Individuals are a potential business resource through the enhancement of their personal skills; they are seen as any other investment in equipment. Performance appraisal are subordinated under a notion of the ‘individual as resource’, to be drawn on and used to the full, much likes machinery. Training, rather, continuous training is the time-tested HRD technique generally employed to enhance the productivity of the personnel. Many a time it comes as a handy tool to motivate the individuals as well to boost the morale of a group. While many took upon it as a serious program for individual betterment, some take it as a pastime from the routine or hectic work schedule. Research on HRD mechanisms at National and International level, particularly in Health care sector is limited. Taking into consideration the limited study on Health care sector, the present study was undertaken on three hospitals-SKIMS, SMHS and GMC Jammu in the state of J&K (India) with special focus on Performance Appraisal system (PAS) and Training and Development (T&D).The results revealed that HRD Mechanisms in the health care sector is above the level of satisfaction and that both the managerial and non-managerial staffs are equally satisfied towards the HRD mechanisms.