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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Strengthen RBSK to provide better care for children: Mysuru ZP CEO
Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S. Yukesh Kumar has directed officials to strengthen the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and ensure better medical care for children of Anganwadis and schools who are suffering from health issues. At a district-level review meeting of national health programmes, Mr. Kumar instructed officials to conduct regular health screenings at schools and Anganwadis to identify diseases at an early stage and provide timely treatment. 'Children with heart ailments must be provided with specialised treatment and surgeries at superspecialty hospitals to help reduce infant mortality,' he said. Mr. Kumar said that follow-up and completion of treatment for children referred for further care must be ensured and called for necessary action based on reports from the district-level technical expert committee in cases of maternal and infant deaths to identify lapses and initiate action against those responsible. He instructed officials to achieve 100% targets under the Kayakalpa scheme in the financial year 2025-26, and directed all health centres to reach 100% progress in the next three months. Mr. Kumar stressed the importance of strict biomedical waste disposal at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs as per government guidelines and added that cases of Covid-19, Influenza H1N1, dog bites, and snake bites must be mandatorily reviewed with appropriate action taken. He directed officials to bring down the TB death rate to below 5%, expedite leprosy surveys, and report all suspected cases immediately. Mr. Kumar instructed that Manochaitanya counselling centres should operate every Tuesday, and photos of activities should be filed for documentation. Officials from District Health and Family Welfare Departments, including RCH officers, TB control officers, leprosy eradication officers, vector-borne disease control officers, surveillance officers, and taluk medical officers attended the meeting.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
‘Dudiyona Ba' campaign launched in Mysuru to prevent rural migration during summer
'Dudiyona Ba' campaign aimed at preventing migration of labourers from rural parts of the State during summer has been launched in Mysuru by the Zilla Panchayat. Under the campaign 'Dudiyona Ba', which is translated as 'Let's Work', the daily wage labourers, who are unable to find work in the rural areas in the absence of rains, will be provided with work locally under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The Zilla Panchayat had launched the campaign in the summer months that often witnesses migration of labour from rural areas to urban areas. If sowing activity is not taken up in the agricultural fields due to absence of rains, the families dependent on daily wages, are unable to find work for their livelihood. 'To help those who migrate to cities for work in the scorching summer, the Zilla Panchayat has launched the 'Let's Work' campaign to ensure continuous employment for rural people under the MGNREGA in their villages. As per the government instructions, this campaign will be conducted across all gram panchayats for a month. All eligible labourers can secure employment under the MGNREGA,' said a statement issued by the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat here on Tuesday. The campaign will also serve to raise awareness about the MGNREGA scheme that aims to provide 100 days of unskilled work to labourers, the statement said. How to Get Work Persons above the age of 18 years in rural areas, who are eligible for work under the MGNREGA, must compulsorily possess a job card, which can be obtained by applying to their respective gram panchayat office. After receiving the job card, the labourers can apply for work and join the group tasks in their areas. 'Under the 'Dudiyona Ba' campaign, eligible families, which had not yet been included in the scheme, will be identified and registered as labourers. They will be given continuous work so that migration is reduced. The campaign also aims to increase the participation of vulnerable communities, including persons with disabilities, women and gender minorities,' the statement said. The statement pointed out that daily wages under MGNREGA had been increased to ₹370 with effect from April 1 of financial year 2025-26. 'Both men and women receive equal pay under the scheme,' the statement said. Under MGNREGA, labourers can work on projects like desilting lakes, developing canals, planting trees along roadsides, agro-forestry, rural roads, drainage, besides works at schools and anganwadis. Chief Executive Officer of Mysuru Zilla Panchayat S. Yukesh Kumar said the main goal of MGNREGA is to provide employment to labourers in rural areas and prevent migration. 'This campaign helps generate personal or collective employment in a place where people live, and the rural people should make full use of this opportunity,' he said. Deputy Secretary (Development), Mysuru Zilla Panchayat, M. Krishnaraju said requests for employment will be collected and work will be facilitated through gram panchayats during the campaign.
