Abstract

Maternal health has been a priority in India with the maternal health programs evolving over time. The maternal mortality ratio has decreased tremendously and India’s journey in decline of Maternal mortality is a story which needs to limelighted and discussed. The contributions by various health programs and organizations has played major role in India’s success story. Although the Millennium Developmental Goal target was missed, the Sustainable Development Goal target can still be met if decline tends to continue at the same rate. The article reflects the brief outline of evolution of maternal health programs. We recommend strengthening of policy on person centered care, with the caveat that unless implementation hurdles in existing policy are addressed, such as infrastructure, human resources and supplies, policies on patient centered care may not be effectively implemented. Quality care must be provided and reaching the unreached will help in progressing towards the target.