Nearly 7,000 children studying in 21 model residential schools (MRS) under the Scheduled Tribe Development department in Kerala are set to receive health cards. Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes K. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the distribution of the health cards at a function at the Assembly on Wednesday.
The State has seen limited success in addressing problems related to health care and malnutrition among tribespeople, particularly children. Now, the health cards will record the health and nutrition status of students in MRS and track their growth and development in a scientific manner.