Student Health Card Scheme in J&K
The Lt Governor G C Murmu launched the Student Health Card Scheme in J&K to ensure regular heath check-up of the students.
Student Health Card Scheme
The Student Health Card Scheme was launched by the Lt Governor G C Murmu on 5th March 2020 to ensure the health of the school going children in the UT. The scheme provides for regular health check-up of the students. Regular health check-up facilities will be established at school-level and measures are to be taken to create awareness about its benefits to the parents.
Midday Meal Scheme
Midday Meal Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 1995 and is implemented under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. It provides for hot cooked meals for children (of classes I to VIII) free of cost on all days except school holidays. The Student Health Card Scheme is to compliment the Midday Meal Scheme in J&K.
National Health Mission
The National Health Mission was launched in 2013 and implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Its four components are:
- National Rural Health Mission
- National Urban Health Mission
- Tertiary Care Programmes
- Human Resources for Health and Medical Education
