To meet the growing demand for institutional deliveries, the government has enhanced the bed capacity of public health facilities exclusively for mother and child care by a whopping 20,000 beds.
To be implemented under the Reproductive and Child Health scheme, the increase in the bed numbers will benefit 10 States that have bad health indicators but a heavy patient load for institutional deliveries. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has set a target of two to two-and-half years for the additional infrastructure to become functional.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/20000-more-beds-maternal-child-health-care
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/family-planning
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health