Union Health Ministry Launches JANANI Platform

Why in News?

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched JANANI (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care) to strengthen maternal and child healthcare services through a comprehensive digital monitoring platform.

About JANANI

JANANI is a service-oriented digital platform designed to maintain and monitor digital health records of women during their reproductive years. It has been developed as an upgraded version of the existing Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) portal.

The platform creates a longitudinal health record by capturing service delivery events across the entire maternal and child healthcare continuum.

Coverage of Services

JANANI enables seamless tracking of:

• Antenatal care
• Delivery preparedness
• Institutional delivery
• Postnatal care
• Newborn care
• Home-based newborn and young child care
• Family planning services

The platform aims to ensure continuity of care and timely interventions at every stage of maternal and child healthcare.

Key Features

A major feature of JANANI is the introduction of QR-enabled digital Mother and Child Health (MCH) Cards, which improve portability and easy access to health records.

The platform also includes:

• Automated alerts for high-risk pregnancies
• Real-time monitoring dashboards
• Due-list generation for tracking beneficiaries
• Timely alerts and reminders for health services

These features help improve supervisory review, monitoring, and targeted healthcare interventions.

Beneficiary Registration

JANANI allows registration using multiple unique identifiers such as:

• ABHA ID
• Aadhaar authentication (OTP and biometric)
• Mobile number

The platform also supports pan-India beneficiary search functionality.

Significance

JANANI is expected to:

• Strengthen maternal and child health outcomes
• Improve digital health governance
• Ensure timely antenatal visits and immunization coverage
• Reduce missed health interventions
• Enhance continuity and quality of healthcare services

Source: PIB