Govt. of Maharashtra started Family Welfare Programme during 1957. It is implemented as per guidelines given by Govt. of India. It is 100% Centrally sponsored programme. It was target oriented programme till 1995-96. From the year 1996-97, the Target Free Approach was implemented as per guidelines given by Govt. of India.
The State is implementing Reproductive & Child Health Programme- Phase II. The period of RCH Phase II is 2005-06 to 2009-10. The programme has set the following goals to be achieved by 2007 & 2010.

Important goals identified ro RCH II by the state are as below:

Govt. of India has approved the State Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) of RCH-II for Rs.660 crores (for next 5 years) and sanctioned Rs.115 crores per year for next two years. The activity wise budget allocation is shown as below:

(a) Technical strategies & activities - 46%
(b) Urban RCH - 16%
(c) Institutional strengthening - 14%
(d) Trainings - 7%
(e) Behavioural change communication - 8%
(f) Programme Management - 9%

Main outcomes
- Improved quality and outreach RCH services
- Improved organizational culture, structure and management of department

Priority key areas

.Safe abortion services including MVA technique and medical abortion by RU 486
· BCC including IEC, counseling, family & community participation
· Male participation
· Development of strong referral system for EmOC and EmPC
· 40 plus care including screening code for CaCx
· Strengthening of infrastructure
· Ensuring availability of skill mix at CHC/FRU
· Sensitizing health staff on humane approach and orienting on gender and equity issues
· Improving skill based trainings by hand holding and providing competency based trainings
· Refining the management systems especially for drugs and equipment procurement and distribution and financial monitoring
· Broad basing the monitoring and evaluation
· Building community participation