QA Directives
NQAS
| Sl No | Title Description | View/Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DO letter reg display of NQAS logo - 12.10.2026 | |
| 2 | Refresher Training For IA under NQAS - 30.09.2026 | |
| 3 | Mandatory Register for NQAS Certification Assessment of AAM-SHC (24.08.2026) | |
| 4 | Guidance Note on Integration of LaQshya and MusQan with NQAS | |
| 5 | DO letter reg Integration of LaQshya and MusQan certification program within NQAS framework - 28.01.2026 | |
| 6 | Statewise NQAS progress letters (December 2025) | |
| 7 | D.O. Letter reg. NQAS for IPHL | |
| 8 | DO letter regarding Revised kayakalp & NQAS certification incentive guidelines for the healthcare facilities (07-07-25) | |
| 9 | DO Letter reg Updation of Facility Data on NIN Portals to Enable Seamless Functioning of the SaQsham Portal for NQAS Certification | |
| 10 | DO letter reg launch of NQAS for Integrated Public Health Laboratories | |
| 11 | DO letter reg Expansion of Quality Certification for AAM (SHC) to all 12 packages in NQAS | |
| 12 | DO letter reg Transition time for Quality Certification of AAM(SHC) from 7 to 12 packages | |
| 13 | DO Letter reg Customization of CHC Checklist for NQAS Certification | |
| 14 | Notice for transition time for the state from 7 packages to 12 packages for NQAS certification of AAM-SHC | |
| 15 | D.O. Letter reg NQAS State Quality Certification Data through SaQsham Portal | |
| 16 | D.O. Letter reg Webinar Series for supporting NQAS implementation in Primary Healthcare facilities | |
| 17 | D.O. Letter reg Facilities attaining Quality Certification with Conditionality | |
| 18 | D.O. Letter reg Decisions taken to enhance creditability of AAM (SC) Virtual Assessment | |
| 19 | Inclusion of Unani and Siddha graduates in the pool of NQAS External Assessor | |
| 20 | Projections to the States and UTs to achieve NQAS targets | |
| 21 | Designation letter to QPS as WHO Collaborating Centre | |
| 22 | D.O. Letter reg. State & National level Quality Certifications under NQAS | |
| 23 | Letter for Advisory for Displaying NQAS Logo | |
| 24 | DO Letter for AAM SC Virtual Assessment | |
| 25 | Union Minister Letter regarding NQAS Targets (3 Feb 2024) | |
| 26 | Letter on Rules for NQAS Logo and Certificate, Usage and Display | |
| 27 | NQAS for 500 Aspirational blocks | |
| 28 | DO_Renaming AB-HWCs as Ayushman Arogya Mandir | |
| 29 | Quality Darpan, Volume IV, No. 1 (June 2023) edition | |
| 30 | NQAS for 100 lowest performing Aspirational blocks | |
| 31 | Letter for Aspirational Block Health facilities | |
| 32 | National celebration of World Patient Safety Day 15 September 2023. | |
| 33 | Patient Safety activities in HealthMela for observing World Patient safety Day, 2023 | |
| 34 | Operationalization of SaQsham Portal 22 June 2023 | |
| 35 | Capacity Building on AMR and IFCAP | |
| 36 | Letter Quality Darpan, December 2022 edition | |
| 37 | Updated DH Assessment Toolkit, 23 March 2023 | |
| 38 | NQAS Ethical Conduct 28 Feb 2023 | |
| 39 | Migration of certification process on SaQsham Portal | |
| 40 | Quality Darpan June 2022 | |
| 41 | Quality Darpan Dec 2021 | |
| 42 | NQAS State Certification of Public Health Facilities | |
| 43 | NQAS Certification of Public Health Facitlies | |
| 44 | NHA letter | |
| 45 | MusQan Implementation Roadmap, 6 January 2022 | |
| 46 | NQAS Internal Assessors ToT | |
