India, Dec. 24 -- Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said the institutional delivery rate in the country has increased to 89 per cent, which led to a significant reduction in the maternal mortality rate during childbirth. He said the Narendra Modi Government is striving, through its healthcare services, to ensure that citizens do not fall ill in the first place, and added that for this purpose, measures have been taken to prevent diseases.

Addressing a function after laying the foundation stone for a medical college in Dhar district, around 65 kms from Indore, on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, Nadda also said that 11 years ago, India was considered one of the 'fragile five' economies, but has now become the world's four...