Haryana Government has submitted Rs 810-crore programme implementation plan (PIP) to the Union Government for launching key vertical programmes which include mental health and healthcare of the elderly persons in the State.
Haryana Health Minister, Rao Narender Singh said that out of the total amount, a sum of Rs 188 crore has been proposed for such new vertical programmes as National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPCHE), National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), National Oral Health Programme (NOHP), National Programme for prevention and control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease and Stroke (NPCDCS).
The Minister said that under the PIP, the other initiatives proposed include construction of four Maternal and Child Health Wings at Sirsa, Narnaul, Jhajjar and Ambala; Preconception Care Package; Infant Young Child Feeding counselling centres; Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) room; establishment of new Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC); Diarrhoea Training and Treatment Units (DTTU); Strengthening of Peer learning and Skill Demonstrations Sites (PlSDS) in seven High Priority Districts and Newborn Screening lab. He said that 16 DEICCs had been constructed in the State; equipment for 21 DEICCs have been procured.