Health Ministry Inaugurates National Rare Diseases Conference

Union Health Ministry inaugurates 2-day National Conference on Rare Diseases in New Delhi on May 5-6, 2026.
Financial assistance for rare disease patients enhanced to ₹50 lakh per patient under National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021.
Number of Centres of Excellence expanded from 8 to 15, including two in North-East India.
Approximately 1,800 patients have received treatment support under the rare disease policy through UMMID initiative.