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HealthWomen & childNational Health Mission, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (implemented in Bihar by State Health Society, Bihar)

Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)

राष्ट्रीय बाल स्वास्थ्य कार्यक्रम

Active

Improve children's quality of life through early identification and free intervention for the 4 Ds — Defects at birth, Diseases, Deficiencies, and Development delays/disability.

Benefit type
free service
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
0–18 years
Highest education
Any

Who can apply

For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
0–18 years
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Eligibility
Children from birth to 18 years: 0-6 years in the community/anganwadi, and children enrolled in government and government-aided schools (classes I-XII). No income test.

Details

Benefit type
free service
Benefit detail
Free screening of children for 30+ health conditions across the 4 Ds, plus free treatment and management including tertiary-level surgeries (e.g. congenital heart disease, cleft lip/palate, club foot, cataract, hearing impairment) and early-intervention services. All services free of cost; delivered via block-level mobile health teams and District Early Intervention Centres.
Target beneficiary
Children (0–18 years)
Launch date

Status evidence

Active

Fetched the NHM RBSK page (nhm.gov.in, level=0 linkid=499 lid=773), which describes RBSK as a current NHM child-health program with active mobile health teams and District Early Intervention Centres providing free screening and treatment. An NHM RBSK directory lists Bihar among implementing states.

Last budget year
Last notification
Last verified
22-06-2026 · 5 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Public — not yet added
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
Public — not yet added
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
RTI needed

Sources