The project is closely associated with both the Health and Governance sector. To achieve this, it adopts a community-led approach, with due support and guidance from Government Officials and staff. The key vehicle for community leadership will be the People’s Committees formed under the health sector and supported by the Panchayat Raj system. However, the current status of these committees is not as effective as intended, due to various ground-level challenges.
The project aims to collaborate with relevant departments to either form new committees where they do not exist or strengthen existing ones to enable them to deliver their roles and responsibilities more effectively. These committees are expected to work in coordination with sectoral departments and the wider community to identify health needs, ensure access to primary healthcare services, strengthen service delivery mechanisms, and address infrastructure and administrative issues. With the active engagement of stakeholders, the committees will prepare Village Health Plans (VHPs) and integrate them into the Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs).
Additionally, the committees will monitor improvements in healthcare and service delivery on a quarterly basis, providing structured feedback through technology-enabled systems. This process will generate Community Score Cards based on AAKs, fostering healthy competition among them. To enhance community awareness, the project will also organize BCC/IEC campaigns, health melas, annual public dialogues, social engagement events and other participatory activities.