Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Launches New Policy to Strengthen Public Healthcare Workforce
Maharashtra has created a new plan to train people who work in government healthcare.
The goal is to help them gain better skills and provide better services.
Training centres across the state will follow common rules.
The State Institute of Health and Family Welfare in Nagpur will lead the programme.
All regular and contract workers will have to complete training.
New workers must finish their first training within one year of joining.
Workers who are promoted will also receive training for their new roles.
Refresher training will happen after four to six years, followed by advanced training after 10 years.
A 28-day programme will let workers practise in laboratories and district hospitals.
Maharashtra’s Public Health Department introduced a policy to improve employee skills and public healthcare services.
The State Institute of Health and Family Welfare in Nagpur will serve as the nodal training institution.
Training will be mandatory for regular and contractual employees, including new recruits and promoted staff.
Employees will receive initial, refresher, and advanced training at different stages of their careers.
A proposed 28-day residential Skill Lab programme will combine practical laboratory work with district hospital field training.
- Who
- Maharashtra’s Public Health Department, led in the announcement by Health Minister Prakash Abitkar, and the state’s healthcare employees.
- What
- The department introduced a policy making structured training mandatory for public healthcare employees.
- When
- The policy was announced on Thursday; specific dates were not provided.
- Where
- Across Maharashtra, with the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare in Nagpur as the nodal institution.
- Why
- To strengthen healthcare workers’ skills, improve training uniformity, and raise the quality of public healthcare services.
- Policy authority
- Maharashtra Public Health Department
- Nodal institution
- State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Nagpur
- Training requirement
- Mandatory for regular and contractual employees
- New employee deadline
- Initial training must be completed within one year of joining
- Refresher training
- Provided after four to six years of service
- Advanced training
- Provided after 10 years of service
- Skill Lab programme
- Proposed 28-day residential programme with 20 days of practical laboratory training and eight days of district hospital field training