This Policy Brief is an outcome of a benchmarking exercise undertaken by HRIDAY applying an adapted version of NCD Alliance’s Benchmarking Tool, to understand and assess India's response to NCDs, from a civil society perspective. Several key policy and programmatic developments have been spearheaded by the Government of India to address the burden of NCDs. This Policy Brief summarises some of these key developments, identifying progress and opportunities for further action. It has tried to establish an evidence-based platform for civil society to understand progress on NCD prevention and control and foster a 'whole-of-society' approach to the issue.