Investigation free for Residents

All the paid investigations will be done free for resident doctors of Ravindra Nath Tagore RNT Medical college Udaipur.

Good initiative by college administration.

PMMVY Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana

Maternity Benefits Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
 

            The maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) are available to all Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) except those in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, for first living child of the family as normally, the first pregnancy of a woman exposes her to new kind of challenges and stress factors. The objectives of the scheme are: (i) providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first living child; and (ii) the cash incentives provided would lead to improved health seeking behaviour amongst the Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).

However, to address the problem of malnutrition and morbidity among children, the Anganwadi Services Scheme, which is universal, is available to all PW&LM including the second pregnancy. Further, in order to address the malnutrition and morbidity during pregnancies a number of interventions are provided to the pregnant women viz. universal screening of pregnant women for Anaemia and Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, Calcium supplementation in pregnancy, Deworming in pregnancy, Weight gain monitoring and Counselling on nutrition, family planning and prevention of diseases.

The Government of India has approved Pan-India implementation of PMMVY in all districts of the country w.e.f. 01.01.2017 under which the eligible beneficiaries gets Rs. 5,000/- under PMMVY and the remaining cash incentive as per approved norms (+1000 for urban) towards Maternity Benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets Rs. 6000/-.

 

RAS as director in medical colleges

Director and additional directors in medical colleges & attached hospitals will be from Rajasthan administrative services (RAS).

Why This Inspiring Doctor’s Departure from Odisha Town Moved Hundreds to Tears!

No one could have imagined that the same town which was once wary of Dr Kishore Chandra’s posting to its community health centre would be moved to tears at his farewell.

A social media post showing 500 people marching in procession, playing drums and hugging the 32-year-old doctor, while bidding him goodbye is going viral!

From the youngest to the oldest, every local in the quaint town of Tentulikhunti in Odisha feels indebted to the 32-year-old doctor. And it wasn’t a surprise to see them (including the doctor) all teary-eyed, as he packed his bags to leave the town to pursue a postgraduate degree in orthopaedics at a private medical college/hospital in Bhubaneswar.

One would wonder what did the man do to deserve such respect? Well, the list is long.

Kishore was posted to the dilapidated community health centre in Tentulikhunti eight years ago. During this time, he transformed the rundown structure into a modern medical facility, equipped with an operation theatre of its own.

According to a Hindustan Times report, Kishore, a graduate from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru started working in Tentulikhunti when over 80% of specialist positions in the medical field were lying vacant.

He often worked long hours to treat people who would travel long distances to meet him. Dr Das told HT, “People would come here from far-off places, spending as much as Rs 300-400 on travel. I felt bad turning them away just because he had arrived late.”

It wasn’t just his goodwill that made him such an appealing personality among people. He single-handedly transformed the health centre by setting up an air-conditioned delivery room, an operation theatre, and an oxygen concentrator, in addition to other facilities.

And it wasn’t just Tentulikhunti he catered. A year into his practice, when the village of Jharigumma in the vicinity fell prey to a diarrhoea outbreak, he formed a medical team to ensure quick relief and even pressured government officials to stop the discharge of sewage into the local well, which was one of the causes for the epidemic.

It was only a matter of months until he got every villager in this inaccessible place vaccinated against measles.

Lauding the doctor’s journey, Tentulikhunti Block Development Officer, Anakar Thakur, said, “Dr Das was always at the beck and call of over 70,000 people on our block.”

And before he left the town, Dr Das planted over 500 saplings on the hospital campus.

Dr Pramod Kumar Meherda, Health Secretary, Odisha, told Hindustan Times, “We are very proud of him. Doctors like him are our role models.”

Moved by the affection of the locals, Dr Das said,

“I will surely return to Tentulikhunti if I get the chance. Since childhood, I was told that doctors are like God to their patients. The people here treated me like one.”

The entire village walked alongside the doctor to see him off. Such was the crowd that the main road of the town was jammed for over an hour!

