Yogi reiterates resolve to develop Naxal-hit areas
Reiterating his government’s commitment to developing Naxal-affected areas, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said all efforts would be made for the development of the most backward areas of the state and a policy was on the anvil to set up medical colleges in districts which do not have one.
“In the next one year, one medical college each will be set up in these districts on public-private partnership (PPP) model. The state government has approved a medical college for Chandauli district and its foundation stone will be laid soon,” the chief minister said at a function held on Maharishi Valmiki Seva Sansthan campus in Devkhat village of Naugarh in Chandauli district where he unveiled the statue of Maharishi Valmiki on Sunday.
“Through health fairs, it is our endeavour to bring health services to the doorsteps of the general public, especially the poor, the exploited and the deprived,” Yogi said.
Earlier, the chief minister inaugurated the Arogya Mela in Amdaha village. He said: “I am happy that we are simultaneously launching the biggest collective health scheme, — the Mukhyamantri Arogya Yojana’ — in more than 4,200 primary health centres in Uttar Pradesh today.”
The chief minister said that every person had the right to remain healthy and it was the responsibility of the government to extend health facilities to them.
“For the first time, all primary health centres will organise Mukhyamantri Arogya Mela every Sunday from 10am to 2 pm to provided counselling and medicines to patients without any discrimination,” he said.
The chief minister said that around one year back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the world’s largest health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, in the country and it was covering six crore people of Uttar Pradesh.
“Today, we are starting the Chief Minister’s Arogya Mela for the health of every person and to provide better health facilities to every section of society without any discrimination,” he said.
During the event, ‘annaprashan’ of two children and ‘godh bharai’ ceremony of pregnant women were also performed.
The chief minister gave a cheque of Rs 2,51,47,820 for the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
Yogi said that all doctors should give medicines to patients and ensure that the benefits of government schemes were made available to every person.
He said every week, all primary health centres would make arrangements for preparation and distribution of Golden Cards of Ayushman Bharat scheme and Chief Minister Jan Arogya Yojana.
There will be at least 4 doctors at all PHC in the Chief Minister’s Jan Arogya Mela. Also, students of medical college of the area will be asked to take part in these melas. This will give them medical experience. An AYUSH doctor and mobile unit will also be deployed at the mela, Yogi directed
Special care will be taken for the health of children. In the Chief Minister’s Jan Arogya Mela, new-born and child health protection counselling and services, prevention and treatment of diarrhoea and pneumonia and related information and services would be available.
“From today, every Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm, treatment will be given by setting up camps in more than 4,200 primary health centres,” Yogi said.
