PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT): Gujarat Launches Health Passport for Maternal and Child Health

The Union Home and Cooperation Minister launched the pilot project of the PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The initiative is a comprehensive digital platform designed to ensure that pregnant women, mothers, and children receive all eligible government welfare benefits through continuous monitoring and timely delivery of services.

The PM Family Care Tracker aims to create a seamless system that follows beneficiaries from pregnancy through childhood and adolescence, ensuring improved health, nutrition, education, and social welfare outcomes. The initiative is aligned with the vision of Viksit Gujarat @2047 and Viksit Bharat @2047.

What is PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT)?

The PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) is an integrated digital platform that tracks the health, nutrition, and education status of beneficiaries from pregnancy until the age of 18 years.

The platform assigns a unique digital identity linked with either the Birth Registration Number or the ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) ID, enabling seamless tracking of government benefits throughout the beneficiary’s lifecycle.

The system identifies eligible beneficiaries, monitors service delivery, and ensures that no child or mother misses essential healthcare, nutrition, education, or welfare schemes.

Objectives of PM-FCT

The major objectives of the initiative include:

• Ensure timely delivery of government welfare schemes.
• Monitor maternal and child health continuously.
• Improve vaccination coverage.
• Reduce malnutrition among children.
• Increase school enrolment and reduce dropout rates.
• Track adolescent girls’ health and educational progress.
• Integrate beneficiary records across multiple government departments.
• Generate real-time alerts for missed services.

Who are the Beneficiaries?

The PM Family Care Tracker covers beneficiaries from pregnancy until the age of 18 years, including:

• Pregnant women
• Lactating mothers
• Newborn babies
• Infants and children
• School-going children
• Adolescent girls

Key Features of PM Family Care Tracker

Integrated Digital Monitoring

The platform integrates beneficiary data from multiple government ministries and departments, allowing a unified view of every beneficiary’s health, education, and welfare status.

Unique Identification System

Each beneficiary is linked through:

• Birth Registration Number
• ABHA ID (Ayushman Bharat Health Account)

This helps eliminate duplication and ensures continuity of benefits.

Risk Alert Mechanism

The system automatically generates alerts whenever essential services are missed.

For example:

• Missed immunization or polio vaccination
• High-risk pregnancies
• Child malnutrition
• School dropouts
• Missed health check-ups

These alerts are immediately sent to local health and administrative officials for timely intervention.

Multi-Level Implementation

The platform will be implemented at multiple administrative levels:

• Village
• Taluka
• District
• State

Officials can monitor compliance until corrective action is completed.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The PM-FCT will monitor several important indicators, including:

• Maternal health
• Child vaccination coverage
• Child malnutrition
• School enrolment
• School dropout rates
• Adolescent girls’ health
• Educational performance
• Birth and death registration
• Cross-department beneficiary integration

Integration with Government Schemes

The PM Family Care Tracker integrates nearly 18 government welfare schemes across health, nutrition, education, and social welfare sectors.

Some of the major schemes covered include:

• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
• Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
• PM POSHAN
• Mission Vatsalya
• Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
• PM CARES for Children
• National Child Labour Project (NCLP)

This integration ensures that eligible beneficiaries receive all entitled benefits through a single digital ecosystem.

Significance of PM-FCT

The PM Family Care Tracker is expected to transform the delivery of maternal and child welfare services by enabling proactive monitoring, improving inter-departmental coordination, and ensuring that no eligible beneficiary is left out of government schemes.

With real-time data integration and automated alerts, the platform aims to strengthen India’s healthcare and social welfare ecosystem while supporting the long-term vision of Viksit Gujarat @2047 and Viksit Bharat @2047.

PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT): Key Highlights