Aizawl: Mizoram will receive ₹120 crore under the Centre’s Financial Assistance to States/UTs for Public Health Infrastructure (FASPHI) scheme for the 2026-27 financial year, Chief Minister Lalduhoma announced during a visit to Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMC&H) in Falkawn on Monday.
He was accompanied by Health Minister Lalrinpuii and Adviser to the Chief Minister TBC Lalvenchhunga.
The FASPHI scheme, implemented during the 16th Finance Commission period, has a total allocation of ₹4,200 crore for 2026-27. It provides performance-based incentives to states and Union Territories based on four indicators: infant mortality rate (IMR), maternal mortality ratio (MMR), tuberculosis mortality rate (TB-MR), and the number of health facilities certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS).
Lalduhoma said Mizoram qualified for incentives under two indicators: infant mortality rate and the proportion of NQAS-certified health facilities.
The state’s IMR improved from 13 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 to 12 per 1,000 live births in 2024, earning an incentive of ₹20 crore.
Mizoram also recorded a 21.07% increase in NQAS-certified health facilities between 2024-25 and 2025-26, securing the maximum incentive of ₹100 crore under that category.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed the state of its eligible incentive amount. A ₹120-crore project proposal has been approved and is expected to be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance by the end of July.
The approved projects include upgrading the Community Health Centres at Sakawrdai, Kawrthah, West Phaileng and Bungtlang South into First Referral Units; establishing infectious disease wards at district hospitals in Lunglei and Lawngtlai; setting up an infectious disease ward and a tuberculosis treatment unit at Kulikawn Sub-District Hospital in Aizawl; strengthening tuberculosis diagnostic facilities; and procuring maternal and child healthcare equipment for health institutions across the state.
Lalduhoma said the performance-based incentives reflected the state’s progress in implementing public health initiatives and thanked the Health and Family Welfare Department for its efforts.
During the visit, he reviewed the infrastructure and facilities at ZMC&H.
The medical college currently has 494 students, including 97 interns. It admitted 100 MBBS students during the 2025-26 academic session, with 70 under the state quota, 15 through the All India quota and 15 under the Non-Resident Indian quota.
The National Medical Commission has approved 10 postgraduate seats for the institution, while the Master of Public Health programme, introduced in 2024, currently has eight students.
ZMC&H also provides internship and clinical postings for nursing and laboratory technician students from the Mizoram College of Nursing, RIPANS and pharmacy colleges in the state.
Eight departments — the Blood Bank, Accident and Emergency, Labour Room, Maternity Operation Theatre, Paediatrics OPD, Paediatrics Ward, Special Newborn Care Unit and General Administration — have received NQAS national certification.
Over the past two-and-a-half years, the hospital has added 30 new cabins, increasing the total to 40, and expanded its intensive care unit capacity from 13 to 26 beds.
With a total capacity of 519 beds, Zoram Medical College and Hospital is the largest hospital in Mizoram.
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