The central government launches the Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN ) Roadmap 2030: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister launches the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 and the Operational Guidelines to strengthen the maternal and newborn health on the National Ambulance Service ( NAS) day 29, 2026.
SUMAN Road 2030 to accelerate progress of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) associated with the Maternal and Newborn Health. It is released by the Union Health and Family Minister on the 16th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare and National Ambulance Service ( NAS) day 29, 2026.
Objectives of the SUMAN Roadmap 2030
The Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) Roadmap 2030 is aimed at promoting zero maternal deaths, zero infant deaths, universal antenatal care, institutional deliveries and full immunization while strengthening local accountability through the SUMAN Panchayats.
The road map focuses on reducing the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030 by promoting the Sustainable Development Goals related to maternal and newborn health. It also advocates for reducing the Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) services across all States and Union Territories.
The roadmap adopts a uniform life-cycle approach by integrating a spectrum of care such as pre-pregnancy care, antenatal care, intrapartum care (the time span of labor and childbirth) and postnatal (the period begins immediately after childbirth and lasts for six weeks ) care.
It will also provide customised, differentiated and evidence-based interventions, introduces Mothers' Picnic as a community platform to enhance awareness, participation and adoption of positive maternal and newborn health practices.
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Key Features of the SUMAN Roadmap 2030
The roadmap includes the significant key features to improve the health of maternal health and new born. Here are the key features:
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Four-stage framework for identification, tracking and management of high-risk pregnancies.
It encompasses antenatal high-risk pregnancy with special focus on the third-trimester high-risk pregnancy, intrapartum high-risk pregnancy and postnatal high-risk mothers.
It includes field-level learnings and transportation challenges in tribal and remote areas. It provided quality emergency obstetric care, Jan Bhagidari through SUMAN Panchayats.
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It is a targeted and time-bound strategy across 130 districts in 13 States by giving special focus on States like Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
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The roadmap also comprises a comprehensive package for pregnant women to promote timely registration, complete antenatal care, quality clinical assessment and adequate post-partum (period begins immediately after childbirth and lasts for six weeks ) institutional stay.
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The community level intervention during the third trimester, including bi-weekly home visits by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHAs) during the eighth and ninth months of pregnancy for screening of danger signs, nutrition counselling, birth preparedness and reinforcement of institutional delivery.
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It also provides the financial support for a designated caregiver to accompany mothers during the critical postnatal period, strengthening referral transport to ensure timely transportation during emergencies.
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The Roadmap will also focus on strengthening infrastructure through the mandatory establishment of Birth Waiting Homes (BWHs), Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Wings, Obstetric High Dependency Units (HDUs) and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the remote areas.
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Introduction of Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garments (NASG) for improved management of obstetric haemorrhage, digitalisation and AI-enabled labour rooms, enhanced monitoring through the JANANI portal.
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The Roadmap also envisages the development of Centres of Excellence, the establishment of a centralised SUMAN Call Centre for robust grievance redressal to ensure effective implementation of the roadmap.
The Roadmap envisages institutionalising pre-pregnancy folic acid supplementation for women planning conception, nutrition supports to address maternal anaemia and undernutrition and strengthened tracking and management of mothers across antenatal, third-trimester, intrapartum(the time span of labor and childbirth) and postnatal stages.
The SUMAN Roadmap 2030 is a comprehensive national strategy to strengthen maternal health, newborn care, family planning and nutrition services across the country. It is developed to address challenges related to the maternal and child especially newborn health. Although India has recorded significant improvements in maternal health over the past decade, reduction in maternal and child mortality.