Strategy marks a paradigm shift from
programme-specific, knowledge-focused capacity building to a patient-centric, competency-based training
approach. It aims to strengthen both technical competencies and essential behavioural skills among
Medical Officers, Staff Nurses, Community Health Officers (CHOs), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs)
and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) delivering comprehensive primary healthcare services
through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
The National ToT brought together more than 110 National Trainers and Master Trainers from across the
country, reflecting a shared national commitment to strengthening the quality of primary healthcare
services through standardised and competency-based capacity building.
The National ToT has been designed as an immersive learning experience, combining classroom sessions,
case-based discussions and hands-on practical training at the NIHFW Skill Lab. The programme focuses
on strengthening both technical competencies and soft skills across critical clinical areas, enabling
frontline healthcare providers to deliver high-quality, patient-centred services.
The Integrated Training Strategy is expected to significantly enhance the quality of primary healthcare
services, standardise capacity-building efforts across the country and further strengthen public trust in the
healthcare system by equipping frontline health workers with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required
to meet the evolving healthcare needs of the population.
Shri Sibin C, Joint Secretary, Policy, Union Health Ministry, Prof. (Dr.) Pragya Sharma, Executive
Director, NHSRC, and senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate
General of Health Services (DGHS), National Medical Commission (NMC), and Mission Karmayogi
Bharat (MKB), were also present at the event.
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