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ABOUT THE DISTRICT HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE SAMITI
Registration NO: S/ M / 2347 of 2015-16 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, having its office at 1st Floor, Matri Sadan, Ward No. 16, Alipurduar Municipality, Pin Code- 736121.
OBJECTIVES FOR THE SAMITI:
- To monitor, review, assist, and supervise the implementation of all National and State Health Programmes, including externally aided projects.
- To prepare the District Health Development Plan and update it from time to time to ensure systematic and decentralized planning of activities in the Health Sector.
- To monitor the activities in the Health Sector against the District Health Development Plan and provide 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 management of hospitals and other medical institutions.
- To ensure proper disease surveillance.
- To coordinate the activities of the Health Department with other related Departments of the Government, such as Social Welfare, Primary Education, Mass Education, Public Works Department, Public Health Engineering, Panchayats, and Rural Development, for the proper implementation of Health Sector Programmes.
- To promote and support Non-Governmental Organizations and Community-Based Organizations working in the Health Sector and ensure 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 or obtained, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objectives of the Samiti, and no portion thereof shall be paid to or divided amongst any of the members by way of profits.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
- District Magistrate & Executive Vice Chairperson, Alipurduar – Chairperson.
- Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alipurduar – Secretary.
- Treasurer, Alipurduar.
- One Additional District Magistrate to be nominated by District Magistrate, Alipurduar.
- Karmadhyakha, Jana Swasthya O Parivesh Sthayee Samiti of Zilla Parishad, Alipurduar.
- Project Officers / District Officers in charge of various health programmes / Projects, Alipurduar.
- Executive Engineer, PWD (Civil) Alipurduar Construction Division, Alipurduar.
- Executive Engineer, PWD (Electrical) Northern Division, Alipurduar.
- Executive Engineer, PHE, Alipurduar.
- ACMOHs in charge of the Sub-division of the district, Alipurduar.
- Superintendent of the District, Sub-Divisional, State General, and Rural Hospitals, Alipurduar.