The Directorate of Family Welfare was established in the year 1976 as a part of the Directorate of Health Services. With the inception of Reproductive & Child Health program in 1997 and the need to reduce the IMR, MMR & TFR, it became imperative to have an independent organizational set up for the Directorate of Family Welfare on the pattern of similar directorates countrywide. The various activities include planning, implementing, supervising, collaborating, monitoring and evaluating various aspects of RCH Program. RCH,  a flagship program under NRHM has five components :-  (i)   Population stabilization (ii) Maternal Health  (iii) Child Health  (iv)Adolescent Health  (v) STI & HIV AIDS.

The alarming increase in population has given rise to multiple problems in the society and hence there is a need to propagate ‘small family norm’ as a way of life among the eligible population. In this context, the role of the Directorate of Family Welfare is vital.

Goals :
1)(IMR) Infant  Mortality Rate       - Existing 35 to be less than 30 by 2012.
2)(MMR) Maternal Mortality Rate  - Existing 172 per lakh live births, to be less than100 by 2012).
3)(TFR) Total Fertility Rate            - 2:1 & has already been achieved.

Mandate of the Dte. of Family Welfare to be responsible for planning, monitoring, overseeing implementation & building evidence for policy based on following activities:

1. To facilitate provision of antenatal natal services to pregnant women in the state of Delhi.
2. Implementation of Post partum program.
3. To facilitate provision of family planning services (Basket of contraceptives, female/male sterilization, Counseling etc.)
4. Implementation UIP (Universal Immunization Program).
5. Surveillance of VPD (Vaccine Preventable Diseases)
6. Implementation of Pulse Polio Program.
7. Implementation of PC & PNDT (Pre conception & Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Prevention of Sex Selection) and MTP (Medical Termination of Pregnancy) Act.
8. Co-ordination and execution of IEC activities through Mass Education Media.
9. Procurement of State Specific vaccines such as MMR, Hep.-B vaccine and Typhoid. Stocking, maintaining cold chain, disbursing vaccines and family welfare logistics to all health providing agencies in the state.
10. To monitor and release of Grant-in-Aid to NGOs engaged in Family Welfare activities.
11. To facilitate provision of Adolescent Health Services in the state of Delhi.
12. To update knowledge & skills of various categories of health functionaries through providing trainings by the H&FW Training Centre.

Services provided by Dte. of Family Welfare :-

1. Family Welfare :-   To plan, implement, co-ordinate, supervise, and monitor family welfare program in the State of Delhi. To procure, stock, maintain & distribute Family Welfare logistics to all health care providing agencies in the State of Delhi.
2. Immunization :  -  To plan, implement, co-ordinate, supervise and monitor immunization services in the state of Delhi through more than 600 health units under administrative controls of various organizations like DHS, MCD, NDMC, etc.
• To procure vaccines and other logistics, stock, maintain cold chain and distribute the same to all health units.
• To plan state specific special immunization program for MMR, Hep-B and Typhoid vaccination.
• Surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases with specific objectives of eradication of Polio, elimination of Neonatal Tetanus and control of measles.
• To implement Pulse Polio Program in the State of Delhi through number of Pulse Polio immunization booths supplemented by house to house activity in the next five days.
3. Reproductive & Child Health :-   The main objectives of RCH program are providing quality care to pregnant mothers (ante natal & post natal), promotion of safe delivery practices, care of newborn baby, implementation of JSY, contraceptive advice to mothers, ARI & diarrhea control program.
4. Preconception & Prenatal Diagnostics Techniques Act 1994(Prevention of Sex Selection) :-     Implementation of PC & PNDT Act in the state of Delhi. To act as Appellate authority for implementation of PNDT Act.
5. MTP Act :-   Co-ordination and overall supervision of implementation of the Act.
6. Post Partum Program :-    PPP is a hospital based maternity center approach for family welfare program as at this time women are most receptive to adopt F.W. services. There are number of P.P. units in various hospitals of Delhi under administrative control of different agencies for which manpower, logistics and finance is provided by this directorate.
7. Coordination with NGOs  :-   Grant-in-Aid is provided to number of NGOs in the state of Delhi for efficient implementation of Family Welfare programs.
8. Mass Education Media Department :-    Co-ordination & execution for all IEC activities through print, outdoor and electronic media related to various programs.
9. Medical Store :- Situated at 2- Battery Lane, Rajpur Road, stocks, maintains cold chain, distributes all the vaccines and logistics related to UIP and Family Welfare programs to the entire state of Delhi (also working out requirement of Logistics in Delhi as per BR & TFR & project the need to GOI)
10. Monitoring & Evaluation :-    The directorate collects, complies, analyse the information/data regarding family welfare activities undertaken by the health providing agencies.
11. Human Resource Development  :-  The directorate has a Health & Family Welfare Training Centre situated in Saraswati Vihar where the knowledge, skills of various categories of health functionaries is updated by providing various  like training safe immunization, Adolescent  etc. It also collaborates with major hospitals of Delhi for provision of hands on training for improving skills of health care functionaries.