Jaipur, April 9 -- Rajasthan's institutional delivery rate has climbed to 94.9%, exceeding the national average of 88.6% and signalling major gains in maternal and child healthcare, health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said. The minister attributed the progress to sustained investments in healthcare infrastructure, human resources, and technological interventions, strengthening service delivery from grassroots to tertiary levels. Rajasthan has also seen immunisation coverage rise sharply. National Family Health Survey data show full immunisation increasing from 21.1% in 1992-93 to 80.4% in 2020-21, and to 91.8% in 2024-25. Principal secretary, medical and health, Gayatri Rathore said the government has launched large-scale efforts to bolster healthcare infrastructure. It is developing 186 new medical institutions at a cost of Rs.10,540 crore, while adding 6,400 hospital beds in the past two years. The state has expanded its network with six primary health centres (PHCs), 84 community health centres (CHCs), 61 sub-district hospitals, 14 district hospitals, and 18 satellite hospitals. Diagnostic services have grown through 42 model labs, 135 hub labs, and 1,333 spoke labs, enabling faster, more accessible testing. To enhance patient facilities, the government has approved Atal Arogya Food Courts in all medical college-associated hospitals at a cost of Rs.100 crore, plus modern rest houses worth Rs.500 crore in major medical colleges in Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota, and Jodhpur. It has also allocated Rs.300 crore for fire safety and other security measures in hospitals. On human resources, more than 35,000 recruitments have occurred in the past two years, with over 14,000 posts under process-ensuring better staffing in urban, tribal, and border areas. Filling specialist posts has made most trauma centres and first referral units operational. Seven new medical colleges were opened in the last two years, providing 1,700 additional MBBS seats. The government's commitment shows in rising health budgets: Rs.27,713 crore in 2024-25, Rs.31,880 crore in 2025-26, and Rs.32,531 crore in 2026-27. Officials noted that digital health services are expanding for online access to patient records, boosting transparency and efficiency. Welfare schemes like the Chief Minister Ayushman Arogya Yojana have aided over 3.7 million beneficiaries with free treatment in the past two years, including robotic surgeries....