Untied Fund

To increase functional, administrative and financial resources and autonomy to the field units.
To develop the physical infrastructure and centre specific activities for PHCs.

Provide Untied Funds to all the Village Health Committees @ Rs. 10,000 each
Provide Untied Funds to all the Health Sub centres @ Rs. 10,000 each
Provide Untied Funds to all the Primary Health Centers @ Rs. 25,000 each
Provide Untied Funds to all the Community Health Centers @ Rs. 50,000 each
Provide Annual Maintenance Grant to Health Sub centres having own building @ Rs. 10,000 each
Provide Annual Maintenance Grant to Primary Health Centers having own building @ Rs. 50,000 each
Provide Annual Maintenance Grant to Community Health Centers having own building @ Rs. 1,00,000 each

Any village level public health activity like cleanliness drive, sanitation drive, school health activities, ICDS, Anganwadi level activities, household surveys etc.
In extraordinary case of a destitute women or very poor household, the Village Health & Sanitation Committee untied grants could even be used for health care need of the poor household.
Community activities that involve and benefit more than one household. Nutrition, Education & Sanitation, Environmental Protection, Public Health Measures shall be key areas.
Every village is free to contribute additional grant towards the Village Health & Sanitation Committee.

The Village Health & Sanitation Committee fund shall be credited to a bank account, which will be operated with the joint signature of ASHA/Health Link Worker/Anganwadi Worker along with the President of the Village Health & Sanitation Committee/Pradhan of the Gram Panchayat. The account maintenance of this joint account shall be the responsibility of the Village Health & Sanitation Committee especially the ASHA/AWW [wherever no ASHA]. The Village Health & Sanitation Committee, the ASHA/AWW shall maintain a register of funds received and expenditure incurred. The register shall be available for public scrutiny and shall be inspected from time to time by the ANM/MPW/Gram Panchayat.

Every Village Health & Sanitation Committee needs to maintain updated Household Survey data to enable need based interventions.
Maintain a register where complete details of activities undertaken, expenditure incurred etc. will be maintained for public scrutiny. This should be periodically reviewed by the ANM/Sarpanch.
The Block level Panchayat Samiti will review the functioning and progress of activities undertaken by the VHSC.
The District Mission in its meeting also through its members/block facilitators supporting ASHA [wherever ASHA’s are in position] elicit information on the functioning of the VHSC.
A data base may be maintained on VHCSs by the DPMUs.

Minor modifications to sub centre- curtains to ensure privacy, repair of taps, installation of bulbs, other minor repairs
Ad hoc payments for cleaning up sub centre, especially after childbirth.
Transport of emergencies to appropriate referral centers
Transport of samples during epidemics.
Purchase of consumables such as bandages in sub centre
Purchase of bleaching powder and disinfectants for use in common areas of the village.
Labour and supplies for environmental sanitation, such as clearing or larvicidal measures for stagnant water.
Payment/reward to ASHA for certain identified activities

Minor modifications to the Center- curtains to ensure privacy, repair of taps, installation of bulbs, other minor repairs, which can be done at the local level
Patient examination table, delivery table, DP apparatus, hemoglobin meter, copper-T insertion kit, instruments tray, baby tray, weighing scales for mothers and for newborn babies, plastic/rubber sheets, dressing scissors, stethoscopes, buckets, attendance stool, mackintosh sheet
Provision of running water supply
Provision of electricity
Ad hoc payments for cleaning up the Center, especially after childbirth.
Transport of emergencies to appropriate referral centers
Transport of samples during epidemics.
Purchase of consumables such as bandages in the Center
Purchase of bleaching powder and disinfectants for use in common areas
Labour and supplies for environmental sanitation, such as clearing or Larvicidal measures for stagnant water.
Payment/reward to Sahiyya for certain identified activities
Repair/operationalsing soak pits