Health Minister J P Nadda today said the government is committed to providing affordable and quality health care to the people of the country. <br/><br/>Chairing the 12th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare to discuss the draft National Health Policy – NHP 2016, Mr. Nadda said the purpose of the council meeting was to seek feedback and suggestions from the states, experts and civil society organizations. <br/> <br/>He said these feedback and suggestions have been placed in the public domain in 2015 and received close to 5000 suggestions, so as to improve its various dimensions in making it people-centric.<br/><br/>Pointing out that in alignment with the vision of cooperative federalism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Nadda said states' suggestions are valuable for the health policy .<br/><br/>The National Health Policy which is being framed has laid emphasis on increasing the budget outlay on health sector. He said maximum expenditure will be done in key areas including primary health sector, mainstreaming of AYUSH and health insurance services.