Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 29: The Union Minister for New And Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah, today called upon the legislature and health officers of Srinagar district to initiate vigorous awareness campaign and disseminate information among people especially in rural areas about the programs and policies of National Rural Health Mission so that people could get proper benefit from the centrally sponsored mission. He said awareness is the most important tool to achieve success in the implementation of such programs.
The Union Minister was addressing the first ever meeting of District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), held at SKICC, today.
The Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar, Advisor to Chief Minister, Mubarak Gul, Minister of State for Home and Urban Development Nasir Aslam Wani, Chairperson women’s Commission Shamim Firdous, MLA Hazratbal, Dr. Mustafa Kamaal, MLA Batamaloo, Irfan Shah, MLA Sonwar, Mohammad Yaseen Shah, MLA Zadibal Peer Afaq and member VMC Shiekh Gh Ahmad Saloora were present in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the Union Minister stressed upon the officers to work with missionary zeal in providing health care facilities to the common people. He urged them to keep coordination with local MLAs while formulating plans under different programs of NRHM. He also stressed for conducting quarterly review meetings to acertain the pace of progress and directed for holding such review meeting in September this year.
Earlier, the District Development Commissioner Srinagar, Baseer Khan gave a detailed report of aims and objectives of NRHM through a power point presentation.
The meeting reviewed the progress achieved under different schemes of the mission and was informed that Rs 80 lakh have been paid to the pregnant women during last 3 years under Janani Surakhsha Yojna (JSY) while as Rs 34.15 lakh have been paid to ASHA workers as incentive during the same period.
The meeting was also informed that free investigation was made to 1174 pregnant women, free medicine provided to 942 pregnant women and new born children during last year in Srinagar District under Janani Shushu Surakhsha Kariykram (JSSK).
The concerned MLAs present in the meeting project their demands aiming at improvement of health services in their areas.
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