Mukhyamantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana : Malnourished children are being provided free health check-up, medicines and consultation facility from pediatricians

TNINS 

Mukhyamantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana is being conducted with an aim to reduce the rate of malnutrition in the state by providing nourishment and required facilities to the malnourished children. Under this scheme, about 1 lakh 46 thousand children have been brought out of the cycle of malnutrition in the year 22-23.

Through Mukhyamantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana, severely malnourished children are provided medical check-up facilities, medicines prescribed by doctors and consultation with pediatricians as per requirement. This facility is provided in every development block by marking 2 days in a month as reference days. Infections in children are identified through medical examination. Health checkup facility of worth up to a maximum of Rs 300 is provided in private medical institutes.

Under the scheme, medicines of up to a maximum of Rs 500 per beneficiary are provided in a year and if necessary, medicines worth more than this amount are also provided after consultation with the medical officer concerned. There is a provision of an honorarium of Rs 1000 and travel expenses up to Rs 500 as a mark of respect for the services of private pediatricians. Moreover, funds are also provided to Anganbadi workers to meet the expense of commute for health checkup of malnourished children.