Children are the future of tomorrow that need to be properly taken care of. In the last decade we have immensely seen an increase in the graph of infant mortality rate as well as death of pregnant women during the antenatal period. This can be due to various reasons but what's the solution?
To overcome this problem, the Tamil Nadu Government has taken an initiative. Picme or Pregnancy and Infant Cohort Monitoring and Evaluation is an online pregnancy registration system initiated by the Tamil Nadu Government in order to track pregnant women in the state. It aims to ensure proper medical care, required screenings and assistance to pregnant women to make sure the safety of women as well as the inborn child.
Pregnancy plays an important role in the life of a woman. So it becomes important to ensure the moral responsibilities regarding pregnancy. An insufficient food, unhealthy lifestyle and inadequate care leads to various complications and leads to increase in infant mortality rate. To avoid such complications and to decrease the death rate of infants, Tamil Nadu Government has taken this initiative to pay attention to pregnant women of the state.Every pregnant woman in the state has to get registered with PICME and will get a PICME number following registration.
What is PICME Number?
PICME Registration is more like an initiative towards an aim rather than any scheme. Under this scheme, the Tamil Nadu Government is trying to provide special care to the mothers as well as newborns. As per RCH (Reproductive and child health) PICME registration is a must for every pregnant woman in the state. After successful registration, one will get a PICME number. PICME number is a 12 digit number on your registered mobile number and email id which is different and specific to every pregnant woman. The healthcare assistants will soon get in touch with you and provide you with RCH ID which can only be acquired through PICME number. It will nearly take a month or more to complete the process of registration to which after you can avail the benefits.
Now the question arises how to do registration! Few simple ways are:
- Self registration by visiting the official website i.e. picme.tn.gov.in
- By contacting nearby Seva centres where registration is free of cost.
- By visiting any of the nearby Government healthcare authorities which will register you free of cost.
- You can also call toll free number 102 for registration.
Registering online can be more convenient for checking PICME Number status in a nearby future. After your registration, you can login to your profile anytime anywhere through its official website. The authorities through which you registered will also help you access username, number and password. You need not to forget this username, password and PICME Number which would be solely mandatory for future benefits.
Importance of PICME Number
After registering under PICME, pregnant womens can access multiple benefits in terms of childcare. PICME does not only ensure child care but also provides facilities to pregnant women. And for this very purpose, a 12 digit PICME number needs to be kept safe to avail further benefits.Once the woman is registered, the local healthcare professionals will start tracking them and will take special care of the women as well as the child. If one is needed they can also help in all necessary stuff during the antenatal period. They will also help them in terms of documentation, verification and uploading especially to illiterate women. These women registered under PICME will also get financial help of 18000 which will be held in installments according to the criteria.PICME will also help in getting the birth certificate of a child. Many times getting the birth certificate becomes quite difficult but it’s no longer a task for women registering under PICME. To decrease the mortality rate of pregnant women and infants, Tamil Nadu Government had made it mandatory for married women to get registered. They can also avail benefits in the second pregnancy.
You can also register under PICME after delivery to avail the birth certificate earliest.
How to check PICME Number Status
For checking your PICME Number status, you can login to the official website in a few simple steps.
- Visit the site https://picme.tn.gov.in
- Now click the option of Pre-Registration by Public that you must have used while registration.
- Then select the option of Pre-Registration Application ID status.
- In the empty box, enter your 12 digit PICME Number or application id that you received at the time of registration.
- Lastly click the submit option and now your status will be displayed on the screen.
Mobile Number Authentication And Acknowledgement :To view the submitted application, you can easily access it through your mobile number. Enter your registered mobile number at the section of “Mobile No Acknowledgement” which is seen at the PICME Registration portal. If you want to authenticate your mobile number at PICME then you can select the “Mobile No Authentication” section. Enter your RCH number as well your mobile number. Click on the Generate OTP option after entering your details and enter the given OTP which you received on your mobile number in the section.
Key Points Of PICME
- Benefits under PICME are only available for the women present in the Tamil Nadu state for which one must be a citizen of the same state.
- After acquiring the PICME number, you need to keep it quite safe to avail the future benefits under registration. Foremost important thing is you will get your RCH ID only after entering this number. And after that you would be able to access the benefits. You have to show this ID to healthcare professionals and nurses for required medical care and treatment and also for other things like a birth certificate of your child.
- For registration, you might not require any documents but for maternity benefits, you need to provide required documents.
- If you face any kind of difficulty while registering, login or any other issues, you can reach the PICME helpline in a few simple ways.
- Either give a call on their toll free number 102 and elaborate your difficulty or you can write an email at picmehelpdesk@gmail.com
Conclusion
Hopefully you would be clear about the PICME Number and the importance it holds. We started out by explaining what PICME Number is, further adding its benefits and easy access to your mobile phone. We have also explained a few key points that could help you with the same. We expect now you would be much more clear about this progressive initiative taken by the Tamil Nadu Government and would support it. Apart from this, for information related to legal services, visit our official website vakilsearch where we provide various professional services and quick support within 24 hours.
