Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organization : PICME Pregnancy & Infant Cohort Monitoring & Evaluation
Facility Name : Pre-Registration of Pregnancy
Applicable For : Pregnant Ladies
Applicable State : Tamil Nadu
Website : https://picme.tn.gov.in/picme_public/

PICME TN Online Registration

Government of Tamilnadu has mandated to register all pregnancies, which will be registered by Village Health Nurse or Urban Health Nurse.

To make it more convenient for the pregnant mothers, Government has introduced the concept of Pre-Registration of pregnancies. This allows her to intimate her pregnancy through various ways.

How to Register?

Just follow the below steps to register for Pre-Registration of Pregnancy,

Online Self-Registration

Steps :
Step 1 : Please visit the official website of PICME through provided above.
Step 2 : Enter the pregnant mother’s name against Applicant Name. Type the name of the pregnant mother in Tamil using phonetic language.

Step 3 : Similarly, please enter the pregnant mother’s usual place of residence under applicant address.
Step 4 : After entering the address, you need to select the Administrative Unit. Administrative Unit is nothing but your Block or Union.

Step 5 : All Villages/Streets available in your Block will be displayed under Village. You must select mother’s Village / Street name.

Step 6 : After your selection, the name of the Primary Health Centre, Name of Health Sub-Centre and the Name of the Village Health Nurse (VHN) /Urban Health Nurse (UHN) will be displayed.

Step 7 : Now you must give your preferred day and time to meet the VHN/UHN.

Step 8 : On entry of your mobile number, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number. Please enter the OTP in the space provided for it. Please enter the CAPTCHA details as displayed in the image.

Step 9 : Then click Save to save the information entered. After saving all information, an acknowledgment will be displayed.

Step 10 : In the acknowledgment, a Pre-registration Id will be assigned to the mother for future reference. Please keep this number safe and furnish this to VHN/UHN when she meets you.

In case you have done this only at the time of delivery, you can furnish this pre-registration number to the hospital authorities at the time of delivery to register the birth of the baby.

Through e-Seva Centres

The pregnant mother can approach the nearest e-Seva centre and pre-register her pregnancy free of cost.

Through Call Centre

The pregnant mother can call toll free number “102” and pre-register.

Through Government Hospitals

The pregnant mother can approach the nearest Government Hospital and pre-register.

FAQs

1. If Village/Street is not listed, then how to proceed Pre-Registration?
If the name of the village is not listed, then please select the nearby village/street.

2. If OTP has not received, how to proceed Pre-Registration?
If OTP is not received during pre-registration, it may be due to mobile network/server issue. Please try again after some time.

3. How to check the Pre-Registration Application Status?
Mother can check whether her pregnancy was registered by Village Health Nurse / Urban Health Nurse by using the link https://picme.tn.gov.in/picme_public/ and once it was registered, can view the RCH ID of the mother.

4. During Pre-Registration I have typed my name wrongly. How do I change it?
After Pre-registration, the Village Health Nurse / Urban Health Nurse will approach the pregnant mother for registration. At that time Village Health Nurse / urban Health Nurse should be informed about the mistake and should be registered with correct name.

5. Is Husband Aadhaar Compulsory for registering my Pregnancy?
Aadhaar number is not compulsory for pregnancy registration. However, if the pregnant mother is going for her first delivery and she is applying for maternity benefit scheme, then submission of aadhaar number of pregnant mother and her husband is compulsory.

6. What are the Conditionalities for receiving Maternity Benefit Scheme?

Instalment / Kind benefit Conditionalities (as specified in the G.O Ms. 118, Health & FW dated: 2-4-2018) Amount 1st Instalment Antenatal registration on or before 12 weeks Rs.2,000/- 1st Kind benefit First Nutrition Kit on completion of third month (Kind benefit) Rs.2,000/- 2nd Instalment After 4 months subject to the conditions specified in the G.O. Rs.2,000/- 2nd Kind benefit Second Nutrition Kit on completion of fourth month (Kind benefit) Rs.2,000/- 3rd Instalment After delivery in Government health facility Rs.2,000/- 4th Instalment After completion of all 3 doses of OPV/Rota/Penta valent and 2 doses of IPV. Rs.2,000/- 5th Instalment After completion of Measles Rubella vaccination between 9th and 12th month of their infants. Rs.2,000/- Total Rs.18,000/-

7. What are the eligible Address Proof documents to be given for availing Maternity Benefit Scheme?
Bank Pass book with photo, Voter ID, Ration Card, Passport, Driving License, MGNREGS Job Card, Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Card, any other photo ID issued by Government.