BPM profile study

Title:  Study of the profile of Block Programme Manager under National Rural Health Mission:

About the study

Under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), District Programme Manager (DPM) and Block Progrmme Manager (BPM) were appointed at district and block level to provide management support such as planning, implementing and monitoring of various activities.

Objectives: This study is an attempt to examine the extent to which BPMs have been able to fulfill their role as managers in the NRHM programme. The findings of this study will help policy makers to strengthen the role of the BPMs.

Study design: The proposed study is a cross sectional descriptive study. We will conduct this study in Tumkur district, in southern Karnataka.