It recommends using isoflurane and sevoflurane instead of halothane as inhalation anaesthetics in all public and private hospitals nationwide
A total of 16 deaths were reported on Sunday, bringing the toll due to the disease to 1,115, the official said.
While the number of deaths has climbed across the country, it has gone down in states like Rajasthan, he said.
Rajasthan has not recorded any death in the last two days.
The health ministry will hold a high-level meeting on swine flu on Tuesday, chaired by union Health Secretary BP Sharma.
Health Minister JP Nadda is being briefed about the situation twice a day, the official added.