India has faced numerous public health challenges from ongoing disease outbreaks amplified by the COVID‑19 experience. The Vision 2035 India white paper, created by NITI Aayog and its partners, outlines a plan to improve public health surveillance. It aims to shift from scattered, disorganised reporting to a unified, forward-thinking, and effective system. States like Maharashtra have already paved the way with Vision 2035 Maharashtra to meet higher-order goals for integrated public health surveillance. This article further examines its goals, dimensions, and unique pathways to realise that vision.
Overview
With that, a review of the important components of Vision 2035 India is warranted. In the table below, an overview of the notable features, including launch dates, aims and key focus areas, is provided.
| Aspect | Details |
|---|
| Vision | A predictive, responsive, integrated, tiered public health surveillance system |
| Vision 2035 Launch Date | December 2020 (white paper release) |
| Key Components | Single Surveillance Information System, UHID-based EHR, digital integration |
| Stakeholder Collaboration | Public & private health sector, labs, policy bodies, and citizens |
| Global Outlook | Aims to lead in compliance with IHR and PHEIC management |
What Is Vision 2035?
Vision 2035, since its launch date, identifies a revolutionary opportunity to change the public health surveillance approach, nostalgia for traditional public health principles and evidence-informed policymaking by integrating data from disease program data, hospital data, laboratory data, data from livestock, environmental data, and much more into a centralised observatory system.
Vision
Vision 2035 India calls for a comprehensive, integrated national framework to enable more effective disease prevention and saturated public safety. The white paper describes the necessary goals to realise this by 2035:
-
Transition from routine data collection to instantaneous, predictive data analytics.
-
Bring together health information from all three tiers of the health structure—primary, secondary and tertiary.
-
Protect the privacy of individual data while informing individuals and providing avenues for feedback and engagement.
-
Adhere to international standards for the management of Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC).
The successful implementation of Vision 2035 Maharashtra provides a scalable model for other Indian states to inform their efforts at disease prediction and timely health intervention.
Gap Areas Identified In India’s Public Health Surveillance
Key gaps remain in India’s health data systems, despite advances made. These are the major gaps that Vision 2035, from its launch date, is seeking to address:-
-
Vertically integrated systems—not integrated (for example, separate portals for HIV, TB, RCH, etc.)
-
Incomplete coverage of the Integrated Health Information Platform at the IHIP.
-
Limited oversight of NCDs, occupational health, environmental health and injuries.
-
Limited inclusion of the private sector and fragmented outbreak reporting.
Building Blocks Envisage The Vision
There’s no way to implement Vision 2035 without a robust framework. These foundational pillars will facilitate public health surveillance in India for decades to come.
-
A federated governance model for pan-India coordination.
-
EHRs with UHID linked to electronic health data to generate real-time intelligence.
-
Advanced analytics driven by AI and machine learning tools.
-
Modern health informatics platforms with data interoperability.
-
Digital tools, mobile apps, sensors & social media for rapid outbreak detection.
Suggested Steps To Move Forward
The roadmap for Vision 2035 requires well-coordinated actions on behalf of governments and health systems at all levels. Here is a strategic action list for initiatives that will deliver their intentions without unnecessary disruption.
-
Establish inclusive governance at the federal and state levels.
-
Identify priority diseases and plan for an incremental roll-out to NCDs, environmental health and injuries.
-
Ensure a good disease surveillance function at all health levels.
-
Establish data flows - social media, sensors, community reporting - that feed real-time signals into a situational awareness report.
-
Facilitate sustained, scalable and continuously innovative human and laboratory capacity.
Conclusion
Vision 2035 India lays a bold but achievable roadmap to transforming public health surveillance. By leveraging digital tools, consolidated data, and a collaborative stakeholder structure, India realistically intends to produce timely, egalitarian, and globally accepted public health systems. By innovations undertaken by the early-adopter states supporting the principles of Vision 2035 Maharashtra, the nation can accelerate its efforts toward a more equitable and responsive health ecosystem. The success of this agenda will come down to technology, good governance, and continued investment.
How Jaagruk Bharat Is Changing The Paradigm Of Indian Society?
Jaagruk Bharat educates citizens with access, from LPG e-KYC to UDID, and they are now here to help implement the Vision 2035 India initiative via community engagement and service facilitation.
Get the latest updates on government schemes and policies with Jaagruk Bharat. Join India's biggest Jaagruk Bharat community. Share your thoughts, questions, and favourite topics with us.
