Health Department
Information about the Department
The Health Department is one of the 14 important departments under the Zilla Parishad.
The District Health Officer (DHO) is the head of this department.
Under the Thane Zilla Parishad, the following health facilities are functioning:
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- 33 Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
- 209 Sub-Centres
- 4 Medical Mobile Squads
- 5 Primary Health Teams
- 2 Zilla Parishad Hospitals
- 1 Ayurvedic Dispensary
These institutions provide comprehensive health services to the population.
about the department
Name of Head of Department:
Dr. Gangadhar Parge
Designation:
District Health Officer
Telephone Number:
022-20812885
Email ID:
thanedhozp@gmail.com
Primary Health Centre :-
Availability of preventive health care and emergency medical services through primary health center, outpatient ward, 6 bedded inpatient ward, surgical services, (family welfare female surgery) laboratory services, implementation of various national programs, providing services under family welfare programmes. And the health services are provided to the patients referred by the sub-centre. There are 13 officers/staff in each health center for non-tribal areas and 14 officers/staff in each primary health center for tribal areas. Among these, there are government directives regarding providing cleanliness and vehicle services on contract basis. Prof. in all states. come The structure of the center is the same. All these P.A. centers come under the control of Zilla Parishad.
Sub Centre:-
hrough the sub-centre, first aid, prenatal check-up of mothers and medication for minor ailments, family welfare, maternal and child care advice and services are provided along with treatment and referral services, health education etc. The government has approved 3 posts of Arogya Sevak (male) and (female) and one part-time female attendant in each sub-centre.
Primary Health Team:-
Under this initiative launched with the objective of providing health care facilities to the deprived and semi-deprived villagers in their villages, there is a provision to provide diagnostic treatment. Providing diagnostic facilities along with essential primary health care services. The main objective of this initiative is to reduce the rate of infant mortality and maternal mortality.
Ayurvedic clinics:-
There are 1 Ayurvedic dispensaries under AYUSH department in Thane district and ayurvedic treatment is provided in rural areas through these dispensaries. Ayurvedic clinics are staffed by medical officers, pharmacists and attendants.
Vision and Mission
Vision
To provide accessible primary healthcare services to every individual in rural areas through Sub-Centres and Primary Health Centres and ensure that people receive the benefits of various health schemes.
Mission
- To improve the quality of physical infrastructure at all Primary Health Centres.
- To enhance the technical knowledge, skills, and service orientation of staff and officers through training.
- To provide services as per standard protocols with proper etiquette.
- To ensure prompt referral services.
- To make effective use of information technology.
- To promote the use of eco-friendly and renewable energy sources.
To convert Primary Health Centres into Smart Primary Health Centres.
Objectives and Functions
- Primary Health Centres are expected to promote health and expand healthcare services in rural areas.
- Health education is a fundamental component of all health programmes.
- While implementing health promotion activities, awareness must be created among the public, ensuring their cooperation and participation.
Major Objectives under the National Health Mission
- Reduction of Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
- Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
- Improvement in the quality of health institutions
- Prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and related complications.
Administrative setup
For the effective and efficient implementation of all these health programmes, the following officers and staff posts are sanctioned.
