Scheme for Healthcare of Women and Children

New Delhi,Dec 24, 2014:The Government of India is aware of the health status of women and children in the country. However, since public health is a state subject, GOI has been providing financial and technical support to the States/UTs for implementing various targeted health interventions through the following Programmes:

1. Reproductive and Child Health Programme Phase I (RCH-I) during 1997 to 2005.

2. Reproductive and Child Health Programme Phase II (RCH-II) under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) during 2005 to 2010.

3. Reproductive, Maternal, Neo-natal, Child Health + Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) approach under National Health Mission from 2013 onwards.

Under the above programmes, assistance for various schemes/interventions viz., Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), Universal Immunization Programme, creation of state-of- the- art 100 /50 /30 bedded Maternal and Child Health Wings (MCH wings) in the district hospitals , Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs, Newborn Stabilisation Units (NBSU) Newborn Care Corners (NBCCs), Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC), establishment of Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRC) etc., are provided by the Government of India. Further, recent launching of India Newborn Action Plan in response to the Global Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) takes forward the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.

The details of these schemes are placed in public domain on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Website i.e. http://nrhm.gov.in/nrhm-components/rmnch-a.html

The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.CCI Newswire