If that isn’t true love, we don’t know what is. Dr Kishore Das and the unusual rapport that he shares with these humble locals is an inspiration for several doctors who are sceptical of being posted to remote villages for fear of being disconnected from the rest of the world.

It is only in quaint villages and towns like these that love is immeasurable and medical practitioners are given the respect they truly deserve.

Child care leave Rajasthan CCL

चाइल्ड केयर लीव
तीन स्थितियों में ली जा सकती है – बच्चे की देखभाल अथवा परीक्षा अथवा बीमारी में, यानि बच्चे की परीक्षा और बीमारी ही होना आवश्यक नहीं है बल्कि सामान्य पालन हेतु भी छुट्टी मिलती है 🙂
1- राजस्थान सेवा नियम 1951 में नया नियम *103 C चाइल्ड केअर लीव* जोड़ा गया।
2- एक महिला कर्मिक को उसके पूरे सेवाकाल में सबसे बड़े दो बच्चों के पालन पोषण व जरूरत के समय देखभाल यथा बीमार होने, परीक्षा इत्यादि के लिए अधिकतम *2 वर्ष जो कि 730 दिन* के लिए ये, अवकाश स्वीकृत करने वाले सक्षम अधिकारी द्वारा स्वीकृत की जा सकेगी।
3- तत्काल प्रभाव से लागू किया गया।
4- चाइल्ड का तात्पर्य उसकी *आयु 18 वर्ष से कम हो*। *40%* या उससे अधिक विकलांगता की स्थिति में *22 वर्ष* तक चाइल्ड माना जायेगा।
5- यह *सवैतनिक अवकाश* होगा।  अवकाश प्रस्थान से पूर्व जो वेतन आहरित किया जा रहा है वो इस अवकाश काल में देय होगा।
6- इसे अन्य किसी भी देय अवकाश के साथ लिया जा सकेगा।
7- इस अवकाश के लिए आवेदन राज्य सरकार द्वारा जारी *अनुमोदित प्रारूप* में स्वीकृती हेतु समयानुरूप आवेदन करना होगा।
8- चाइल्ड केयर लीव अधिकार नही है। किसी भी स्थिति में महिला कार्मिक बिना सक्षम अधिकारी की पूर्व स्वीकृति के अवकाश पर प्रस्थान नहीं कर सकेगी।
9- किसी भी स्थिति में अनाधिकृत रूप से अनुपस्थित रही महिला कार्मिक को यह अवकाश स्वीकृत नहीं किया जायेगा अगर बाद में इस अवकाश हेतु आवेदन किया है तो।
10- *पहले लिए जा चुके अवकाश* और वर्तमान में धारित अवकाश को किसी भी सूरत में चाइल्ड केयर लीव में *परिवर्तित नही* किया जा सकेगा।
11- इस अवकाश को अन्य अवकाश लेखो में से नहीं घटाया जा सकेगा।  राज्य सरकार द्वारा निर्धारित फॉर्म में इन अवकाशों को संधारित किया जाएगा। तथा ये फॉर्म सेवा पुस्तिका में चिपकाया जाएगा।
12- सक्षम अधिकारी आवेदित अवकाश को स्वीकृत करने से *मना भी कर सकता* अगर राज कार्य प्रभावित होते होते हों अथवा विभागीय लक्ष्यों की पूर्ति नहीं हो पा रही हों।
13-  *एक कलेंडर वर्ष में तीन बार से अधिक ये अवकाश नहीं लिया जा सकेगा।* एक स्पेल जो कि एक कैलेंडर वर्ष में शुरू हुआ और अगले कैलेंडर वर्ष में खत्म हो है तो ऐसी स्थिति में उसे, जिस कलेंडर वर्ष में अवकाश शुरू हुआ है उसमें गिना जाएगा।
14- सामान्यता *प्रोबेशनर्स को यह अवकाश देय नही होगा*।यद्धपी फिर भी विशेष परिस्थितियों कोई ये अवकाश लेता है तो उसका प्रोबेशन अवकाश अवधि के बराबर आगे बढ़ाया जाएगा।
15- यह अवकाश उपार्जित अवकाश की भांति ही ट्रीट होगा। तथा उसी प्रकार स्वीकृत किया जा सकेगा।
16- इस अवकाश के प्रारम्भ अथवा अंत में आने वाले रविवार, सार्वजनिक अवकाश घटाए जायेंगे।
17- दिव्यांग चाइल्ड के लिए ये अवकाश लेने पर सक्षम अधिकारी द्वारा जारी प्रमाण पत्र प्रस्तुत करने पर ही स्वीकृत किया जा सकेगा।
18- चाइल्ड के बीमार होने पर व बाहर रहने की स्थिति में डॉक्टर के प्रमाण के आधार पर ये अवकाश लिया जा सकेगा।
19- चाइल्ड की परीक्षा होने पर लिया जा सकेगा। यदि चाइल्ड होस्टल में रहता है तो महिला कार्मिक को यह तथ्य प्रस्तुत करना होगा कि होस्टल में आपकी केअर की जरूरत कैसे है। इसका प्रमाण प्रस्तुत करने पर ही हॉस्टलर्स चाइल्ड के लिए ये अवकाश स्वीकृत किया जा सकेगा।।
Attachments –
1. Order, Application formats
2. Clarification

