The Delhi government has proposed setting up first-aid facilities in all 1,086 government schools across the capital. The estimated annual expenditure is Rs 48.87 crore. The move is aimed at ensuring that students can receive basic medical care without having to leave school.
Education Minister Ashish Sood said the facilities would help students who suffer minor injuries, feel dizzy or fall ill during school hours. Each school would have a trained health worker, either an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) or a multipurpose health worker, to attend to such cases.
