The National ASHA Mentoring Group (NAMG)was constituted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in July 2005 to serve as a technical and advisory body for the ASHA Programme and to extend support to the Centre and State Governments in overall implementation, mentoring and monitoring of the programme. 

Objectives:

• 1. Provide technical guidance and inputs for policy to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on overall implementation and development of the ASHA Programme
• 2. Identify one or few states and provide on-site mentoring through periodic supportive supervision visits.
• 3. Meet on a bi-annual basis to share the major observations and provide assessment reports related to programme progress, challenges, innovations across different states.
• 4. Identify constraints; provide feedback and strategic recommendations to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and state officials for appropriate interventions.
• 5. Support in undertaking programme evaluation at regular intervals, to enable evidence based understanding of programme effectiveness and propose strategies for improved outcomes.
• 6. Facilitate scale up of ASHA trainings through –serving as training site, supporting in identification or selection of trainers, assisting in training curriculum design and providing inputs for developing training material.
• 7. Identify the emerging priorities and support in planning future goals to enable long term sustenance of the programme. 

The Group includes experts and practitioners in the field of Community Health representing NGOs, training and research institutions, academia and medical colleges. 

The names of Members of NAME are:

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Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 1st August, 2006	(257 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 27th November, 2007	(277 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 16th May, 2008	(109 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 11th February, 2009	(81 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 6th August, 2009	(93 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 7th April, 2010	(74 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 14th December, 2010	(73 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 28th July, 2011	(427 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 16th February, 2012	(281 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 5th March, 2013	(450 KB)
Minutes of the Meeting of ASHA Mentoring Group held on 29th-30th October 2013	(199 KB)