National Action Plan on AMR 2.0 (2025-29) launched
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What happened
- The Health Minister launched the second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR 2.0) for 2025-29 on 18 November 2025 [PIB].
- The first NAP-AMR came in 2017. Key strategies include awareness and training, more lab capacity and infection control in hospitals [PIB].
Background
- Work began in 2010 and the first NAP-AMR came in 2017 [PIB].
Why it matters
- India has high antibiotic sales without prescription. Enforcement at chemist level and veterinary use are the hard parts.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-11-18): the Health Minister launched the second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR 2.0) for 2025-29 on 18 November 2025.
- India has high antibiotic sales without prescription. Enforcement at chemist level and veterinary use are the hard parts.
Quotable data pointThe first NAP-AMR came in 2017. Key strategies include awareness and training, more lab capacity and infection control in hospitals.
PIB: MoHFW: NAP-AMR 2.0 launched, 18 Nov 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: AMR. · Mains: One Health.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
Period of NAP-AMR 2.0
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
First NAP-AMR was launched in
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
A One Health approach links
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
Go deeper
ExplainerOne Health Approach: Why Human, Animal and Environmental Health Are Linked, Zoonotic Diseases, the Global Quadripartite and India’s National One Health Mission (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR): How Superbugs Arise, the Global and Indian Burden, Causes in Hospitals, Farms and the Environment, and India’s National Action Plan 2.0 (UPSC Notes + PYQs)
Official source: PIB: MoHFW: NAP-AMR 2.0 launched, 18 Nov 2025
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