Dr. N. K. Mittal
Senior Pediatrician · Public Health Leader, Sonipat
"In every child, I see my God."
For nearly four decades, Dr. Mittal has worked to make childhood tuberculosis visible, treatable and preventable — one child, one camp, one vaccine at a time.
Four Decades, One Direction
From a Village Classroom to a National Mission
Dr. Mittal began in the small village of Purkhas, Haryana — a place known for sport, not academics — determined to become its first MBBS doctor. A residency at Delhi's Rajan Babu TB Hospital, and the children he met in its surrounding colonies, gave him a lifelong cause: childhood tuberculosis.
In 1992, alongside Dr. Deepmala Mittal, he co-founded Mittal Nursing Home, Sonipat — the institution where much of his clinical work has since been carried out — with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a dedicated immunization centre. Neonatal ventilation followed in 1994, NICU/PICU ventilation was expanded in 1999, and in 2022 Dr. Nishant Mittal joined the practice.
"No child should ever be denied care because of money. With love as my compass and service as my path, the work continues."— Dr. N. K. Mittal
That founding commitment to child healthcare is the same thread running through everything below — a district-level pediatric TB elimination model and decades of professional leadership in IAP, IMA and state public-health programmes.
Dr. Mittal at a Glance
Four decades of parallel work — clinical care, public-health leadership, and institution-building — each reinforcing the others.
Clinical & Community Work
- Affordable, compassionate care — no child denied treatment for want of means
- Polio & VPD surveillance reporting, documented from 1995
- Lifelong immunization and BCG vaccination outreach in Sonipat
- Neonatal ventilation in Sonipat since 1994
- Kangaroo Mother Care unit, Mittal Nursing Home
IAP Leadership
- Past President, IAP Haryana & IAP Sonipat
- Past Executive Board Member, Central IAP
- State IAP Nodal Officer for Pediatric TB, IAP Haryana
- Chief Returning Officer, IAP Election Committee (March 2026 – December 2027)
- Founding Member, Editorial Board, Haryana Pedinews, IAP Haryana
IMA & Civic Roles
- Secretary, IMA Sonipat
- Editorial Board, Haryana Medical Journal — IMA Haryana
- Brand Ambassador, Swachh Bharat Mission, Nagar Nigam Sonipat (2024)
- Trainer, DCH (DAWN), Indian College of Maternal & Child Health
- Trainer, Gastric Aspirate & Sputum Induction, TB Mukt Bharat
Leading the Fight Against Pediatric Tuberculosis
A lifelong commitment to eliminating childhood TB through free diagnosis and treatment, public-health leadership, immunization, and community-driven work across Haryana.
See the Full TB Elimination Journey →- 23 May 2026 — proposed and formally launched the Baal Kshay Rog Mukt Sonipat Task Force
- Free pediatric TB care — diagnosis and treatment for children aged 0–14, sustained over decades
- 1,200+ Ni-kshay Mitra adoptions for nutritional and emotional patient support
- Shekhpura & Purkhas declared TB-free Gram Panchayats
- 35.8% fewer pediatric TB cases in Sonipat, Q1 → Q2 2026 (53 → 34)
- State IAP Nodal Person, WHP–SAATHII Global Fund GC-7 Integrated Pediatric TB Project, Punjab & Haryana (2026–2027)
Acknowledged by Public-Health Bodies
Dr. Mittal's pediatric TB and immunization work has been acknowledged across government and public-health bodies over more than a decade.
World Health Organization
Letter of appreciation from WHO's National Public Health Surveillance Network, Rohtak unit, for polio, measles-rubella and VPD surveillance and outbreak reporting.
9 July 2024Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Registered Ni-kshay Mitra under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, with 1,200+ personal adoptions; pediatric TB work carried out under NTEP.
Ni-kshay MitraGovernment of Haryana
Felicitated by the Chief Minister of Haryana (2010) for contribution to child health, polio eradication and disease control, and by a State Cabinet Minister (2024) for contributions to child health.
2010 · 2024Central TB Division · MoHFW — In May and June 2026, the Central TB Division (@TbDivision) reposted Dr. Mittal's pediatric TB awareness posts on its official X channel, including coverage of the Sonipat Task Force.
See the evidence →"Every headline about a TB-free village began with one undetected child — and the decision to go looking." — Dr. N. K. Mittal