Critical illness of children, studying in Government schools, will now be covered under School Health Programme (SHP) being implemented in the State.
Principal Secretary, Health Ali R Rizvi said the cost incurred for investigation and treatment of critical illness or rehabilitation of any disability would be booked under the SHP. Rizvi said all the children upto standard Class 12 of Government schools other than children of serving or retired State/Centre Government employees or employees of the State/Central PSUs would be covered under the programme.
Principal Secretary said 8 categories of defects at birth, 13 diseases of childhood, six deficiencies and eleven development delays and disabilities would be covered under the programme. He said entire cost of treatment would be met, if the treatment was done in Indira Gandhi Medical Collage, Shimla or at Dr Rajindera Prasad Medical College, Tanda.