Connect with us

Health

Odhisa CM announces transportation cost for pregnant women

Published

on

Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (IANS) The Odisha government said on Saturday it would provide Rs 1,000 as transportation cost to pregnant women from inaccessible areas to facilitate their institutional delivery.

As per the new scheme, those pregnant women reaching hospitals by arranging vehicles on their own will get Rs 1,000.

The entire cost will be covered under the “SAMPURNA” scheme and over Rs 6 crore would be spent annually.

“The government will provide financial support for pregnant women from difficult villages where 102/108 ambulances or four-wheeler vehicle cannot reach,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while reviewing the activities of National Health Mission.

As per initial assessment report received from districts, about 7,853 villages covering all 30 districts would be covered under the scheme. It is expected that more than 60,000 pregnant women would be benefited annually.

The Chief Minister also announced that the state government is launching the ASHA Kalyan Yojana which will benefit more than 47,000 ASHA workers functioning in the state.

The scheme provides for assured activities to ensure a monthly incentives of Rs 1,000 to each ASHA worker, provision of one-time honorarium of Rs 10,000 to serving ASHA worker on attaining age of 60 years, provision of compensation of Rs 1 lakh for death, enhanced compensation for permanent disability up to Rs 1 lakh and support under ASHA education programme.

The government would spend more than Rs 56 crore per annum.

The Chief Minister also launched the NHM Employees’ Welfare Fund which provides for compensation up to Rs 6 lakh for death or permanent disability above 80 per cent and compensation up to Rs 2.5 lakh for partial disability.

“It will also provide for reimbursement of the cost of medical expenses up to Rs 3 lakh in a year for the critical health condition,” said Patnaik.

IANS
cd/qd/vm

Continue Reading

Corona

Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

Published

on

 

Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

Continue Reading

Trending