Health, Education and Youth development have been a priority area of the government of Jharkhand. 1,000 days SAAMAR initiative for eradication of anaemia & malnutrition is one such example of that. Given this, the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren has started a special training programme on health & hygiene management, with the name Apni Suraksha Apne Haath, for the students of government schools, government-aided schools. With this initiative, the government aims to educate students studying in schools to understand the benefit of sanitation & hygiene management for leading a healthy lifestyle.

With the direction from chief minister Hemant Soren the school Education & Literacy department in coordination with the Health education & family welfare department is jointly running this programme across 14,500 schools.

In Jharkhand, a substantial part of the Population resides in rural areas with basic minimum amenities. Awareness related to health and sanitation can bring a major difference in the lifestyle of the people of Jharkhand while creating a healthy & clean living Environment.

With this aim, on the 3rd of December 2020, the started a School health programme under Ayushman Bharat. This programme will make students aware of a wide range of health conditions, starting from Mental Health, Peer Relation, Importance of Nutrition and cleanliness, in addition to cybersecurity and precautions related to the use of the Internet & Social Media.

Currently, students of more than 12,000 government School, government-aided schools and other residential schools are being benefitted from the scheme. For the implementation of the programme students & teachers in all these schools have been selected as Health & Wellness Envoy. All these envoys have been trained by expert trainers, to create a culture of cleanliness & hygiene management in the schools. Health & Wellness envoys have been trained in a manner that they can work as a brand ambassador and volunteer in their respective schools.