{"id":613,"date":"2025-08-27T02:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=613"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:05:41","slug":"kayakalp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/kayakalp\/","title":{"rendered":"KAYAKALP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"613\" class=\"elementor elementor-613\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df48e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6c894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ea6c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8da15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8da15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb900c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acc748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section\"><h2>KAYAKALP<\/h2><div class=\"divider\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"info-box\"><b>KAYAKALP (Rejuvenating Public Health Care Facilities)<\/b> is a national initiative launched in 2015 to promote <b>cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control<\/b> in government health facilities, aligned with the Swachh Bharat Mission.<\/div><h3>Introduction<\/h3><p>Cleanliness and hygiene in healthcare facilities are essential for preventing infections and ensuring patient safety. Under the principle of <b>\u201cDo No Harm\u201d<\/b>, maintaining a clean environment is a critical component of quality healthcare delivery.<\/p><p>In Tamil Nadu, the Kayakalp Programme is implemented across all Primary and Secondary healthcare facilities through the Directorate of Medical &amp; Rural Health Services and the Directorate of Public Health &amp; Preventive Medicine.<\/p><h3>Objectives of the Programme<\/h3><ul class=\"objective-list\"><li>Promote cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control practices<\/li><li>Recognize and incentivize high-performing health facilities<\/li><li>Encourage continuous assessment and peer review<\/li><li>Promote sustainable cleanliness practices linked to better health outcomes<\/li><\/ul><h3>Implementation Coverage<\/h3><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><h4>Secondary Care<\/h4><ul><li>37 District Headquarters Hospitals<\/li><li>262 Sub-District Hospitals<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"card\"><h4>Primary Care<\/h4><ul><li>388 CHCs<\/li><li>1415 PHCs<\/li><li>39 UCHCs<\/li><li>444 UPHCs<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"card\"><h4>Health Sub Centres<\/h4><ul><li>4848 HSC-HWCs<\/li><li>708 Urban HSC-HWCs<\/li><li>8141 Total<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><h3>Number of Awards<\/h3><div class=\"program-block\"><ul><li>Best two Districts in the State<\/li><li>Best two CHCs \/ Sub-District Hospitals<\/li><li>One PHC in Every district<\/li><li>Eco-friendly awards (DH &amp; SDH\/CHC)<\/li><li>One Urban CHC<\/li><li>One UPHC in each clusters<\/li><li>Three HSC-HWCs in every district<\/li><li>Commendation awards for facilities scoring above 70%<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h3>Award Amount<\/h3><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"data-table\"><thead><tr><th>Facility Level<\/th><th>Ranked Awards<\/th><th>Certificate of Commendation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>District Hospital<\/td><td>Winner \u2013 \u20b950 lakh<br \/>Runner Up \u2013 \u20b920 lakh<br \/>Eco-Friendly \u2013 \u20b910 lakh<\/td><td>\u20b93 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CHC &amp; SDH<\/td><td>Winner \u2013 \u20b915 lakh<br \/>Runner Up \u2013 \u20b910 lakh<br \/>Eco-Friendly \u2013 \u20b95 lakh<\/td><td>\u20b91 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PHC \/ Urban PHC<\/td><td>Winner \u2013 \u20b92 lakh (per district)<\/td><td>\u20b950,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Urban CHC<\/td><td>Winner \u2013 \u20b915 lakh<\/td><td>\u20b91 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HSC \u2013 HWC<\/td><td>Winner \u2013 \u20b91 lakh<br \/>Runner Up I \u2013 \u20b950,000<br \/>Runner Up II \u2013 \u20b935,000<\/td><td>\u20b925,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Outcome<\/h3><div class=\"stat-grid\"><div class=\"stat-card\"><h4>4758 Facilities<\/h4><p>Significant increase from 113 facilities in FY 2016-17 to 4758 in FY 2023-24<\/p><\/div><div class=\"stat-card\"><h4>2nd Rank in India<\/h4><p>Tamil Nadu ranks second as per MoHFW Quality Darpan Report (Dec 2023)<\/p><\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Kayakalp initiative has successfully fostered a culture of cleanliness, accountability, and continuous improvement across government healthcare facilities in Tamil Nadu.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home KAYAKALP \u00a0KAYAKALP (Rejuvenating Public Health Care Facilities) is a national initiative launched in 2015 to promote cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control in government health facilities, aligned with the Swachh Bharat Mission. 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