Auxiliary Nurse Midwives are the frontline of India's public health system — the first trained health worker a rural or semi-urban family meets at a Sub-Centre or Primary Health Centre (PHC). ANMs hold a 2-year INC-recognised diploma after Class 10 or 12 from a State Nursing School (government or INC-approved private), registered with the respective State Nursing Council. Their mandate spans antenatal care, safe delivery support, child immunisation under the Universal Immunisation Programme, family planning counselling, and supervision of ASHA workers across a village cluster. The NHM (National Health Mission) employs the largest number of ANMs on contractual postings (₹22-25k/month gross) while state governments fill permanent cadres at PHCs and Sub-Centres at ₹26-35k. Ambitious ANMs bridge up to GNM (3 years) or Post-Basic B.Sc Nursing within the first 3-5 years to unlock hospital nursing and district-programme management paths.
Auxiliary Nurse Midwives are the frontline of India's public health system — the first trained health worker a rural or semi-urban family meets at a Sub-Centre or Primary Health Centre (PHC). ANMs hold a 2-year INC-recognised diploma after Class 10 or 12 from a State Nursing School (government or INC-approved private), registered with the respective State Nursing Council. Their mandate spans antenatal care, safe delivery support, child immunisation under the Universal Immunisation Programme, family planning counselling, and supervision of ASHA workers across a village cluster. The NHM (National Health Mission) employs the largest number of ANMs on contractual postings (₹22-25k/month gross) while state governments fill permanent cadres at PHCs and Sub-Centres at ₹26-35k. Ambitious ANMs bridge up to GNM (3 years) or Post-Basic B.Sc Nursing within the first 3-5 years to unlock hospital nursing and district-programme management paths.
A Sub-Centre ANM starts at 7:30 AM by opening the facility, checking the ILR cold-chain temperature (must hold 2-8°C), and reconciling the day's immunisation beneficiary list on the ANMOL app. The morning block is antenatal checkups — BP, weight gain, fundal height, foetal heart sounds, urine dipstick, and IFA/calcium dispensing for 4-8 pregnant women, with every detail entered into the MCH register and synced to the RCH portal. On session days, the ASHA worker arrives with a group of infants and mothers; the ANM runs the UIP immunisation round — BCG, OPV, DPT/Penta, MR — verifying each dose on the beneficiary card and portal. After lunch, a coordination meeting with the ASHA worker covers JSY payment claims, ANC new registrations, and any outbreak alert from the PHC. The afternoon is home visits: a day-3 newborn weight check, a SAM child follow-up, and a postpartum PNC visit — often across villages 2-5 km apart on a two-wheeler. Back at the Sub-Centre by 4 PM for OPD walk-ins and family planning services (copper-T counselling, OCP dispensing). The day closes with HMIS data entry — NIKSHAY TB referrals, weekly Sub-Centre report formats, and stock reconciliation. The work is physically demanding and documentation-heavy, but the direct impact — a fully immunised infant, a high-risk pregnancy referred in time, an ASHA worker who understands HBNC — is visible and immediate.
| City | Range |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | ₹2.6L - ₹4.5L |
| Rajasthan | ₹2.6L - ₹4.2L |
| Bihar | ₹2.4L - ₹3.6L |
| Maharashtra | ₹3L - ₹5.5L |
| Tamil Nadu | ₹3L - ₹5L |
| Kerala | ₹3.2L - ₹6L |
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Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.
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