TULSIPUR: The maternity allowance initiated by Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City of Dang has increased the number of child delivery at health facilities. According to Dr Gokarna Dahal, in-charge of Tulsipur sub-metropolis health section, maternity allowance is provided to the expected mothers who complete routine health check-up process at health facility since pregnancy as per the standards set by the sub-metropolis.
Presently, the public health institution is providing Rs 1,800 and the sub-metropolis Rs 3,200 to those who go through the due process of health examination since pregnancy to delivery. The number of expected mothers delivering children at health facilities is increasing in all 19 wards of Tulsipur sub-metropolis.
The trend is on the rise due to increasing awareness of child delivery and migration frequencies, Dahal shared. As many as 3,179 women had delivered children at health facilities in Tulsipur sub-metropolis in the fiscal year 2075-76. However, it was 2,221 in the fiscal year 2074-75.
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