The newly appointed deputy chairman of the National Rural Health Advisory Council (NRHAC), Sanjay Sehgal took charge of his office on Wednesday. After assuming charge, he took a meeting with the officers of the health department and National Health Mission (NHM) and took stock of progress of schemes of the department. The director NHM, Dr Anjali Nautiyal gave a detailed account of the various schemes of the department. Sehgal said that NHM is a very important scheme and there is a need to take its benefit to the masses. He stressed on making a proactive strategy for NHM. Taking note of slow progress of the National Child Health Programme, he directed that works associated with the programme should be expedited. The additional mission director of NHM, Dr Abhishek Tripathi explained about the activities of the department on Covid-19 pandemic front. He also explained the plan of the department for vaccination against the disease. The officiating Director General (DG) health services Dr Tripti Bahuguna and other officers were present on the occasion.