Mukhyamantri Swasth Bastar Abhiyan Cuts Maternal, Infant Mortality in Sukma

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Mukhyamantri Swasth Bastar Abhiyan, launched by CM Vishnu Deo Sai on 14 April 2026 in Sukma, is showing results
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Institutional deliveries in Sukma rose to 98.6%, up from about 96–97%
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Maternal deaths fell from 11 in the previous year to single digits
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Over 2,000 anaemia cases among pregnant women identified and placed under treatment

●Launched by CM Vishnu Deo Sai on 14 April 2026 in Sukma, Chhattisgarh
●Institutional deliveries in Sukma rose to 98.6%, up from about 96–97%
●Maternal deaths fell from 11 in the previous year to single digits
●Over 2,000 anaemia cases among pregnant women identified for treatment
●Targets remote, Left Wing Extremism-affected districts of the Bastar region

Mukhyamantri Swasth Bastar Abhiyan

Improve healthcare access, especially maternal and child health, in remote and LWE-affected Bastar-region districts

Key: Doorstep health services, early pregnancy registration, high-risk pregnancy monitoring

Sukma is one of Chhattisgarh's most Naxal-affected and geographically difficult districts, where poor road access and security concerns have historically limited healthcare reach. The measurable drop in maternal and infant mortality shows doorstep health delivery can work even in hard-to-reach, conflict-affected areas.

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GS Paper II > Health / Government Schemes

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★Which state scheme improved maternal healthcare in Sukma?
★What was the institutional delivery rate achieved under the Abhiyan?

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Institutional delivery

Childbirth that takes place in a health facility under trained medical supervision, rather than at home

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•Mukhyamantri Swasth Bastar Abhiyan was launched 14 April 2026 by CM Vishnu Deo Sai
•Institutional deliveries in Sukma reached 98.6%

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•Bastar-region schemes are a recurring Chhattisgarh state-GK theme — note the launch date and district separately, as questions often swap them.

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The Mukhyamantri Swasth Bastar Abhiyan, credited with improving maternal healthcare in Sukma, was launched by which Chhattisgarh Chief Minister?

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