On 28 June 2026 a pilot of the PM Family Care Tracker and Health Passports was launched in Gandhinagar, Gujarat to digitally monitor maternal and child health from pregnancy to adolescence.
Core design
- Purpose: Integrated digital platform to monitor health, nutrition and education of beneficiaries from pregnancy to 18 years (some reports state 16 years).
- Pilot scope: Initial integration across Gujarat’s Health, Women & Child Development and Education departments.
- Dashboard: Central dashboard for real-time monitoring of beneficiary status and service delivery.
Data integration & identifiers
- Unique identity: Each mother/child assigned a digital ID linked to Birth Registration Number (BRN) or ABHA ID.
- ABHA ID: Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) issued under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and managed by the National Health Authority.
- BRN source: BRN issued under the Civil Registration System by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
Key functions
- Automated alerts: Triggers for missed vaccinations, malnutrition risk, school non-enrolment and dropouts with follow-up workflows.
- Multi-agency notifications: Alerts routed to local officials, legislators and parliamentarians for timely intervention.
- Health passport: Digital child health card at birth containing medical records, including hereditary conditions, maintained up to 18 years.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- Data protection: Handling of personal health data governed by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and sectoral ABDM standards.
- Relevant schemes linkage: Platform designed to map beneficiaries to existing welfare schemes using ABHA/BRN for entitlement tracking.
- Exam note: Distinguish ABHA (health ID under ABDM) from civil BRN (CRS under Registrar General).