Bhubaneswar, June 29 -- A government committee advised the Odisha government to launch a "competition-based series on television and digital platforms drawing on widely recognised formats such as Kaun Banega Crorepati" to recognise panchayats and municipalities that perform best or show the fastest improvement in a new, rigorous health metric called the Population Health and Wellness Score (PHWS).

HT has reviewed the suggestions made by the Committee on Administrative & Governance Reforms headed by former chief secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra.

The PHWS will be a composite of five components, including individual wellness (e.g., blood pressure control), environmental determinants (e.g., air and water quality), service readiness, system...