New Specified Health Warning on Tobacco Products packs

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Posted On: 05 APR 2018 2:18PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Rules, 2008 vide GSR 331(E) dated 3rd April 2018 “Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Second Amendment Rules, 2018”. The amended Rules will be applicable w.e.f. 1st September 2018.

The new set of specified health warnings shall be-

  1. Image-1, which shall be valid for a period of twelve months following its commencement.

Image- 1

 

 

(b)  Image-2,which shall come into effect following the end of twelve months from the date of commencement of specified health warning of Image-1.          

Image- 2                                      

 

One of the most important key features of the new set of specified health warnings will include telephone Quit-line number “QUIT TODAY CALL 1800-11-2356”. This will help in creating awareness among tobacco users, and give them access to counseling services to effect behavior change. It is also likely to lead to an increase in demand for tobacco cessation. Further, now the same set of warning images shall be on both smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco products.

The toll free Tobacco Quit-line Services [1800-11-2356] provides counseling and strategies for quitting tobacco use. As per the recent second round of Global Adult Tobacco Survey [GATS -2, 2016-17] conducted in the age group 15 years and above, 61.9% of current cigarette smokers, 53.8% of current bidi smokers and 46.2% of current smokeless tobacco users thought about quitting because of warning label on packets of cigarette, bidi and smokeless tobacco.

The said notification along with printable version of warnings is available on the Ministry’s website i.e. www.mohfw.gov.in. Printable versions of the new warnings in all regional languages shall also soon be made available on Ministry’s website. In view of the above, it is informed that before the new set of specified health warning come into force from 1st September, 2018, the existing specified health warnings on tobacco product packs shall be continued till 31st August, 2018, as per amendment made in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Rules, 2008 vide GSR 283 (E) dated 26th March 2018.

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SK

 

(Release ID: 1527824) 

Prerna award and scheme

National Population stabilization Fund

Prerna Award: In order to help push up the age of marriage of girls and space the birth of children in the interest of health of young mothers and infants, JSK launched PRERNA, a Responsible Parenthood strategy in all districts of seven high focus states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Rajasthan. The strategy has been to identify the couple and award couples who have broken the stereotype of early marriage, early childbirth and repeated child birth and have helped change the mindsets of the community.

 

Prerna Scheme: In order to become eligible for award under the scheme, the girl should have been married on or after 19 years of age and given birth to the first child after at least 2 years of marriage. The couple will get an award of Rs.10,000/- if it is a Boy child or Rs.12,000/- if it is a Girl child. If birth of the second child takes place after at least 3 years of the birth of first child and either parent voluntarily accept permanent method of family planning within one year of the birth of the second child, the couple will get an additional award of Rs.5,000/- (Boy child) / Rs.7,000/- (Girl child). The amount of award will be given to the beneficiaries in their Adhar linked account through DBT.
The scheme is meant only for BPL families.

