More than four lakh children have been benefited in last four years, under Mukhyamantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana run by State Government's Women and Child Development Department in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
It is noteworthy that Mukhyamantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana was started in the State in year 2009 with the objective to provide health check-up and medical counseling facility to children suffering from severe malnutrition and other crisis.
Women and Child Development Department officials informed that from financial year 2012-13 to December 2015, total 4.01 lakh children have availed the health services.
This includes, 1.25 lakh beneficiary children in fiscal year 2012-13, 62,054 children in year 2013-14, 1.26 lakh children availed health services in year 2014-15 and nearly 87,396 children have availed the health services under the scheme in year 2015-16.
Under this scheme, two-day Sandarbh Diwas is organized in each development block. They told that there is a provision of Rs 300 for health check-up in private medical institutions.
Medicines costing upto Rs 500 is provided to each beneficiary child of the scheme but as per the requirement and after consultation with medical officer, medicines costing more than this amount may also be provided.