Jharkhand Health Mission Reviews Supply of Contraceptives, Warns of Action

Ranchi, October 27, 2026: The National Health Mission (NHM), Jharkhand, organised a two-day state-level orientation and review workshop on October 26 and 27 at the IPH Auditorium in Namkum, Ranchi. The workshop focused on managing the Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS) through the Drugs and Vaccine Distribution Management System (DVDMS).

The workshop was chaired by Shashi Prakash Jha, Mission Director of the National Health Mission, Jharkhand.

Addressing the participants, Jha stressed the need for proper planning, timely execution and achievement of assigned targets. He warned that districts and blocks failing to meet their targets within the stipulated time could face action.

He also directed officials to seek explanations from districts among Jharkhand’s 24 districts whose performance has been unsatisfactory. The concerned districts have been instructed to improve their performance within 15 days, failing which further action may follow.

Focus on Strengthening the Family Planning Supply Chain

The primary objective of the workshop was to ensure the continuous availability of contraceptives and other essential family planning supplies, strengthen the supply chain and improve the management of stock and distribution-related information through FP-LMIS.

During the sessions, participants received detailed orientation and reviewed various aspects of FP-LMIS operations, its implementation through the DVDMS portal, logistics management, stock monitoring, coordination between demand and supply, and timely reporting.

Jha emphasised that all health facilities must ensure better availability of family planning materials. He also highlighted the need to minimise stock-outs and overstocking, noting that the timely availability of essential supplies is crucial for maintaining the quality and continuity of family planning services.

Senior Health Officials Attend the Workshop

Several senior officials and representatives participated in the workshop, including Dr Prabhat Kumar, Director of Health Services; Dr Rahul Kishore Singh, State Nodal Officer for IEC; Dr Pushpa, Nodal Officer of the Family Planning Cell; Rajesh Kumar Pachauri, Senior Consultant for Family Planning; Dhruv Kumar, Family Planning Consultant; Shrikant Gautam, representative of C-DAC; Gunjan Khalkho, State Family Planning Coordinator; and Nilesh Kumar, State Representative of PSI India.

The two-day workshop aims to strengthen logistics management and improve the timely availability of family planning supplies across health facilities in Jharkhand.