• Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna
• Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI)
• Urban - RCH
• Mobile Medical Units
• Social Marketing of Sanitary Napkins
• Cleanliness and Maintenance of 100 Community Health Centers (CHCs)
• Swasthya Bima Yojna

1. Vision

To provide an environment wherein the government and voluntary organisation in Rajasthan work jointly as partners for a common goal of improving people’s health and nurture Voluntary Organisations in Health Sector.

2. Objectives

3. Role of Voluntary Organisations
At the Community level:

At the Facility level:

At the Institutional level:

At the Policy level:

3. A Options of GO-NGO partnership

Government will proactively seek partnership with voluntary organisations in health sector. To promote healthy collaboration and entrance of credible organisations in the sector, it is important that there be a transparent and defined mechanism which assess the credibility and capacity of organisations and at the same time lays down procedures for partnering with NGOs.

• To partner with the government, the NGOs will have to go through the process of accreditation.
• The accreditation will be valid for three years. If the organisation has been accredited in the past three years and it reapplies within this period for second project, then it need not go through the entire procedure.
• Agencies like SCOVA, ARAVALI, etc. having the evaluation capacity, may carry out the accreditation of the NGOs with the recommendation of the health department.
• The applicant would pay Rs. 1500 on account of cost of accreditation.
• Once the organisation has been accredited a list will be prepared and displayed on website and will be in public domain.

Following framework will be used to accredit the NGOs:
4. A Essential Qualifications

1. The organisation is registered under the Societies Act/Trust Act/Section 25 of Indian Companies Act.
2. The organisation has a minimum experience of 3 years.
3. The organisation has been getting its accounts regularly audited.
4. The organisation has at least 2 full-time staff members.
5. The Organisation Head/Secretary has never been convicted by any Court of Law.
6. The organisation has not been blacklisted presently by CAPART/ CSWB/any other government department.
7. The organisation should not have more than two close relatives in the board.

4.B Measurement of Credibility (50 points)
S. No. Credibility Parameter Practices to be observed along with respective score Maximum Score
1. Governance/ Management · Meetings of Governing Board held regularly, as per bylaws (5)· The organisation’s activities are in accordance with its vision, mission and goals (5)· There is an annual plan and budget, which is approved by the board (5)· Decision making in the organisation is democratic and participatory (5) 20
2. Reputation and Rapport · In the Community (5)· Among local elected representatives including PRIs (3)· Health department and local Administration (2) 10
3. Organisational Systems · Role clarity of staff (3)· Complete and well maintained financial records and statements (4)· Audited accounts report available for last 2 years (3)· Annual report published and available (3)· Perspective Plan prepared (3)· The organisation has transparent policy and procedure for staff appointment and removal (4) 20

60% and above scoring in credibility criteria will be termed as credible organisation. The organisation, which scores less than 60% could be provided inputs to enhance their credibility if they so desire.
4.C Measurement of Capacity (50 points)
S. No. Capacity Parameter Practices to be observed along with respective score Maximum Score
1. Human Resource · Total number of full-time staff (1 points for every staff, maximum 5 points)· Professionals (2 points for Doctor/Public Health expert, 1 for other professional, maximum 5 points)· Total experience of all staff put together in years (1 point for every 5 years, maximum 2 points)· 1 point for every female in the full time staff (maximum 3 points) 15
2. Financial Strength · Minimum turnover of Rs. 2 lakhs annually (1 point for every 1 lakh, maximum 5 points) 5
3. Activity Profile Reach within community (6)· Number of villages covered (1 point for every 5 villages covered, maximum 3 points)· Number of village/community level institutions established (1 point for every 5 institutions established, maximum 3 points)Local Working (4)· Working in same district where project/programme is to be implemented (4); Working in other district but in Rajasthan (3); Proven track record of working outside Rajasthan (2)Projects handled (10)· Projects executed, including current projects (1 point for survey projects, 2 points for intervention projects*, maximum 5 points)· Quality of work, based upon timeliness and letters of appreciation, negative scoring for letters of condemnation (maximum 5 points) 20
4. Infrastructure · Office infrastructure – computer, printer, audio-visual equipment, office vehicle, etc. 5
5. Networking & Liaisoning · Member of a recognised network (1 points if member, 2 if leading agency of the network)· Member of a government committee (1 points)· Experience of working with government department (1 points for working with any department, 2 for working with health department) 5
* Training/Capacity Building projects will be considered as intervention projects.The organisation scoring 50% and above will be eligible to partner with government in their programmes. Organisations scoring 35%-50% would be considered for capacity building.
For Research Organisations, parameter under “Projects handled” will be of 16 points instead of 10, with 8 maximum points for each of the sub-parameters; and the parameter “Reach within community” will be deleted.Apart form Credibility and Capacity; the Evaluators will also identify the core competencies of the organisation from the competencies mentioned below:

1. Community Mobilisation
2. Institution Building (including forming local institutions, networks and operationalising them)
3. Capacity Building/Training
4. Service Delivery
5. Survey/Research

An organisation can have more than one competency. The identification of the competencies would be helpful in considering the NGO for partnership under appropriate projects/programmes.