The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry responsible for the healthcare system of the country. It is also in charge of all government family planning programs in India.
As a member of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare has ministerial status. Dr. Mansukh L. Mandaviya is the current minister, and Dr. Bharati Pawar is the current Minister of State for Health (MOS: assistant to Minister, i.e. presently assistant to Minister Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya).
Since 1955, the Ministry has published the Indian Pharmacopoeia on a constant schedule through the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an independent agency in India that provides guidance for medications, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment and technology.
| S.No. | State | Health Minister |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Smt Vidadala Rajini |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Shri Alo Libang |
| 3 | Assam | Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| 4 | Bihar | Shri Mangal Pandey |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Shri TS Singh Deo |
| 6 | Goa | Shri Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane |
| 7 | Gujarat | Shri Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel |
| 8 | Haryana | Shri Anil Vij |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr. Rajiv Saizal |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Shri Banna Gupta |
| 11 | Karnataka | Shri Keshava Reddy Sudhakar |
| 12 | Kerala | Smt Veena George |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Shri Prabhuram Choudhary |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Shri Rajesh Tope |
| 15 | Manipur | Shri Losi Dikho |
| 16 | Meghalaya | Shri James Pangsand Kongkal Sangma |
| 17 | Mizoram | Dr R.Lalthangliana |
| 18 | Nagaland | Shri. S. Pangnyu Phom |
| 19 | Odisha | Shri Naba Kisore Das |
| 20 | Punjab | Vacant |
| 21 | Rajasthan | Shri Parsadi Lal Meena |
| 22 | Sikkim | Dr. Mani Kumar Sharma |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | Thiru Ma.Subramanian |
| 24 | Telangana | Sri Thanneeru Harish Rao |
| 25 | Tripura | Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Shri Brajesh Pathak |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Dr Dhan Singh Rawat |
| 28 | West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee |
The present Minister of Health & Family Welfare in India Dr. Mansukh L. Mandaviya took over the office from Dr. Harshvardhan, who has been with the Health Ministry for the previous tenure.
The Ministry of Health is made up of the following departments:
- Department of Health
- Department of Family Welfare
- Department of Health Research
Previously, this included the Department of AYUSH, but this was abolished in 2014. It was thereafter designated as the Ministry of AYUSH.
With the new wave of the COVID 19 epidemic expected, the ministry of health is more important than ever. Therefore, the portfolio of the health ministry is a difficulty for the person in charge right now.