The NHRC's Core Group on Health has observed that rights perspective is missing from the draft National Health Policy, 2015. It also felt that public health system needs to be made accountable and participatory. The 2015 draft does not talk about community action. The views were expressed while reviewing the draft National Health Policy, 2015 prepared by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the first meeting of the Commission's re-constituted Core Group on Health in New Delhi on the 30th January, 2015. The meeting was chaired by the NHRC Member, Shri S. C. Sinha. He said that health is one of the most basic and essential assets of a human being and therefore, it is a fundamental human right that enables one to live a life with dignity. Several other suggestions and observations were made about the draft 2015 Policy and other health concerns, some of which are as follows:
(i) Public-centered universal health care finds no mention in the 2015 Draft Policy.
(ii) The Policy should look into national action plan on health prepared by the NHRC in collaboration with Jan Swasthya Abhiyaan and the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
(iii) The Policy should also reflect the budget that the Government will invest in the health sector.