Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) – Components, Principles, Objectives

Minimum Needs Programme (India) was introduced during the 5th Five year plan to provide the basic needs of people so as to improve their living standards
Components:
- Rural health
- Water supply
- Rural electrification
- Nutrition
- Elementary education
- Adult education
- Improving status of urban slums
- Houses for landless workers
Principles:
- It should first be implemented in areas which deserves it the most
- All the aspects of the program should be implemented as a package deal with intersectoral coordination
The objectives set in different areas as part of minimum needs program:
- Rural health (to be achieved by year 2000)
  - one Primary Health Centre (PHC) for 30,000 population in the plains and 20,000 population in tribal and hilly areas
  - one Subcentre for 5000 population in plains and 3000 population in tribal and hilly areas
  - one Community Health Centre (CHC) for 1 lakh population
- Nutrition
  - Extend nutrition support to 11 million eligible people
  - Expand ‘Special nutrition program‘ to all ICDS projects
  - Consolidation of midday meal program and linking it to health, potable water and sanitation

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