Union Health Ministry Releases National Family Health Survey – 6

• NFHS-6 is the sixth round of India's largest multi-round household survey on population, health, nutrition and family welfare, released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on 29 May 2026.
• Conducted during 2023–24, it covers ~6.79 lakh households across 715 districts, and is the principal evidence base for tracking SDG-3, NHM, POSHAN Abhiyaan, Mission Indradhanush and PMJAY outcomes.
• For the first time, the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai independently coordinated the entire survey.