Very few people know that the most common birth defects in humans are Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs). It occurs in 10 out of every 1000 live births in the world! In fact, in India alone, 2.4 lac babies are born every year with CHD, out of 2.4 crore total births per year. Out of these, nearly one-fifth, that is around 50,000 children suffer from critical CHDs, which means that they need surgery or catheter interventions during the first year of life itself. It is a sad and alarming truth of our lives that CHDs now account for almost 15% of the infant mortality rate in India. All these alarming statistics point towards a need for maximum cardiac care to be provided by family, society and Government.