- Administrative SetupFor effective implementation of health programmes, the following sanctioned posts are available:
- District Health Officer (Class I) – 01
- Additional District Health Officer (Class I) – 01
- Assistant District Health Officer (Class I) – 01
- District Maternal & Child Health Officer (Class I) – 01
- Administrative Officer (Class II) – 01
- Statistical Officer (Class II) – 01
- District Extension & Media Officer (Class II) – 01
- Statistical Supervisor – 01
- Statistical Investigator – 01
- Extension Officer (Statistics) – 01
- Projectionist – 01
- Artist-cum-Photographer – 01
- Public Health Nurses – 02
- Cold Chain Technician – 01
- Taluka Health Officers – 05
- Medical Officers (Group A) – 57
- Medical Officers (Group B) – 25
- Health Supervisors (Male – Direct) – 05
- Health Supervisors (Promotion) – 16
- Health Assistants (Male – Promotion) – 50
- Health Assistants (Female – Promotion) – 38
- Health Workers (Male – Direct) – 122
- Health Workers (Male – Promotion) – 12
- Health Workers (Female – Direct) – 346
- Drug Manufacturing Officers – 41
- Laboratory Technicians – 18
Awards and Recognition
- Award Title: Kayakalp Award (NQAS Award)
- Award Year: 2024–25
- Awarded To:
Primary Health Centres Shenva and Varjeshwari - Level: National Level
- Period: 2024–25
Organisational Structure
District Health Officer Office, District Headquarters, Thane
Dr. Gangadhar Parge
Additional District Health Officer. District Maternal & Child Health Officer. Administrative Officer
Dr. Dinesh Sutar Dr. Swati Patil Dr. Swati Patil
District Malaria Officer Taluka Health Officers Ambarnath
Dr. Santoshi Shinde Dr. Archana Mohite
District Tuberculosis Officer Taluka Health Officers Bhiwandi
Dr. Dinesh Sutar Dr. Nalini Thombre
District Leprosy Officer Taluka Health Officers Shahapur
Dr. Manish Rege Dr. Bhagyashree Sonpimple
District AYUSH Officer Taluka Health Officers Kalyan
Dr. Balaji Gavde Dr. Asha Munjal
District Training Team Taluka Health Officers Murbad
Dr. Anjali Chaudhary Dr. Shridhar Bansode
Attached Offices
- District Health Officer Office
- District Malaria Office
- District Tuberculosis Office
- District Leprosy Office
- District Training Team
- Taluka Health Officer Offices
- Primary Health Centres
- Sub-Centres
- Primary Health Teams
Zilla Parishad Hospitals
Directorates / Commissionerates
- Commissioner of Health Services & Mission Director, NHM, State Office, Mumbai
- Director of Health Services, State Offices Mumbai & Pune
Boards / Circles
- Deputy Director of Health Services, Mumbai Circle, Thane
1)Who’s Who (Contact Details)
- Dr. Gangadhar Parge
- Designation: District Health Officer
- Email: thanedhozp@gmail.com
- Address: Wagle Estate, Circle No. 22, Thane (W) – District Health Officer Office
- Phone: 022-20812885
- Dr. Dinesh Sutar
- Designation: Additional District Health Officer
- Dr. Swati Patil
- Designation: District Maternal & Child Health Officer
- Dr. Swati Patil
- Designation: Administrative Officer
- Dr. Balaji Gavde
- Designation: District AYUSH Officer
(All officers are stationed at the District Health Officer Office, Thane.)
2) Directory
- Name: Mrs. Kadambari Balkavde
- Designation: Commissioner of Health Services & Mission Director, NHM
- Email: mdnrhm09@gmail.com
- Office: Mumbai
- Phone: 022-22717518
3) Citizen’s Corner
3.1 Services Provided
- National Programme for Control of Blindness
- National Leprosy Eradication Programme
- Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
- National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme
- National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme
- National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke
- Epidemic Control Programme
- Cholera Control Programme
- Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
- National Tobacco Control Programme
- Reproductive & Child Health Programme
- Mother & Child Tracking Programme
- Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)
- Janani Suraksha Yojana
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
- Routine Immunisation Programme
- Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance
- Adolescent Reproductive & Sexual Health Programme
- PCPNDT Act, 1994
- Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
- National Family Welfare Programme
- Urban Reproductive & Child Health Programme
- National Mental Health Programme
- Navsanjeevani Scheme
- Human Development Programme
- National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly
- Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram
Service
The basic services delivered by P.A. Center are as follows:-
- First Aid, Preventive Services
- Therapeutic services and referral services
- Reproductive and Child Health Services
- Immunization of pregnant mothers and children
- Health and Dietary Education
- Guidelines for water quality control and basic sanitation
- Prevention and control work of various diseases
- Collection of vital statistics and presentation of reports
- Implementation of various National Health Programmes.
- Primary (basic) laboratory tests of patients.
