Haryana Government has decided to extend the facility of free diet to sick infants up to the age of one year from one month at present, as well as to his mother, admitted in Government health institutes in the State.
Besides, free and cashless treatment, diagnostics, blood transfusion and referral facilities will also be given to the newborn child, said Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission, Dr Rakesh Gupta, while addressing the state-level orientation workshop held on Tuesday .
“Under the Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojna programme, there is a provision of free medical treatment for sick newborn child up to one month. Now, all such facilities would be given up to one year to sick born child”, he added.