Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra

30 October 2026, Hazaribag: Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK), with support from SBI Foundation, organized 136 Mobile OPD Camps across 60 villages in Godda, Chatra and Pakur districts during September 2026 under the SBI Sanjeevani Clinic on Wheels Programme. Each district covered 20 villages through dedicated Mobile Medical Units equipped with advanced diagnostic instruments and staffed by a doctor, nurse, lab technician, pharmacist and driver.

The camps provided free medical consultations and medicines to 3,324 patients, including 1,957 new patients and 1,367 follow-up patients. A total of 1,189 beneficiaries also received pathology laboratory services.

District-wise achievements:

  • Godda (Poraiyahat Block): 44 OPD camps were organized, treating 1,113 patients (725 new and 388 follow-up). Pathology tests benefited 442 people. A health awareness camp on hypertension at Bara village reached 65 participants, while a specialized children’s health camp at Bansmuri village provided medical examination and treatment to 77 children.
  • Chatra (Kunda and Lawalong Blocks): 46 OPD camps provided healthcare services to 1,125 patients (654 new and 471 follow-up). Another 514 people benefited from pathology tests. A health awareness camp on viral infections at Kalyanpur village, Lawalong, reached 152 participants. A specialized camp on gastrointestinal diseases at Barwa village, Kunda, provided medical services to 131 beneficiaries.
  • Pakur (Pakuria Block): 46 OPD camps treated 1,086 patients (578 new and 508 follow-up), while 233 people benefited from pathology tests. An awareness camp on blood pressure at Bara Singhpur village reached 96 participants. A specialized children’s health camp at Mohulpahari village provided medical examination and treatment to 160 children.

The patients visiting these camps commonly reported health problems such as weakness, skin infections, hypertension, cough and cold, fever, body pain, headaches, eye and ear complaints, gastric disorders, diabetes, joint pain and other ailments.

Overall, three health awareness camps reached 313 participants, while three specialized health camps provided medical examination and treatment to 368 beneficiaries.

Through these doorstep healthcare services, NBJK, with support from SBI Foundation, is strengthening access to primary healthcare, diagnostic facilities, preventive health awareness and timely medical attention among rural communities in the three districts.