Published on: December 4, 2025

SWASTH NARI, SASHAKT PARIVAR ABHIYAAN (SNSPA)

SWASTH NARI, SASHAKT PARIVAR ABHIYAAN (SNSPA)

NEWS – The Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA) has achieved three Guinness World Records, but its real significance lies in the transformation it represents in India’s women-centred healthcare. With 11 crore people mobilised, 19.7 lakh health camps, and 3.21 crore digital registrations in one month, the initiative signals a decisive shift from fragmented interventions to integrated, community-driven, and technology-enabled health governance.

HIGHLIGHTS

 Integrated Governance: A Whole-of-Government Model

  • Collaboration across 20 ministries, MPs, state legislators, and multiple departments.
  • Moves away from siloed health programmes towards recognising links between health, nutrition, sanitation, and social welfare.
  • Indicates a structural reorientation rather than a standalone campaign.

Community Mobilisation: Decentralising Health Delivery

  • Participation of Panchayats, 1.14 crore students, 94 lakh SHG members and other community actors.
  • Empowers women as active rights-claiming agents, not passive beneficiaries.
  • SHGs enhance organisational capacity, financial literacy and collective advocacy, strengthening local accountability.

Digital Health: Expanding Access and Awareness

  • Nearly 10 lakh online breast cancer screening registrations in one week show rising trust in digital interfaces.
  • Builds on earlier systems:
    • MCTS (2009) and RCH Portal enabling digital tracking.
    • Kilkari delivering targeted voice messages.
    • eSanjeevani providing over 10 crore teleconsultations, majority to women.
  • Digital tools reduce distance and mobility barriers for rural women.

Persistent Challenges in Digital Inclusion

  • Aadhaar authentication failures, biometric issues during pregnancy.
  • Gender gaps in mobile ownership and digital literacy.
  • Risk of overburdening ASHAs/ANMs with data entry obligations.
  • Concerns around privacy, consent, and function creep in reproductive data systems.

The Road Ahead: Towards Gender-Just Digital Health

  • Prioritising low-tech channels (SMS, IVR, WhatsApp).
  • Co-designing tools with women users.
  • Strengthening grievance redress and consent mechanisms.
  • Using data to empower community health workers, not replace them.