The Family Adoption Programme (FAP) under  Competency Based Medical Education (CBME ) curriculum mandated by the NMC where each medical undergraduate  has to adopt 3-5 families to gain first hand experience with rural and urban slum people disease profile, local customs, understand social determinants of health, maintain family health records and develop primary care skills so as to serve as a bridge between the community and the healthcare system and also between theory and community. The primary goal is to sensitize students to rural health challenges, improve their communication and clinical skills and foster a deeper, empathetic  doctor-patient relationship and thus promotes holistic care and supports universal health coverage concept.