Ministry/Department: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Objective: to provide better health facilities for pregnant women and sick neonates and eliminating “out-of-pocket” expenses.
Scheme:
- Under this scheme, pregnant women are entitled for free drugs and consumables, free diagnostics, free blood whenever required, and free diet up to 3 days for normal delivery and 7 days for C-section
- This initiative also provides for free transport from home to institution, between facilities in case of a referral and drop back home
- Similar entitlements have been put in place for all sick new borns accessing public health institutions for treatment till 30 days after birth
Factual Information :
- Launched in 2011