Nadda opens 10th National Summit on health best practices in Haryana; RBSK 2.0 guidelines released
Health Minister J.P. Nadda on 30 April 2026 inaugurated the 10th National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity: Best Practices Shaping India's Health Future, hosted by Haryana, where RBSK 2.0 guidelines and a guidance document on diabetes in children were released.
Summary
The 10th National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity: Best Practices Shaping India's Health Future was inaugurated by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on 30 April 2026 in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, with the Government of Haryana hosting the summit. Nadda said over 1.85 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs serve as the first point of contact for healthcare, over 50,000 of them are NQAS-certified, and institutional deliveries have risen from 79% to 89%. At the summit the ministry released the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 guidelines, which broaden the 4Ds approach (Defects at Birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Developmental Delays) to cover non-communicable diseases, mental health and behavioural concerns for children from birth to 18 years, and add digital health cards. A guidance document on diabetes mellitus in children, providing universal screening and free lifelong insulin at public facilities, was also released.
Key facts
- Summit
- 10th National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity (NHM best practices)
- Inaugurated
- 30 April 2026 by J.P. Nadda; host state Haryana (CM Nayab Singh Saini)
- RBSK 2.0
- 4Ds broadened to NCDs, mental health, behavioural concerns; birth–18 years
- RBSK 2.0 digital
- Digital health cards, real-time data, referral tracking
- Childhood diabetes guidance
- Universal screening 0–18; free lifelong insulin, glucometers
- Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
- 1.85 lakh+; 50,000+ NQAS-certified
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which state hosted the 10th National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity: Best Practices Shaping India's Health Future, inaugurated on 30 April 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Haryana
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda thanked the Government of Haryana for hosting the summit, inaugurated in the presence of CM Nayab Singh Saini.
The '4Ds' approach of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), broadened under RBSK 2.0, refers to which of the following?
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Correct answer: A — Defects at Birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Developmental Delays
The 4Ds are Defects at Birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Developmental Delays; RBSK 2.0 adds NCDs, mental health and behavioural concerns.
Consider the following statements about guidelines released at the 10th National Summit on health best practices: 1. RBSK 2.0 covers children from birth to 18 years and introduces digital health cards. 2. The guidance on diabetes mellitus in children provides free lifelong insulin therapy at public health facilities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Health Ministry's releases on RBSK 2.0 and the childhood diabetes guidance document.