| 47 | Letter for roll out of QA under SUMAN | |
| 48 | TISS Training Course, 2021 | |
| 49 | Dissemination letter of NQAS Operational Guidelines, 2021 | |
| 50 | DO Secretary (HFM) Letter Regarding Targets For NQAS Certification Of Public Health Facilities | |
| 51 | Surveillance Audit | |
| 52 | Mera Aspataal DO | |
| 53 | Revised Validity of “Certified with conditionality” under NQAS and LaQshya 03.12.2020 | |
| 54 | NQAS_LaQshya_Additional_documents | |
| 55 | 11 November 2020 Revised protocols for virtual NQAS & LaQshya certification | |
| 56 | Mera Aspataal DO letter 07-09-2020 | |
| 57 | DO letter from AS_MD on using Gunak app | |
| 58 | QMS for AEFI Surveillance | |
| 59 | Relieve of assessors | |
| 60 | JS letter on updated EDL for HWC - PHC and SHC level | |
| 61 | Recertification Guidance note letter | |
| 62 | Re Certification Process Note Rev 7-2-20 | |
| 63 | TISS Training Course, 2019 | |
| 64 | Ext Assessors_ Mentorship Programme | |
| 65 | Regarding Display of NQAS Certified facilities | |
| 66 | AS _ MD Letter for NQAS _ Mera Aspatal NUHM 2019 | |
| 67 | Revised EA Honorarium 2019 | |
| 68 | Revision of EA Honorarium | |
| 69 | IRDAI modified guidelines dated 27.7.18 | |
| 70 | IRDA and NQAS | |
| 71 | IRDA LETTER- 27-6-2018 | |
| 72 | External Assessment document deadlines | |
| 73 | TISS PGDHQM Course 2017 | |
| 74 | Inputs or Comments for NQAS | |
| 75 | Incentive for National Level certification | |
| 76 | TISS Training Course, 2017 | |
| 77 | Letter for Part Certification | |
| 78 | Financial revision EA | |
| 79 | Ceritification of Health Facilties under NQAP | |
| 80 | Letter Free Diagnostics Service Initiative | |
| 81 | Online Portal-MoHFW Letter | |
| 82 | TISS Training Course, 2015 | |
| 83 | D O Letter-Quality Assurance Course | |
| 84 | D O Letter-Recruitment | |
| 85 | PIP process-15-16-Thrust on Quality | |
| 86 | NQAS certification in Aspirational Blocks (virtual workshop) | |
| 87 | Guidance note: Roll out of QA under SUMAN | |
| 88 | Online training letter-21.09.2020 | |
| 89 | AEFI related financial norms |
LaQshya
| Sl No | Title Description | View/Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DO letter reg urging both the (CEmONC) and (BEmONC) facilities to attain both LaQshya and NQAS certifications | |
| 2 | LaQshya Certification 14 June 2022 | |
| 3 | LaQshya Certification March 2022 | |
| 4 | Protocol for LaQshya Assessment - 6-4-2021 (1) | |
| 5 | Guidance note for Incentives under LaQshya Program | |
| 6 | Deemed LaQshya Certification Note |
Kayakalp
| Sl No | Title Description | View/Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DO letter reg provision of list of Kayakalp Facilities for FY 2024-25 | |
| 2 | Kayakalp Activities Revised Timelines | |
| 3 | National Orientation Workshop (Virtual Mode) on revised Kayakalp Guidelines 2024 | |
| 4 | Orientation on Revised Kayakalp Guidelines 2024 & IPHL | |
| 5 | Kayakalp assessments 2023-24 | |
| 6 | Kaykalp Incentive scheme | |
| 7 | Kayakalp Eco Friendly assessment | |
| 8 | Kayakalp Assessments 2022-23 | |
| 9 | Declaration of Awards for FY 2021-22 | |
| 10 | Process note for Calculating Final Score for declaring Kayakalp Awards | |
| 11 | Mera Aspataal Calculation under Kayakalp 2019-20 | |
| 12 | 1 July, 2020 on Kayakalp extension to urban health | |
| 13 | Modified Ministry Letter For KAYAKALP 2016-17 | |
