Khilkhilat | |
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Gujarati: ખિલખિલાટ | |
Commercial? | No |
Country | India |
Launched | 2012 Gujarat |
Khilkhilat ( lit. 'giggles') [1] is the name given to a special kind of ambulance in the state of Gujarat in India. Khilkhilat ambulances are specially designed to drop the mother and the newborn child at their home free of cost. [2]
Khilkjilat ambulance service was started in Gujarat in September 2012 by the state's then Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The project was launched in collaboration with GVK EMRI, a non-profit organisation. During the launch 20 ambulance vans were prepared to provide service and more ambulances were added gradually. [3] In 2012, initially, the project budget was ₹2 billion (US$24 million). [1]
Khilkhilat ambulances are pink in color, with cartoons over its body, and funny horn that sounds like a laughing child's voice. It does not a have siren as in common ambulances. [4] [5] This ambulance also provides nutrition kit for the newly born and it also includes list of vaccines to be given at specific times and information about nearby government hospitals. [2] Khilkhilat ambulance is fitted with cushions and LCD screen giving information to the mother and her relatives about childcare. [2]
Khilkhilat inspired launching of similar projects in other Indian states. In 2015 Maharashtra health department announced to launch Vatsalaya with a similar task to provide free transport to newly born children and their mothers. [6]
Khilkhilat | |
---|---|
Gujarati: ખિલખિલાટ | |
Commercial? | No |
Country | India |
Launched | 2012 Gujarat |
Khilkhilat ( lit. 'giggles') [1] is the name given to a special kind of ambulance in the state of Gujarat in India. Khilkhilat ambulances are specially designed to drop the mother and the newborn child at their home free of cost. [2]
Khilkjilat ambulance service was started in Gujarat in September 2012 by the state's then Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The project was launched in collaboration with GVK EMRI, a non-profit organisation. During the launch 20 ambulance vans were prepared to provide service and more ambulances were added gradually. [3] In 2012, initially, the project budget was ₹2 billion (US$24 million). [1]
Khilkhilat ambulances are pink in color, with cartoons over its body, and funny horn that sounds like a laughing child's voice. It does not a have siren as in common ambulances. [4] [5] This ambulance also provides nutrition kit for the newly born and it also includes list of vaccines to be given at specific times and information about nearby government hospitals. [2] Khilkhilat ambulance is fitted with cushions and LCD screen giving information to the mother and her relatives about childcare. [2]
Khilkhilat inspired launching of similar projects in other Indian states. In 2015 Maharashtra health department announced to launch Vatsalaya with a similar task to provide free transport to newly born children and their mothers. [6]