- Various types of health training
- Training of Health Department Staff
- 14.Pulse Polia Vaccination Campaign
- Anti-pest campaign and Biodiversity “A” distribution campaign
- Health Education and Information Broadcasting Programme
Services
Health services are provided to the people of the rural areas of Thane district through the following Health Departments and the National Health Mission under the Health Department.
- National Mental Illness Control Programme.
- National Family Welfare Programme
- Non-Communicable Disease Control Programme
- National R.C.H. program
- National Insect Disease Control Programme
- National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme
- Anemia Free India Mission
- Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
- National Leprosy Eradication Programme
- National Blindness Control Programme
- Integrated Disease Survey Programme
- National AIDS Control Programme
- Epidemic Control Program (Water Purification and Epidemic Control Program.)
- Survey of Causes of Death (Birth-Death)
- Navasanjeevani Yojana – For tribal areas
16.Implementation of civil registration system
17.Maternity Grant Scheme
18. Human Development Programme
Services
Reproductive and Child Health Programme
o Maternal and Childbirth (Tracking) Programme
o Maternal Child Safety Programme
o Janani Suraksha Yojana
o Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana
o Regular immunization program
o Sudden onset of paralysis in children
o Reproductive and Sexual Health Scheme for Adolescent Boys and Girls
o Preconception and Antenatal Diagnostic Techniques Prohibition of Gender Selection Act 1994
o Medical Abortion Act
o National Family Welfare Programme
o Civil Fertility and Child Health Programme
o Subsidiary Grant Scheme
3.2 Forms
Forms related to various health services, programmes, and schemes are made available through Medical Officers, Health Workers, Group Facilitators, and ASHA Volunteers at all health institutions in the district.
Schemes / Programmes
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
- Area: Rural & Urban areas of the district
- Beneficiaries:
Pregnant women from BPL families, SC/ST families (regardless of age or number of children)
Benefits
- Home delivery – ₹500
- Rural institutional delivery – ₹700
- Urban institutional delivery – ₹600
- Caesarean section – ₹1,500 to specialist
Applications are submitted through Medical Officers, Health Workers, and ASHA Volunteers.
- Human Development Programme
- Start Date: 29 June 2006
- Area: Shahapur & Murbad Talukas
- Beneficiaries: SC/ST and BPL pregnant and lactating mothers
Benefits:
- ₹2,000 before delivery
- ₹2,000 after delivery
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
- Start: January 2017
- Beneficiaries:
- First pregnancy: all pregnant & lactating mothers
- Second pregnancy: only if the child is a girl
Benefits:
- ₹5,000 for first child (₹3,000 + ₹2,000 in two stages)
- ₹6,000 for second child if it is a girl
Applications are submitted online via health staff or through the PMMVY portal.
5) Documents
- Policies & Guidelines
- Annual Reports
- Plan Documents
- Budget Information
Public Health ZP Budget (2024–25 Revised & 2025–26 Original)
| 8 Public Health ZP Scheme 2024-25 Revision and 2025-26 Total Budget | ||||
| Sr. No. | Account heading | Name of the scheme | Year 2024-25 Z.P. Revised Budget Provisions | Budgetary Provisions of the District Administration for the Year 2025-26 |
| 1 | 2210-0101 | Buying linen, mattresses and furniture materials | 1000000 | 1000 |
| 2 | 2210-0102 | Supply of liquid chlorine | 300000 | 300000 |
| 3 | 2210-0104 | Supply of medicines and supplies for the ZP dispensary at the headquarters, as well as maintenance and repair of the medicine store, toiletries and transport expenses, etc. | 200000 | 200000 |
| 4 | 2210-0105 | Purchase of vaccines and medical supplies for epidemic diseases/snake bites/insect bites/dog bites | 7500000 | 11500000 |
| 5 | 2210-0106 | Supply of publicity/printing materials and materials regarding health related programs, purchase of computers etc. (case paper, registers and other materials etc.) | 2500000 | 2500000 |
