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Figure 1: Organizational structure of HTAIn to conduct HTA

 User Department/ User Agency: User Department could be a Central and State Health

Ministry or any Government Healthcare Provider or Agency that are directly or

indirectly involved in the health sector in India. User Department gives topics of study
to HTAIn and implement the recommendations of the completed studies.

 HTAIn Secretariat or Secretariat: HTAIn Sec. is a DHR-in-house body that
coordinates between the User Department, TAC, Board, Regional Resource Centres

and Technical Partners. It consists of Scientists, Economists, Health Policy Analyst,

Financial Consultants, Project Manager, Data Entry Operators and Multi-Tasking Staffs.
Secretariat conducts all the TAC, Stakeholders Consultation and Board meetings in

DHR. It also coordinates between Resource Centres and Technical Partners during

topic allocation, follow ups, monitoring the studies allocated to them, financial and

technical support wherever required. Secretariat ensures the proposals and Outcome

Reports are in proper format and it ensures transparency at all stages of HTA by
consultation and regular updates. Besides that, the Secretariat can also take up any

topic to conduct HTA in certain conditions.

 Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC): TAC is a multidisciplinary body that consists of
experts from different backgrounds such as Clinicians, Researchers, Economists, Social

Scientists, Policy Experts etc. headed by an eminent person. There could be some co-opted
members or subject experts in the TAC depending upon the topic of study. The TAC is the first

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