PLANING SECTION
Planning Section has been in existence simultaneously when Health Directorate was created at the inception of Union Territory in Mizoram. Till today, the planning section is responsible mainly for dealing with the following under the supervision of Research Officer and Joint Director of Health Services (P).
1. Preparation of every Five Year Plan and Annual Plan.
2. Evaluation and monitoring of schemes for infrastructural development of Health Department.
3. Implementation of various health programmes under plan.
4. Land and buildings of all the health institutions in the state and at present, different types of health institutions are in existence as under
 Directorate - 1
 CMO offices - 9
 CHC - 12
 PHC - 57
 Sub-Centre - 366
 HW Training School - 1
Achievement for construction of building / quarters during 2005-06
1. Construction of 10 nos. Doctor Quarters, 6 nos. Sub-Centre buildings, 2 nos. Health Worker Quarters, and PHC Kitchen at different places with an amount of Rs. 92.55 lakhs were completed.
2. Reconstruction of 10 bedded PHC at Phuldungsei is completed.
3. Upgradation and construction of 10 bedded PHC into 30 bedded at Thingsulthliah and Lengpui are completed.
4. Construction of Regional Diagnostic Centre at Lunglei is completed.
5. Construction of 2 nos. Doctor Quarters, 4 nos. Sub-Centre buildings, 2 nos. Health Worker Quarters and renovations of different buildings / quarters at different places are being taken up and will be completed soon.
6. Construction of Isolation Ward at Kolasib with an amount of Rs. 7.99 lakhs has been taken up and work is in progress.
7. Upgradation of Health Workers’ Training School at Kulikawn with an amount of Rs. 20,00,000/- is being taken up.
Renovation of Aizawl Civil Hospital with an amount of Rs. 17.24 lakhs is also being taken up.
SALIENT FEATURES OF ANNUAL PLAN 2005-2006: As per the direction of the Planning Department, the Annual Plan 2005-2006 for Health Services is prepared to the tune of Rs. 2,400.00 lakhs. As nearly 70% of the total outlay has to be spent for salary components, the Department could not be able to take other developmental work amply as desired. In spite of this, the Department has made various important targets to improve Health Institutions / quarters as below:-
1. Reconstruction of 2 nos. Staff Quarters at Ralvawng and Phuldungsei Sub-Centre.
2. Reconstruction of Sub-Centre building and 1 no. Staff Quarter at Thingsai.
3. Reconstruction of Medical Officer Quarter at Lungsen PHC.
4. Reconstruction of 10 bedded PHC building at Lungsen.
5. Repair / Maintenance of existing CHC/PHC.
Reconstruction / Repair of Departmental Buildings / Quarters at different places.
SALIENT FEATURES OF ANNUAL PLAN 2006-2007:As per the direction of Planning Department, the Annual Plan 2006-2007 for Health Services is prepared to the tune of Rs. 2,305.00 lakhs. For improvement of various Health Institutions, the following works were constructed / repair.
1. Reconstruction of Staff Quarters - 5 nos.
2. Reconstruction of MO Quarters - 1 no.
3. Reconstruction of 1 Sub-Centre building - 4 nos.
4. Reconstruction of PHC building - 1 no.
5. Construction of Type I / Type II Quarters - 7 nos.
6. Construction of X-Ray Building - 2 nos.
7. Construction of OPD building with Main Centre - 1 no.
8. Repair / Maintenance of existing CHC / PHC.
SALIENT FEATURES OF ANNUAL PLAN 2007-2008: As per the direction of the Planning Department, the Annual Plan 2007-2008 for Health Services is prepared to the tune of Rs. 1,900.00 lakhs. As nearly 70% of the total outlay has to be spent for salary components, the Department could not be able to take other developmental work. In spite of this, the Department has made various important targets to improve Health Institutions / quarters etc. as below:-
1. Construction of Boy’s Hostel for HW Training School - 1 no.
2. Construction of CMO / MO Quarters - 5 nos.
3. Construction of Staff Nurse Quarter - 4 nos.
4. Construction of Staff Quarters - 3 nos.
5. Construction of Health Worker Quarters - 5 nos.
6. Renovation of PHC - 1 no.
SALIENT FEATURES OF ANNUAL PLAN 2008-2009: As per the direction of the Planning Department and to provide the minimal requirement to 9 CHCs, 57 PHCs and 366 Sub-Centre, the Annual Plan 2008-2009 for Health Services is prepared to the tune of Rs. 2,900.00 lakhs so that the health institutions can be functional effectively and as nearly 52% of the Annual Plan has to be spent for salary component. Therefore, the department could not provide fund for new construction of health institutions, due to inadequacy of fund, only improvement of the existing buildings / quarters in the rural areas is earmarked as below:-
1. Renovation of the existing buildings / quarters.
2. Renovation of Central Medical Store, Zemabawk.
3. Repair / Renovation of CHC / PHC.
4. Repair / Renovation of Sub-Centre.
5. Construction of 1 (one) no. of PHC.