| 6 | 2210-0107 | Providing travel/emergency facilities | 500000 | 500000 |
| 7 | 2210-0108 | Taking necessary measures in terms of public health | 11000000 | 25000000 |
| 8 | 2210-0109 | Sonography examination of pregnant mothers | 3000000 | 2500000 |
| 9 | 2210-0110 | Laboratory test screening of pregnant mothers | 1500000 | 1500000 |
| 10 | 2210-0112 | Providing financial assistance to terminally ill patients such as cancer, heart disease, and kidney disease. | 500000 | 500000 |
| 11 | 2210-0113 | Supply of Ayurvedic medicines to health institutions. | 1300000 | 0 |
| 12 | 2210-0116 | Expenses of the Health Department’s essential emergency supplies. | 6000000 | 6000000 |
| 13 | 2210-0117 | Hearse/Multipurpose vehicle (vaccine vehicle/emergency vehicle) incidental expenses (hire of driver, repair and maintenance as well as minor expenses) | 500000 | 0 |
| 14 | 2210-0118 | Innovative Complete Scheme-Installation of new on-grid solar system/maintenance and repair at primary health center level | 500000 | 0 |
| 15 | 2210-0119 | To hire security guard services for the PHC’s and headquarters | 2000000 | 0 |
| 16 | 2210-0120 | Necessary measures to provide sanitation facilities for the PHC’s | 3300000 | 3300000 |
| 17 | 2210-0121 | Purchase of computers, internet facilities, computer maintenance and repair, e-governance, e-office, etc. for officers and employees at the headquarters. | 2000000 | 500000 |
| 18 | 2210-0122 | Organizing a health camp. | 3000000 | 3000000 |
| 19 | 2210-0123 | Rental of goods transport vehicles and related expenses for providing medicines/materials to health institutions in rural areas | 200000 | 50000 |
| 20 | 2210-0124 | Purchase of basket stretchers to provide emergency facilities in rural areas during emergencies. | 200000 | 0 |
| 21 | 2210-0125 | To praise the qualified medical officers and health workers in the health department | 500000 | 200000 |
| 22 | 2210-0126 | Providing referral services to Sam Maam’s children in C.T.C., N.R.C. | 500000 | 200000 |
| 23 | 2210-0127 | Hiring a private sweeper service to perform autopsies | 500000 | 500000 |
| 24 | 2210-0128 | Implementing CTC at Primary Health Center level | 2000000 | 200000 |
| 25 | 2210-0129 | Transport service arrangement for Taluka Health Officer for supervision at Primary Health Center level | 500000 | 0 |
| Total | 51000000 | 58451000 | ||
Includes expenditure on:
- Medicines & vaccines
- Chlorine supply
- Emergency response
- Disease control
- Solar energy systems at PHCs
- Sanitation services
- IT & e-governance
- Health camps
- Referral services
5.7 Citizen Charter
Details timelines, responsible officers, and grievance redressal authorities for services such as:
- Antenatal care
- Immunisation
- Family planning
- Minor surgeries
- Referral services
- Laboratory tests
- National health schemes
Programmes
AI-enabled X-ray machine for tuberculosis diagnosis
- Concept-
- Village-level AI Based Portable X-ray Machine Examination
- Citizens will save travel, time and cost and diagnosis and treatment will be done at the village level
- Objectives-
- To make the village tuberculosis free
- To provide prompt services in remote areas using latest technology
- Procedure-
- Suspected patients can be traced through medical officers, community health officers, health workers, outpatient (OPD) examinations and camps as well as home visits.
- In this, patients with symptoms are examined using Portable X-ray AI machines at the village level to make a definitive diagnosis.
- Observations / Results
| Report for the period March 2025 to June 2025 | |
| Population surveyed | 54114 |
| X-ray and sputum examination of suspected patients | 501 |
| Positive tuberculosis patient among suspects | 27 |
| Abnormal X-ray | 50 |
SMART Primary Health Center Mission, the facilities Under the Primary Health Center have been transformed
- NQAS The following institutions have received national level ratings under the National Quality Assurance Program.
Management under Primary Health Center
Patient Ward Compactor For Medicine Storage