Raipur : Health services will play an important role in developed Chhattisgarh : Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai

Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai started the 100-day long state-level Nikshay Niramaya Chhattisgarh Abhiyan by pressing the remote button at AIIMS Auditorium in Raipur. On this occasion, Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai also started the online transfer of Rs 1000 to be given every month to the beneficiaries under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana by pressing the remote button. The Chief Minister also administered the Nikshay Niramaya oath to all the people present on this occasion. Under the Nikshay Niramaya Chhattisgarh program, TB, leprosy and malaria patients will be identified in the state for the next 100 days and their treatment will be ensured. The scheme also includes health check-up and treatment of the elderly of the state.

In his address on this occasion, Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai said that along with developed India, the target has been set to make Chhattisgarh a developed state by the year 2047 and health services in the state will play an important role in achieving this target. He said that on 13 December, the first year of our government’s tenure is being completed. In the last 12 months, we have given top priority to the expansion of health services and facilities in the state. Health and education, these are two subjects which are directly related to the development of the state and the nation. When every citizen has good health and gets good education, then they will be able to give their maximum contribution to the development of the nation.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that along with the field staff of the Health Department, all the doctors have always discharged their duties with promptness in the health campaigns being run in the state. Despite the lack of means of transportation in many remote areas, the staff of the Health Department has provided its services to the interior villages. Our doctors and health workers have undertaken long treks and even crossed rivers and streams to reach many remote villages. He said that in reality this spirit of you people is no less than the spirit of any army soldier. He said that the Nikshay Niramaya Chhattisgarh Abhiyan will play an important role in achieving the goal of getting rid of diseases like TB, leprosy and malaria.

On this occasion, Health Minister Shri Shyam Bihari Jaiswal in his address said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai, the state is moving towards Niramay Chhattisgarh. He said that health facilities are being continuously expanded in Chhattisgarh. For this, super specialty hospitals are being started, new hospital buildings are being constructed to reduce the pressure of patients on big hospitals like Mekahara and doctors are being continuously recruited. He said that new records are being established in the state regarding health facilities. The Health Minister praised the field staff, especially the Mitanin sisters, for improving health facilities in Chhattisgarh and congratulated them. On this occasion, the Health Minister thanked the beneficiaries of the Nikshay Poshan Yojana for starting the provision of funds through online DBT.

During the Nikshay Niramaya Chhattisgarh Abhiyan program, Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai provided nutritious food, hearing aid, walker and walking stick to the beneficiaries with his own hands. Along with this, the Chief Minister also honored doctors, social workers and Mitanin sisters who did excellent work for health services. On this occasion, Arang MLA Shri Khuswant Saheb, Raipur South MLA Shri Sunil Soni, Special Secretary of Health Department Ms. Priyanka Shukla and MD NHM Shri Vijay Dayaram K. were also present.