The Haryana government has decided that Ayushman Bharat cards would be issued to all eligible children residing in childcare institutions. During a state-level monitoring committee meeting chaired by chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, several measures were approved to strengthen specialised healthcare, education, vocational training, adoption services, sports activities, legal support, institutional infrastructure and inter-departmental coordination to ensure holistic care, protection and rehabilitation of vulnerable children under Mission Vatsalya, officials said.
Quarterly health check-ups under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram will be conducted in all childcare institutions.
The meeting emphasised strengthening free legal aid for children in conflict with law and improving coordination between the prosecution department and district child protection units to ensure timely legal assistance and better monitoring of POCSO cases across the state.
An official spokesperson said that an integrated childcare complex is being developed in Hisar, comprising an observation home, special home and place of safety with a capacity of 50 children in each unit.