Haryana 1st to launch injectable contraceptive

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched Project Salamati on Monday, making it the first state to implement the use of injectable contraceptives as a family planning measure.
•    The facility would be available free of cost at all primary health centres, community health centres, sub divisional and district hospitals.
•    Project Salamati is being implemented by Haryana health department, in association with Pathfinder International - a non-profit that deals with family planning and reproductive health.
•    The project was initially implemented in nine health blocks of four districts of the state. 
•    These included four health blocks in Palwal, three in Mewat, Kurali block in Faridabad and Khor block in Rewari.
•    This facility would be available at all primary health centres, community health centres, sub-divisional and district hospitals for free of cost.
•    An outlay of Rs 3,916.94 crore has been earmarked for health and family welfare in the year 2016-17 as compared to Rs 2,857.28 crore in the year 2015-16, thus showing an increase of 37.1 per cent.