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 If the TAC provide any comment(s)/ suggestion(s) on the proposal, then it is sent

back to HTAIn Sec. with comments and the TP/ RRC is asked to address those

comments/ modification and present the proposal again in TAC till it gets

approved.

Note: Depending on the skills, expertise, and time constraints of each organization,

multiple Technical Partners/ Resource Centres may be required to collaborate on a

given HTA analysis. For example, a TP/ RRC with expertise in systematic review may

undertake this component of the analyses to determine clinical effectiveness, while
another technical partner with expertise in economic evaluation will undertake this

part of the analysis and so on.

3) Proposal Development:

Objectives: To draft the HTA proposal by the technical partner/ resource centre on

the given topic and ensuring the TAC and stakeholders views are taken into
consideration.

Activities:

 Once topics are allocated to the TP they are asked to draft a HTA proposal and

submit to the Sec.

 Secretariat will evaluate the proposal whether it is in the prescribed format

(discussed below)

 Proposal should be structured in the prescribed format that contains:

a) Key Policy Question(s) that need(s) to be addressed by the User Department.
b) Research Question(s), Aims and Objectives based upon the Policy Questions)

c) Scope of the study clearly outlining the PICO i.e. Population, Intervention,

Comparator(s) and Outcome.

d) Methodological Detail according to the Methods Manual/ Reference Case for

economic evaluation.
e) The proposal for HTA may also consider transferability of data from sources

outside India wherever it is appropriate (e.g. if data is not available in the Indian

context and it is available for a country with similar socio-demography).

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