The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has announced a new job opportunity for the position of Consultant, Blood Cell under the National Health Mission (NHM). The recruitment process will be conducted by the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), located in New Delhi. This position will be offered purely on a contractual basis and aims to strengthen the blood safety and healthcare systems across the country.
This opportunity is ideal for professionals with expertise in public health, healthcare management, or blood transfusion services who want to contribute to India’s healthcare programs. Interested candidates should submit their applications before 24 March 2026.
Overview – NHM Consultant Blood Cell Recruitment 2026
| Job Title | Consultant – Blood Cell |
| Recruiting Body | National Health Systems Resource Centre |
| Parent Organization | Ministry of Health & Family Welfare |
| Job Location | New Delhi |
| Number of Posts | 1 |
Roles & Responsibilities
Consultant, Blood Cell will be supporting the Blood Cell under NHM in MoHFW for the following tasks.
- To assist the States/UTs by monitoring their PIP proposals and RoP approvals to achieve selfsufficiency in safe blood and blood products based (including access to safe and quality blood in remote areas of the country) on Voluntary Non-Remunerated Donors (VNRD), aligned to the state and national health systems.
- To implement approved policy guidelines of Blood Services and disorders such as Haemoglobinopathies, Hemophilia, etc (for which, support is provided to the States/UTs under NHM) duly coordinating with the States/UTs
- To give technical inputs to the NHM / MoHFW towards developing effective and sustainable National Blood and plasma programmes and provide necessary assistance to the States through NHM for their developing state specific policies.
- To implement guidelines for prevention and control of and legislation and developing effective and sustainable Haemoglobinopathies programmes.
- To assist the States/UTs by monitoring implementation of the National Blood Services, getting PIP proposals from States/UTs for establishing blood banks in the districts as per norms, including Blood storages in FRUs and ensuring the linkages between Blood banks and Blood Storage Centres.
- To coordinate with the agencies dealing with regulatory issues pertaining to Blood Services, Blood disorders and Stem Cell, whenever necessary.
- To assist the States for preparation of their action plans and calendars in their PIP for Blood services and blood disorders.
- To assist the States/UTs in getting their PIP proposals towards conduct of awareness programmes and workshop on blood donation / blood and blood products/ rationale use of blood and for prevention and management of Haemoglobinopathies.
- To enable to create a mechanism including IT solution such as e-Raktkosh, etc to monitor the progress of the States in their implementation of blood Services and Blood Disorders.
- To assist the States by getting PIP proposals towards creating Network of Blood Bank for easy availability of Blood and Blood Products
Eligibility Criteria – NHM Consultant Blood Cell Recruitment 2026
- MD Pathology with two years experience in Blood banking.
- DCP Pathology with three years experience in Blood banking.
- MBBS with at least three years experience in Blood banking.
- MBBS with three years work experience in any organisation in marketing or developmental role for diagnostic technologies for haemoglobinopathies.
Requisite Skills – NHM Consultant Blood Cell Recruitment 2026
- Computer proficiency with high level of familiarity with commonly used packages like MS Word, Excel, Power Point & Web surfing to search relevant data & documents.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, analytical and interpersonal abilities, excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Working knowledge of Hindi also desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Willingness to travel to states & districts to provide technical assistance & ability to work on different assignments simultaneously to meet the timelines for assignments.
Age Limit
Upper limit 45 years as on last date of receiving application.
Remuneration Range
Between Rs. 60,000/- to 1,20,000/- per month.
How to Apply
Candidates are requested to fill in the online application correctly which is available on the NHSRC website. Applications will be accepted in the prescribed online application format only. The last date for receiving applications is 24-Mar-2026.
Important Dates
| Application Start Date | Already Started |
| Last Date to submit Online Application | 24 March 2026 |
Working with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare through the National Health Systems Resource Centre provides professionals with the opportunity to contribute to national healthcare development and policy implementation. This role allows experts to work on initiatives that directly impact blood safety, healthcare accessibility, and public health improvements across India.
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| Official Website | Click here |
| Notification | Click here |
| Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Recruitment 2026: Apply for Consultant Posts | Click here |