Deadline: 06-Jul-2026
The SBI Foundation has invited proposals from eligible non-profit organisations to implement SBIF Maatrichhaya, an initiative focused on improving maternal and neonatal healthcare infrastructure in Primary Health Centres and Community Health Centres across selected Indian states. The project will support labour room strengthening, medical equipment procurement, staff training, facility-level need assessments, monitoring, documentation, and impact assessment.
The project will be implemented in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam. Selected implementing agencies will receive grant support of INR 1.5 crore to INR 2 crore for a 30-month project period, subject to need assessment, satisfactory performance, reporting, and compliance with SBI Foundation grant conditions.
What is SBIF Maatrichhaya?
SBIF Maatrichhaya is an SBI Foundation initiative focused on strengthening maternal and neonatal healthcare services in India.
The project aims to improve infrastructure and service readiness in Primary Health Centres and Community Health Centres.
It focuses especially on labour room development, medical equipment support, healthcare staff training, and stronger systems for safe delivery and newborn care.
Main Purpose of the Project
The main purpose of SBIF Maatrichhaya is to improve maternal and neonatal healthcare outcomes by strengthening public health facilities.
The project supports infrastructure improvement in PHCs and CHCs so that they can provide safer, better-equipped, and more reliable delivery services.
It also aims to build the capacity of medical and para-medical staff through training, sensitisation, monitoring, and operational support.
Thematic Area
The thematic area of the project is maternal and neonatal healthcare.
This includes healthcare services related to pregnancy, childbirth, labour room care, newborn care, and early postnatal support.
The initiative is designed to strengthen healthcare delivery systems at the facility level.
Focus Areas and Priorities
The project focuses on improving maternal and newborn health infrastructure and service quality.
Key focus areas include:
- Need assessment of PHCs and CHCs
- Labour room infrastructure development
- Compliance with LaQshya guidelines
- Standardisation of labour rooms at delivery points
- Procurement of medical equipment
- Branding of medical equipment
- Training of medical staff
- Training of para-medical staff
- Sensitisation of healthcare workers
- Labour room maintenance
- Impact assessment
- Process documentation
- Monitoring and reporting
- Strengthening healthcare delivery systems
- Improving maternal healthcare services
- Improving neonatal healthcare services
Key Concepts Explained
Maternal Healthcare
Maternal healthcare refers to healthcare services provided to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period.
It includes antenatal care, safe delivery, emergency support, skilled birth attendance, and postpartum care.
Neonatal Healthcare
Neonatal healthcare refers to care provided to newborn babies, especially during the first 28 days of life.
Strong neonatal care helps reduce risks linked to birth complications, infections, low birth weight, and early newborn health challenges.
Primary Health Centres
Primary Health Centres, or PHCs, are frontline public health facilities that provide basic healthcare services in rural and semi-rural areas.
Under this project, PHCs may be supported to improve labour room readiness and maternal-newborn care services.
Community Health Centres
Community Health Centres, or CHCs, provide higher-level healthcare services than PHCs and often serve as referral facilities.
The project supports CHCs where labour room infrastructure and delivery-related services can be strengthened.
LaQshya Guidelines
LaQshya is a quality improvement initiative focused on improving care during labour and childbirth.
Under SBIF Maatrichhaya, labour room infrastructure development should align with LaQshya guidelines and standards for delivery points.
Project Locations
SBIF Maatrichhaya will support healthcare facilities in selected Indian states.
The target states include:
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Odisha
- Madhya Pradesh
- Assam
Applicants should demonstrate experience in the proposed state and understand the local public health context.
Funding Amount
The project budget range is between INR 1.5 crore and INR 2 crore.
The final budget will be determined after a detailed need assessment of selected PHCs and CHCs.
The proposed manpower structure should be maintained while finalising the budget.
Project Duration
The project duration is 30 months.
Applicants should prepare implementation plans that cover need assessment, approvals, recruitment, infrastructure development, equipment procurement, training, maintenance, monitoring, reporting, documentation, and impact assessment across the full project period.
Who is Eligible?
Eligible applicants must be registered non-profit organisations in India.
