Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday, June 28, 2026, launched the 'Pradhan Mantri Family Care Tracker' scheme, distributing official digital health records to its first three beneficiaries and marking the project's formal rollout. The event, attended in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, also saw children administered polio drops as part of a renewed pledge to keep India polio-free.

Context

At the event, CM Patel personally handed over 'Health Passports' to beneficiaries under the health security campaign. The occasion was used to reaffirm the state's commitment to preventive healthcare, with polio immunisation administered to children on the spot. Nutrition kits were also distributed to children, nursing mothers, and pregnant women.

In his post, CM Patel wrote in Gujarati: 'આજના આ પ્રસંગે પ્રધાનમંત્રી ફેમિલી કેર ટ્રેકર યોજનાના પ્રથમ ત્રણ લાભાર્થીઓને સત્તાવાર ડિજિટલ પત્રક એનાયત કરીને પ્રોજેક્ટની સફળ શરૂઆત કરાવવામાં આવી હતી' ['On this occasion today, the project was successfully launched by presenting official digital records to the first three beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Family Care Tracker scheme.']

Policy Backdrop

The Pradhan Mantri Family Care Tracker is a centrally aligned digital health initiative designed to monitor and track the health status of vulnerable family members, particularly children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. The scheme fits within India's broader push toward a digitised public health infrastructure, building on the foundation laid by programmes such as Ayushman Bharat and the National Digital Health Mission.

India was certified polio-free by the World Health Organization in 2014, but routine immunisation drives remain a cornerstone of public health policy to prevent re-emergence. The distribution of nutrition kits aligns with the government's ongoing efforts under schemes targeting maternal and child nutrition, addressing anaemia and malnutrition among the most at-risk groups.

Stakeholders and Impact

The immediate beneficiaries are children, nursing mothers, and pregnant women who received both the digital health records and nutrition support. The Health Passport—a portable, verifiable record of an individual's health history—is intended to improve continuity of care and enable frontline health workers to track immunisation and nutrition status in real time.

The presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the launch signals the political weight behind the initiative and its alignment with central government health priorities. Gujarat has historically served as a pilot state for several national welfare schemes before their wider rollout.

What's Next

With the first three beneficiaries formally enrolled and digital records issued, authorities are expected to scale the PM Family Care Tracker across Gujarat's districts in the coming months. The success of the digital record system and Health Passport distribution will likely determine the pace of expansion to other states. Continued polio immunisation rounds and nutrition kit drives are expected to accompany each phase of the rollout.