Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any scheme/ proposal under which the students belonging to BPL category studying in Corporation and Panchayati institutions can be provided health check up facilities twice a year; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): Under National Health Mission, the Government of India is implementing Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), for screening of children from 0-18 years of age for 4 D”s i.e. defects, Deficiencies, specific diseases and development delays.
Under this programme children enrolled in Government and Government aided schools from class 1st to class 12th are screened once a year through dedicated mobile teams placed in various blocks of the country and children in the age group 0 – 6 years are screened twice a year. Children identified with these conditions are provided free treatment including surgery under National Health Mission.
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