Steps taken by the Government for Maternal and Child health of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) population    

Steps taken by the Government for Maternal and Child health of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) population    

Under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Government of India implements programs for all pregnant women and children to improve maternal and child health outcomes, including Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) population across all States and Union Territories (UTs).

The programs implemented for pregnant women and children are as follows:

Extended PMSMA strategy ensures quality antenatal care (ANC) to pregnant women, especially to high-risk pregnant (HRP) women, and individual HRP tracking until a safe delivery is achieved through financial incentivization for the identified high-risk pregnant women and accompanying Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for extra 3 visits over and above the PMSMA visit.

Further, under NHM, tribal areas have following relaxed norms addressing the need-based intervention in terms of healthcare infrastructure and human resources:

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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