16th CCHFW conference: Nadda launches SUMAN Roadmap 2030 and Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 for maternal and newborn care and the Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram at the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 June 2026.
Summary
The 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) was held on 29 June 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. At the conference Nadda launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030, a framework for maternal and newborn healthcare anchored in the RMNCHA+N approach, with time-bound interventions in 130 districts across 13 high-focus States. Nadda also launched the Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram (SSBSK), which merges the Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) and Home-Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) programmes into one continuum of home and community care for every child from birth to 36 months; 'at-risk' newborns get up to nine home visits in the first 42 days. The CCHFW, constituted under Article 263 of the Constitution, is the apex advisory body of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Key facts
- Date and venue
- 29 June 2026, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Chair
- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda
- SUMAN Roadmap 2030
- Maternal and newborn care; 130 districts in 13 high-focus States; RMNCHA+N framework
- SSBSK
- Birth to 36 months; merges HBNC and HBYC; up to 9 home visits in 42 days for at-risk newborns
- CCHFW (static)
- Constituted under Article 263; apex advisory body of MoHFW
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The SUMAN Roadmap 2030, launched at the 16th CCHFW conference on 29 June 2026, is a strategic framework for:
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Correct answer: B — Maternal and newborn healthcare
The SUMAN Roadmap 2030 is a framework to transform maternal and newborn healthcare and speed up progress towards the SDGs by 2030.
The Central Council of Health and Family Welfare, which held its 16th conference in June 2026, is constituted under which Article of the Constitution of India?
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Correct answer: D — Article 263
The CCHFW is constituted under Article 263, which empowers the President to establish an inter-State council; it is the apex advisory body of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram (SSBSK), launched in June 2026, provides home and community-based care for children from birth up to what age?
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Correct answer: A — 36 months
SSBSK provides a continuum of home and community-based care for every child from birth to 36 months, with the vision 'Pehle Teen Saal Sampoorna Dekhbhal'.
Consider the following statements about the 16th CCHFW conference (June 2026): 1. The SUMAN Roadmap 2030 has focused interventions in 130 districts across 13 high-focus States. 2. SSBSK integrates the Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) and Home-Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) programmes. 3. The conference was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The conference was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, not Bharat Mandapam.