Eligible implementing agencies may include:
- Trusts
- Societies
- Section 8 companies
- Other eligible non-profit entities established under applicable Indian laws
Applicants must have relevant experience in maternal and neonatal healthcare projects.
They must also have at least three years of experience in the proposed state and thematic area.
Eligible Facility Requirements
The proposed PHCs and CHCs should ideally have basic readiness for infrastructure improvement and service strengthening.
Preferred facility conditions include:
- Adequate space for infrastructure improvement
- Functional electricity supply
- Functional water supply
- Availability of medical officers
- Availability of nursing staff
- Regular delivery services
- Referral linkages with higher healthcare facilities
- Support from state health authorities
- Support from district health authorities
These conditions help ensure that infrastructure investments can lead to practical improvements in maternal and neonatal care.
What the Selected Partners Will Do
Selected implementing partners will manage and implement the SBIF Maatrichhaya project in approved PHCs and CHCs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting facility-level need assessments
- Obtaining required approvals
- Recruiting project teams
- Orienting project teams
- Setting up project operations
- Upgrading labour rooms
- Procuring medical equipment
- Branding medical equipment
- Training medical and para-medical staff
- Maintaining labour room infrastructure
- Conducting impact assessments
- Preparing process documentation
- Submitting periodic reports
- Ensuring monitoring and compliance
Labour Room Infrastructure Support
A major component of the project is labour room strengthening.
This may include improving infrastructure, equipment, layout, safety, hygiene, and service readiness in labour rooms.
The improvements should follow LaQshya guidelines and Standardization of Labour Rooms at Delivery Points guidelines.
The goal is to create safer and better-equipped delivery spaces for mothers and newborns.
Medical Equipment Support
The project includes procurement and branding of medical equipment.
Equipment should be selected based on facility-level need assessments.
Applicants should ensure that equipment is relevant to maternal and neonatal healthcare services, properly installed, maintained, and used by trained staff.
Training and Capacity Building
The project includes training and sensitisation of medical and para-medical staff.
Training may focus on:
- Labour room service quality
- Maternal healthcare protocols
- Neonatal healthcare practices
- Equipment use
- Infection prevention
- Safe delivery practices
- Emergency preparedness
- Patient-centred care
- Reporting and documentation
Capacity building should support long-term improvements in service delivery.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation
Selected agencies must maintain strong monitoring and reporting systems.
Reporting requirements may include:
- Activity progress reports
- Financial reports
- Infrastructure completion updates
- Training reports
- Equipment procurement records
- Facility improvement documentation
- Impact assessment findings
- Process documentation
- Compliance reports
Grant disbursement will depend on satisfactory performance, submission of required reports, and compliance with the grant agreement.
Grant Disbursement
Selected agencies will receive grants on a quarterly or half-yearly basis.
Disbursement will depend on:
- Satisfactory project performance
- Submission of activity reports
- Submission of financial reports
- Compliance with grant terms and conditions
- Approval by SBI Foundation
Applicants should plan cash flow carefully according to this disbursement structure.
How the Project Works
The project begins with facility-level need assessments in selected PHCs and CHCs.
After the needs are identified, implementing partners obtain approvals, recruit teams, and set up project operations.
Labour rooms are then upgraded, medical equipment is procured, and staff training is conducted.
The project continues with maintenance, monitoring, reporting, process documentation, and impact assessment.
The aim is to create measurable improvements in maternal and neonatal healthcare infrastructure and service delivery.
How to Apply
Eligible NGOs and NPOs should prepare proposals that demonstrate strong alignment with SBIF Maatrichhaya objectives.
The proposal should explain the organisation’s experience in maternal and neonatal healthcare, the proposed implementation approach, the target geography, expected outcomes, risk management plan, monitoring systems, and budget justification.
Applicants should also describe how they will coordinate with state and district health authorities and ensure sustainability after the project period.
Suggested Application Steps
- Confirm that the organisation is a registered non-profit entity in India.
- Confirm that the organisation has at least three years of experience in the proposed state and thematic area.
- Select the proposed state from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, or Assam.
- Identify potential PHCs and CHCs that meet basic readiness conditions.
