Chief Minister launches 100-day long Nikshay Niramay program: Scheme amount to be transferred online to beneficiaries under Nikshay Poshan Yojana
Chhattisgarh moves towards becoming Niramay Chhattisgarh under the leadership of Chief Minister Sai – Health Minister Jaiswal
Raipur 7 December 2024/Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai launched the state-level Nikshay Niramay Chhattisgarh campaign running for 100 days by pressing the remote button at AIIMS Auditorium in Raipur. On this occasion, Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai also started the online transfer of Rs 1000 to be given per month to the beneficiaries under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana by pressing the remote button. The Chief Minister also administered the oath of Nikshay Niramay to all the people present on the occasion. Under the Nikshay Niramay Chhattisgarh program, patients of TB, leprosy and malaria will be identified and their treatment will be ensured in the state for the next 100 days. The scheme also includes health check-up and treatment of the elderly of the state. In his address on this occasion, Chief Minister 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 the first year of our government’s tenure is being completed on 13 December. In the last 12 months, we have given top priority to the expansion of health services and facilities in the state. Health and education are two such subjects which are directly related to the development of the state and the nation. When every citizen has good health, they will get good education, then they will be able to give their maximum contribution to the development of the nation.
Chief Minister Sai said that along with the field staff of the Health Department, all the doctors have always discharged their responsibilities 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 to reach many remote villages, have even crossed rivers and streams. 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 Niramay Chhattisgarh campaign will play an important role in achieving the goal of getting rid of diseases like TB, leprosy and malaria. On this occasion, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal said in his address that under the leadership of Chief Minister 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 set 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 Government for starting the process of providing funds to the beneficiaries of the Nikshay Poshan Yojana through online DBT. During the Nikshay Niramay Chhattisgarh Abhiyan program, Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai distributed nutritious food, hearing aids, walkers and walking sticks 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 Khuswant Saheb, Raipur South MLA Sunil Soni, Special Secretary of Health Department Ms. Priyanka Shukla and MD NHM Vijay Dayaram K. were also present.
