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Health Policy 2017 also proposes a responsive and strong regulatory framework so that

challenges of quality of care, cost escalations and impediments to equity are addressed

effectively. The main purpose of the HTAIn is to engage in explicit and evidence-based

decision-making in health taking India towards universal health coverage. HTA will
help to bridge the evidence-to-policy gap and ensure alignment of academic and policy

interests through HTA towards the common goal of improving decision-making for

health resource allocation to improve the health of the Indian population.

1.2. Objectives of HTAIn

The main objectives of HTAIn is maximizing health, reducing Out of Pocket

Expenditure (OOP) and minimizing inequality in healthcare services. These objectives
can be achieved by supporting the process of decision-making in health care at the

Central and State level by providing reliable information based on scientific evidence,

developing systems and mechanisms to assess new and existing health technologies by

a transparent and inclusive process and appraising health interventions and

technologies based on available data on resource use, cost, clinical effectiveness, and
safety. It will also ensure healthcare accessibility and usefulness to inform health policy.

Dissemination of research findings and resulting policy decisions will educate and

empower the public to make better informed decisions for health.

1.3. HTAIn Structure
HTAIn consists of – (i) DHR In-house Secretariat, (ii) Technical Appraisal

Committee (TAC), (iii) HTAIn Board and (iv) Regional Resource Centers/Hubs and

Technical Partners (TP) (Fig. 1). The secretariat coordinates between the Resource

Centres, Technical Partner(s) (TP), Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC) and the
Board.

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