Darbhanga, Nov 11: The Bihar government will issue special health cards to infants born in the state at 11:11 am today, a date said to a rare numerological and auspicious occasion.
The state government will also give the newborns gifts, Health Minister Ashwani Chaube told reporters.
The special health card will provide free medical treatment in government hospitals to all infants born during the auspicious moment till they turn 18 years, he said during inspection at Darbhanga Medical College-cum-Hospital (DMCH) where an infant was born at that time.
The girls born during the hour will be given free education by the state government besides financial assistance for their marriage for which a new scheme, called Chief Minister Girl Marriage scheme, will be formulated soon, he added.
