THE ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

Sh. Anbumani Ramadoss
Hon'ble Minister for Health & Family Welfare

Smt. Panabaka  Lakshmi
Hon'ble Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare

At the executive level a Secretary heads the Department of Family Welfare to the Government of India. The Secretary, Family Welfare is assisted by Joint Secretaries and Programme Officers who look after various programmes being implemented by the Department.

The programme include:

1. Maternal and Child Health Services; Information, Education and Communication; Rural Health Services; Non-Governmental Organisations sector and Technical Operations.
2. Policy Formulation, Statistics, Planning, Autonomous Bodies and Subordinate Offices; Supply of Contraceptives; International Assistance for Family Welfare and Urban Health Services.
3. Administration and Finance for the Departments of Health, Family Welfare and ISM&H in the Ministry.
   
   The following Divisions are functioning in the Department:

1. Infrastructure -I
2. Infrastructure-II
3. Research Studies and Standards
4. Maternal Health
5. Child Health
6. Statistics

   -Demographic Research & Survey
   - Monitoring and Evaluation

7. Information, Education & Communication(IEC)
8. Supply & Social Marketing
9. Policy
10. Non-Governmental Organisations(NGO)
11. Area Projects
12. Rural Health Division
13. Family Welfare Budget.
14. AP Desk
15. Donor Coordination

The Technical Divisions look after the technical aspects of family welfare activities. Statistics Division helps in perspective planning and monitoring and evaluation of the performance of various family welfare programmes and co-ordinates demographic research. The Rural Health Division looks after health infrastructure at the peripheral level.

The IEC Division is responsible for providing communication, educational publicity and extension support to the programme through Mass Education and Extension Education with emphasis on inter-personal communication. It is also looking after population education activities.