| 14 | Ministry Letter Page1 For Kayakalp 2016-17 | |
| 15 | Ministry Letter For Extension Of Kayakalp | |
| 16 | Ministry Letter 9 June 2016 | |
| 17 | Kayakalp-UP | |
| 18 | Kayakalp-National Level Felicitation | |
| 19 | Kayakalp-Bihar,Punjab,Rajasthan | |
| 20 | Kayakalp-2 | |
| 21 | Kayakalp Workshop Scan Letter | |
| 22 | Kayakalp Award For PHCs In Remaining Districts | |
| 23 | JS (P) Letter To States- Supplementary PIP-02 June 2015 | |
| 24 | JS (P) Letter To State -External-assessment-07th Sep 2015- | |
| 25 | JS (P) Letter 25 April 2016 | |
| 26 | External Team Kayakalp Medical College | |
| 27 | Assessment For KAyakalp Awards For PHC To Complete | |
| 28 | ASMD Letter To States-Implementation Of Kayakalp- 15 May 2015 | |
| 29 | ASMD Letter For Extension Of Kayakalp To SDH,CHCs And PHC FY 2016-17 | |
| 30 | Ministry Letter Page2 Kayakalp 2016-17 | |
| 31 | Extension Of Kayakalp Guidelines In Urban Areas | |
| 32 | Kayakalp Outside Boundary Wall | |
| 33 | Process Note On Integration Of Mera Aspataal For Calculation Of Kayakalp Score (2019-20) | |
| 34 | Ministry Order For Extension Of Kayakalp To HWC And Integration Of Mera Aspataal Scores | |
| 35 | Ministry Letter Pertaining To Virtual Kayakalp Assessment | |
| 36 | Ministry Letter Pertaining To Eco-friendly Awards | |
| 37 | Letter For Swachhata Pakhwara | |
| 38 | CHCs Mapped With ODF Declared Blocks | |
| 39 | Additinal Phcs Kayakalp 9-5-2017 |
NUHM
| Sl No | Title Description | View/Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DO reg Internal and Peer Assessments scores of Urban Health Facilities for FY 2022-23 | |
| 2 | Implementaion of feedback system in Urban Health Facilities, 11th September 2023. | |
| 3 | NUHM Workshop (6-7 June 2023) invitation to Municipal Commissioners | |
| 4 | Nodal Officers’ Workshop 6-7th June 2023 | |
| 5 | UH Letters | |
| 6 | D O Letter ASMD | |
| 7 | Dir UH Gapclosures 31.06.2017 | |
| 8 | Incentive For National Level Certification | |
| 9 | Gazette Notification NUHM 26 06 2013 | |
| 10 | DO Letter Dated Quality Assurance 11 12 2015 | |
| 11 | Action Points.pdf | |
| 12 | Municipal Commissioner Chennai 01 11 2016 | |
| 13 | Minutes Of The Meeting 26 10 2016 | |
| 14 | QA Letter From JS (UH) 25 05 2017 | |
| 15 | Quality Standards Of UPHC's Under NUHM 30 06 2016 |
Free Drugs Service Initiative
| S.No. | Title Description | View/Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.O. Letter for Release of Revised Essential Medicine Lists (EMLs) for AAM-SHC, AAM-PHC/UPHC & CHC | |
| 2 | Letter for Launch of Free Drugs Service Initiative under NHM | |
| 3 | Letter to request to provide information from all StatesUTs pertaining to all components of FDSI guideline | |
| 4 | AS & MD Letter to states for implementation of DVDMS up to drug distribution counter level | |
| 5 | JS(P) Letter for inclusion of iron chelating agents in DH & SDH EML | |
| 6 | JS(P) Letter to states to follow IPHS EML | |
| 7 | AS & MD Letter for Inclusion of Hydroxyure, Coagulation Factors and ARS in the EML | |
| 8 | HFM Letter to all StatesUTs CM for implementation of Drugs and Diagnostics | |
| 9 | Letter to all StatesUTs to update the nomenclature of PHC and SHC as AAM-PHC and AAM-SHC | |
| 10 | DO-States - To Update Nomenclature of Facilities on DVDMS as Per IPHS | |
| 11 | Forms & Formats | |
| 12 | Ministry Letters |
