The Health Planning and Development Committee Report, popularly known as Bhore Committee Report, 1946, were on the lines of Britain’s National Health Service Scheme. Sir Joseph Bhore made recommendations that formed the basis for organization of basic health services in India. He made a case for social orientation of medical practice coupled with high levels of public participation. The recommendations of the Bhore Committee include Integration of preventive and curative services at all administrative levels, Formation of Village Health Committees, Provision of Social Doctor, Intersectoral approach to development of health services, Three month training programmes in preventive and social medicine to prepare social physicians Taking a clue from the Bhore Committee Report, a beginning was made in 1952 to set up primary health centres to provide integrated promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services to the entire rural population of the country. Health Survey and Planning Committee Report or Mudaliar Committee Report, 1962 stressed on developing health services infrastructure and the health cadre at the primary level. It also recommended setting up grassroots level workers in the form of auxiliary nurse midwife. Chadha Committee Report (1963) called for adoption of the malaria eradication programme. Mukherjee Committee Report (1966) worked out the details of the Basic Health Services to be provided in rural and urban areas. Jungalwalla Committee Report (1967) recommended integration of all varieties of health services. Besides these committees, the implementation of a Rural Health Scheme, initiated in 1977, made contributions to the improvement of health infrastructure and services.