About the RCH Programme in Alipurduar
The Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Program is a cornerstone initiative under the National Health Mission (NHM). Its overarching mission is reducing maternal, infant, and under-five mortality while expanding access to high-quality reproductive healthcare. The CMOH Office, Alipurduar, works hand-in-hand with grassroots workers, hospitals, and primary centers to deliver life-saving care to women and children across all blocks.
Core Objectives of the RCH Program
Maternal Health
Ensuring safe motherhood via early antenatal registration, continuous health monitoring, institutional delivery promotion, and emergency obstetric management.
Child Survival & Health
Reducing neonatal, infant, and under-five mortality through universal immunization drives, newborn stabilization units, and nutrition monitoring.
Family Planning
Promoting informed reproductive choices, spacing methods, free contraceptive distribution, and voluntary sterilization services.
Adolescent Health (RKSK)
Addressing reproductive, psychological, and nutritional needs of adolescents through school-based counseling and menstrual hygiene campaigns.
Key Services & Welfare Schemes
- Antenatal Care (ANC) & Postnatal Care (PNC): Regular clinical checkups, comprehensive anemia screening, IFA tablet distribution, and nutritional guidance for expectant and nursing mothers.
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY): Conditional cash transfer incentives promoting institutional delivery among rural and economically vulnerable mothers.
- Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK): Completely cashless delivery, free diagnostics, medicines, blood transfusion, and free transport from home to hospital and drop-back for mother and sick newborn.
- Mission Indradhanush & Universal Immunization: Complete protection against preventable childhood illnesses (BCG, Polio, Pentavalent, Rotavirus, Measles-Rubella, etc.).
- Nutrition Support (ICDS Coordination): Coordinated supplementary nutrition for malnourished children, severely acutely malnourished (SAM) management, and infant growth tracking.
- High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Tracking: Proactive identification, specialized clinical counseling, and streamlined tertiary referral for high-risk pregnancies.
- Grassroots Health Mobilization: Frontline support from dedicated ASHA workers, ANMs, and Anganwadi workers conducting home visits and village health sanitation days.
Health Facilities Network Under RCH in Alipurduar
Comprehensive RCH healthcare is delivered through an integrated district network:
| Facility Tier | Role in RCH Implementation | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| District Hospital, Alipurduar | Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC), Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), blood storage, and specialized gynecological surgeries. | 24x7 |
| Sub-Divisional & State General Hospitals | Obstetric care, inpatient maternal delivery units, newborn stabilization, and specialized outpatient clinics. | 24x7 |
| Community Health Centers (CHCs) & PHCs | Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC), routine delivery services, ANC clinics, and immunization hubs across all 6 blocks. | Daily Outpatient / Inpatient |
| Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Health & Wellness Centers) | Grassroots maternal checkups, non-communicable disease screening, adolescent counseling, and tele-consultation link to district doctors. | Day Operations |
| ASHA & ANM Field Workers | Village-level home visits, institutional delivery accompaniment, newborn care tracking, and community health education. | Doorstep |
For any queries or medical assistance under RCH schemes (JSY, JSSK, Immunization), visit your nearest Primary Health Center or contact the CMOH Office, Alipurduar.
Emergency Maternal Helpline: 104 / 102 | Office Phone: +91-3564-257200
Office Address: Babu Para, Ward No. 12, Maya Talkies Road, Alipurduar Municipality, Pin Code: 736121