Official Constitution
About the District Health & Family Welfare Samiti
Legal Registration & Head Office
Registration No: S/M/2347 of 2015-16, enacted under WEST BENGAL ACT XXVI OF 1961.
The Registered Office of the Samiti is situated at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alipurduar District, 1st Floor, Matri Sadan, Ward No. 16, Alipurduar Municipality, Pin Code: 736121, West Bengal.
Objectives of the Samiti
The District Health & Family Welfare Samiti is chartered with the following statutory objectives:
- To monitor, review, assist, and supervise the implementation of all National and State Health Programmes, including externally aided healthcare projects throughout Alipurduar district.
- To prepare the District Health Development Plan and update it from time to time to ensure systematic, decentralized planning of healthcare activities.
- To monitor the activities in the Health Sector against the District Health Development Plan and submit analytical suggestions and recommendations to the Government from time to time.
- To monitor and supervise the functioning of all health institutions in the district to ensure proper and effective clinical and administrative management of hospitals and medical units.
- To ensure robust, timely, and responsive disease surveillance across urban and rural blocks.
- To coordinate the activities of the Health Department with other related Departments of the Government (Social Welfare, Primary Education, Mass Education, Public Works Department, Public Health Engineering, Panchayats, and Rural Development) for seamless implementation of health programs.
- To promote and support Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) working in the Health Sector and ensure active community participation.
- To ensure proper implementation of policies and programmes of the Government for Health Sector Reform and Health System Development.
- The income and properties of the Samiti, however derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objectives of the Samiti, with no portion paid or distributed to members by way of profits.
Executive Committee Structure
The Executive Committee guides and governs the planning, implementation, and financial approvals for all district health operations:
| Sl. No. | Designation in Executive Committee | Official Capacity / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairperson | District Magistrate & Executive Vice Chairperson, Alipurduar |
| 2 | Member Secretary | Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH), Alipurduar |
| 3 | Treasurer | Treasurer, Alipurduar District Administration |
| 4 | Member | Additional District Magistrate (ADM), nominated by District Magistrate, Alipurduar |
| 5 | Member | Karmadhyakha, Jana Swasthya O Parivesh Sthayee Samiti, Zilla Parishad, Alipurduar |
| 6 | Members | Project Officers / District Officers in charge of various Health Programmes & Projects, Alipurduar |
| 7 | Member | Executive Engineer, PWD (Civil), Alipurduar Construction Division |
| 8 | Member | Executive Engineer, PWD (Electrical), Northern Division, Alipurduar |
| 9 | Member | Executive Engineer, PHE (Public Health Engineering), Alipurduar |
| 10 | Members | ACMOHs in charge of the Sub-divisions of Alipurduar District |
| 11 | Members | Superintendents of District, Sub-Divisional, State General, and Rural Hospitals, Alipurduar |