- Prepare a facility-level need assessment approach.
- Develop an implementation plan for labour room infrastructure strengthening.
- Include a procurement plan for medical equipment.
- Prepare a training and sensitisation plan for healthcare staff.
- Include a maintenance plan for labour rooms and equipment.
- Develop a monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and documentation framework.
- Prepare a sustainability plan for continued use of improved infrastructure.
- Prepare a budget between INR 1.5 crore and INR 2 crore.
- Submit the proposal through the official SBI Foundation process.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated based on the strength and relevance of the proposed project.
Key evaluation factors include:
- Alignment with SBIF Maatrichhaya objectives
- Quality of implementation approach
- Innovation in project design
- Risk management strategy
- Monitoring and evaluation systems
- Sustainability plan
- Budget justification
- Organisational experience
- Experience in maternal and neonatal healthcare
- Ability to improve healthcare outcomes
- Capacity to work with PHCs, CHCs, and health authorities
Why It Matters
Maternal and neonatal healthcare is critical for reducing preventable deaths and improving health outcomes for mothers and newborns.
Many public health facilities require stronger labour room infrastructure, better equipment, trained staff, and reliable service systems.
SBIF Maatrichhaya matters because it supports practical improvements at PHCs and CHCs where many women and newborns access essential healthcare services.
By strengthening infrastructure and staff capacity, the project can contribute to safer deliveries, better newborn care, and stronger public health systems.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Applicants should avoid submitting proposals without clear maternal and neonatal healthcare experience.
Organisations should not apply if they lack at least three years of experience in the proposed state and thematic area.
Proposals should not include vague facility selection plans.
Applicants should avoid budgets that are not linked to actual PHC and CHC needs.
Applications should not ignore LaQshya guidelines or labour room standardisation requirements.
Proposals should not treat equipment procurement as the only intervention without including training, maintenance, monitoring, and sustainability.
Applicants should also avoid weak reporting systems, unclear staffing plans, or poor coordination with government health authorities.
Tips for Strong Proposals
A strong proposal should clearly explain how the project will improve maternal and neonatal healthcare services.
Applicants should show deep understanding of PHC and CHC infrastructure gaps.
The proposal should include a practical plan for need assessment, infrastructure development, equipment procurement, staff training, and maintenance.
Applicants should demonstrate experience working with public health systems and district-level health authorities.
The budget should be realistic and justified by facility needs.
The monitoring system should include clear indicators, reporting formats, outcome tracking, and impact assessment methods.
The sustainability plan should explain how improved labour rooms, equipment, and trained staff will continue benefiting communities after the grant period.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is SBIF Maatrichhaya?
SBIF Maatrichhaya is an SBI Foundation initiative that supports maternal and neonatal healthcare infrastructure strengthening in PHCs and CHCs across selected Indian states.
2. Who can apply?
Registered non-profit organisations such as trusts, societies, Section 8 companies, and other eligible non-profit entities established under Indian law can apply.
3. Which states are covered under the project?
The project will support healthcare facilities in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam.
4. What is the project budget?
The project budget range is INR 1.5 crore to INR 2 crore.
5. What is the project duration?
The project duration is 30 months.
6. What experience is required?
Applicants must have experience in maternal and neonatal healthcare projects and at least three years of experience in the proposed state and thematic area.
7. What activities will selected partners implement?
Selected partners will conduct need assessments, obtain approvals, recruit teams, upgrade labour rooms, procure medical equipment, train healthcare staff, maintain infrastructure, conduct impact assessments, document processes, and submit periodic reports.
Conclusion
SBIF Maatrichhaya is a major opportunity for eligible non-profit organisations to strengthen maternal and neonatal healthcare infrastructure in selected Indian states.
With grant support of INR 1.5 crore to INR 2 crore over 30 months, the project focuses on labour room improvement, equipment support, healthcare staff training, facility maintenance, monitoring, and impact assessment.
Applicants should submit proposals that are practical, evidence-based, aligned with LaQshya guidelines, supported by strong implementation experience, and capable of improving maternal and neonatal healthcare outcomes in PHCs and CHCs.
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