New Delhi, June 29 -- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, will release the Operational Guidelines on National Ambulance Services (NAS), 2026, on Monday during the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW), the release said.

Developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the guidelines provide a comprehensive national framework for standardising ambulance services and strengthening emergency medical transport systems across all States and Union Territories.

Ambulance services constitute the first critical link in the emergency medical response chain, providing pre-hospital care, patient stabilisation, safe transport and timely referral to appropriate healthcare fac...