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Rs 52,800 cr allocated to health, family welfare

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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday allocated Rs 52,800 crore to health and family welfare in the Union Budget 2018-19, an 11.5 per cent rise over the Rs 47,353 crore allocated last fiscal.

According to the Budget outlay, the government made a 13 per cent increase in the funding to AYUSH ministry from Rs 1,429 crore to Rs 1,626 crore.

The Union Cabinet in December 2017 had approved the National AYUSH Mission, which aims to bridge gaps in health services by supporting the efforts of state and union territory governments for providing AYUSH health services and education in the country, particularly in far-flung areas.

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) also see a rise in allocations with the former getting Rs 2,100 crore for NRHM, a 5 per cent increase from Rs 2,000 crore allocated during 2017-18, while the latter received Rs 875 crore, a 16.35 per cent increase from Rs 752 crore in fiscal 2017-18.

Human resource for health and medical education has received Rs 4,225 crore in comparision to Rs 4,025 crore in the last budget, marking a 5 per cent increase.

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna have been allocated Rs 2,000 crore for 2018-19, a 100 per cent increase than Rs 1,000 crore allocated last fiscal.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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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

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