Haryana has become the leading State in terms of carrying out Aadhaar registration of newborns by covering 70 per cent of the babies in the State thus surpassing the national average of 22 per cent.
The Aadhaar registration of newborns has helped in keeping track of medical services provided to the children, said Haryana Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi on Monday.
The Chief Secretary was speaking at a function after flagging off 67 Patient Transport Ambulances, which would be deployed in different districts of the State.
He said that the State Government spends Rs 400 crore every year under the National Health Mission to provide excellent medical services to the people of the state. This included free Ambulance service for pregnant women, newborns and victims of road accidents.
As many as 28 lakh patients have so far utilised ambulance service since it was started.
About 1,100 patients use ambulances every day, with four lakh to five lakh patients using this service every year. These Ambulances reach patients within 15 minutes of their request being received on the emergency number 102, he added.