ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMME IN INDIA

The Centre provides 100% assistance to State Governments for dervice and educational purposes towards family planning

schemes. The central government controls the planning and financial management of the programmw, training, research and evaluation.

A Population Advisory Council headed by the Union Minister of Health and members of parliament and persons related to the field of population was set up in 1982. During the Second Plan period, family pkanning bureaus were established in every state at its headquaters with an Additional Director of Health Services and Family Planning to direct the programme.At the District level, since 1963, there are District Family Planning bureaus under the the charge of District Family Welfare Officers with facilities for publicity services, sterilization and the Intra Uterine Contraceptive application.

The District Family Welfare staff consists of

District Family Welfare Officer	1
Medical Officers	2
Extension educator	2
Information Officer	1
Statistician	1
Administrative Officer	1
Clerk/Ancillary staff	1

Urban family welfare centres are being reorganized and have established according to the population. At present there are 1499 urban family welfare centres in the country .In the rural areas, family planning programme has been integrated along with MCH service programme of the existing health care infrastructure i.e PHC.

CENTRAL

CENTRAL MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY WELARE

SPECIAL SECRETARY

SECRETARIAL TECHNICAL WING WING

JOINT SECRETARY COMISSIONER

• Additional Secretary Policy Division

• Additional Secretary Aided Program Division

• Additional Secretary Plan Budget

• Additional Secretary Organized Opeartional media

• Field MCH , Media and Communication

• Additional Secretary Mass and Transport Division

• Additional Secretary Supply and Intelligence

Category: PSM Notes