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In this short audio clip you can listen to a glimpse of Narendra Modi’s recent address in a public meeting at Ahmedabad where he talked in detail about his concept of declaring year 2008 as healthy child year in Gujarat.

About Nirogi Balak Varsh:
Healthy Child Year(Nirogi Balak Abhiyan) was inaugurated in April this year.

“Every child a healthy child and developing to his or her full potential is my dream. Today, Gujarat ranks on the top in terms of economic development. I would, also like to see Gujarat on the top in social development as well. Therefore, immediately after the elections, and to meet the national as well as internationally accepted Millennium Development Goals, the first thing I have decided is to declare 2008-2009 as the Year of Healthy Child. It is a strategy of people’s mass movement to address the basic needs of children by all sections of the society.” Narendra Modi had said when inaugurating Nirogi Bal Varsh in April.

Nirogi Balak Year goals:

# Safe motherhood and healthy newborns
# Promote gender equity and prevent female foeticide
# Quality nutrition and growth through effective implementation of Mamta Abhiyan
# Effective implementation of IMNCI to reduce neonatal/infant mortality
# Ensure universal reach and delivery of quality health services
# Care and mainstreaming of physically and mentally challenged children
# Child Protection: No child is involved in hazardous labor and no child marriages
# Healthy environment: Safe water and sanitation for every household
# Care of migrant children in the urban areas by provision of Mamta Divas services through mobile teams
# Elementary Education and Life Skills Education for all children
# Launching of a Government Child Health and Nutrition Institute, attached to a Medical College to conduct research related to child health
# Promote community participation through awareness campaign
# “Nirogi Bal Varsh” award and the “Nirogi Bal Gram Puraskar”