Others
| Sl No | Title Description | Custom text |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letter to states on Neonatal Sepsis & Essential Newborn Care at Primary Level | |
| 2 | Letter to states on Pregnancy induced hypertension and management of Anaemia | |
| 3 | Letter to states on Common Ophthalmic Problem and its pharmacological management | |
| 4 | Letter to states on Management of Heat Stroke: Pharmacology and Medication related issues | |
| 5 | Letter to states on Substance Abuse Screening and Psychiatric Disorders | |
| 6 | Letter to states on Rational Antibiotic Use : Generic vs Branded Medicines | |
| 7 | Letter to states on NTEP implementation in TB care and TB care at Primary setting | |
| 8 | Appreciation letter from Hon'ble HFM regarding the first NQAS-certified at IPHL Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 31-12-2025 | |
| 9 | Letter to states on Antimicrobial Stewardship along with Identification of Danger signs & Symptoms of Communicable diseases | |
| 10 | Letter to states on Management of Viral hepatitis & Neonatal Jaundice | |
| 11 | Letter to states on Early detection of cancers at Primary care setup (Screening) | |
| 12 | Letter to states on Monitoring of Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Setup & Early Detection of Complications | |
| 13 | Letter for Management of Sinusitis | |
| 14 | Letter for Management of common mental disorders | |
| 15 | Letter for Management of Acute and Chronic Otitis Media, Ear Discharge and solutions to poisoning | |
| 16 | Letter for Management of Pesticides Poisoning in Adults and Children | |
| 17 | Letter for Adult Vaccines in India & Management of AEFI | |
| 18 | Letter for Anaemia in Pregnancy and Challenges in Antenatal Care in Pregnancy | |
| 19 | Letter for Management of fever in young Infants and Children | |
| 20 | World Patient Safety Day, 2024 letter to states | |
| 21 | Observance of World Patient Safety Day 2024 | |
| 22 | STG Lecture Series on Management of TB | |
| 23 | STG Lecture Series- Acute Stroke Management | |
| 24 | STG Lecture Series- Chest Injuries | |
| 25 | STG Lecture series on Nutritional Deficiencies in Children | |
| 26 | STG Lecture Series on Osteoarthritis | |
| 27 | STG Lecture on Skin and Soft Tissue Infections | |
| 28 | STG Lecture on Pain Management | |
| 29 | STG Lecture on Management of Respiratory Track Infections | |
| 30 | Patient Safety Day 17 Sept 2023 | |
| 31 | STG ON Trauma | |
| 32 | STG Lecture series-Prescribing in Liver & Renal Impairment and Poisoning- General Principles of Management | |
| 33 | STG Topics 7July 2023 | |
| 34 | STG: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: Improving Cardiac Resuscitation Outcomes | |
| 35 | STG: Post Operative Care of Cataract | |
| 36 | STG Lecture Series - 18.02.2023 | |
| 37 | Diagnosing & Treating COPD challenges | |
| 38 | National Orientation Workshop of SaQushal- Safety and Quality: Self-Assessment Toolkit | |
| 39 | Standard Treatment Guidelines on Hypertension | |
| 40 | Webinar on Standard Treatment Guidelines, 17th September 2022 | |
| 41 | Observance of Patient Safety Day, 16th September 2022 | |
| 42 | Patient Safety Week | |
| 43 | Standard Treatment Guideline Lecture Series | |
| 44 | Patient Safety Day, 2022 | |
| 45 | Observation of Patient Safety Day | |
| 46 | DO JSP Patient Safety Day |