Attached – Prerna yojana scheme guideline and application format

Mukhyamantri Shubh Laxmi Yojana

माननीय मुख्यमंत्री महोदय द्वारा वर्ष 2013-14 के बजट घोषणा अनुसार राज्य में बालिका जन्म को प्रोत्साहन देने एवं लिंगानुपात में सुधार लाने के उद्देश्य से 1 अप्रैल, 2013 से मुख्य्मंत्री शुभलक्ष्मी योजना प्रारम्भ की गयी। इस योजना के अंतर्गत निम्न लाभ देय है:-

  1. दिनांक 1 अप्रैल, 2013 या इसके बाद राजकीय या अधिस्वीकृत (Accredited) चिकित्सा संस्थानों में संस्थागत प्रसव से बालिका के जीवित जन्म होने पर महिला को 2100/- रूपये की राशि देय होगी। यह राशि जननी सुरक्षा योजना के अंतर्गत देय राशि के अतिरिक्त है।
  2. बालिका की उम्र 1 वर्ष होने पर तथा उम्र अनुसार सभी आवश्यक टीके लगवाने पर बालिका के प्रथम जन्म- दिवस पर महिला को 2100/- रूपये की अतिरिक्त राशि और देय होगी। यह लाभ 1 अप्रैल, 2014 से देय होगा। इस लाभ को प्राप्त् करने के लिये बालिका के टीकाकरण का कार्ड/ममता कार्ड प्रस्तुत करना है।
  3. बालिका की उम्र 5 वर्ष पूर्ण होने पर तथा स्कूल में प्रवेश लेने पर योजना का तीसरा लाभ देय होगा। इसके अंतर्गत महिला को 3100/- रूपये की राशि देय होगी। यह लाभ 1 अप्रैल, 2018 से देय है।

 

  • योजना के सफल क्रियान्वंयन के लिये जिस संस्थान पर प्रसव हो रहा है उसी संस्थान द्वारा राशि रूपये 2100/- किया जायेगा। अधिस्वीकृत (Accredited) चिकित्सालय में जननी सुरक्षा योजना की भुगतान की प्रक्रिया के अनुसार ही मुख्यमंत्री योजना के तहत भुगतान किया जायेगा।
  • जननी सुरक्षा योजना एवं मुख्यमंत्री शुभलक्ष्मी योजना के तहत दिये जाने वाले लाभ अलग-अलग दिये जायेगे।
  • इस योजनातंर्गत पृथक से राशि उपलब्ध नही होने पर जननी सुरक्षा योजना में उपलब्ध बजट का उपयोग किया जायेगा।
  • इस योजना का लाभ उन महिलाओं को देय है जिनके प्रसव 03.2013 को मध्य रात्रि 12.00 बजे पश्च्यात हुए तथा प्रसव से जीवित बालिका का जन्म् हुआ।
  • इस योजना का लाभ कॉटेज वार्ड में भर्ती प्रसूताओं को भी देय है।
  • परिवहन के दौरान प्रसव होने पर भी इस योजना लाभ देय है।
  • एक से अधिक बालिका के एक ही प्रसव में पैदा होने पर जीवित बालिकाओं की संख्या। के आधार पर उतनी ही संख्या में लाभ 2100/- रूपये के गुणांक में देय है।

Contractual doctors working in Bihar government’s hospitals will now retire at age of 67 years

PATNA:
Contractual doctors working in Bihar government’s hospitals/ health institutions will now continue in their service till the age of 67 years.
A meeting of state cabinet chaired by CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday approved a health department’s proposal to increase the retirement age of contractual doctors to 67 years from the existing 65, on the pattern of regular government doctors.
A total of 17 proposals of different departments were approved at the cabinet meeting.
Patna based Guru Gobind Singh (GGS) sub-divisional hospital will now be upgraded into a full-fledged district Sadar hospital. The cabinet approved a health department’s proposal in this regard.
Out of total 38 districts in the state, only Patna and Darbhanga districts earlier lack district-level sadar hospitals. With upgradation of GGS hospital into district-level hospital, Patna gets its Sadar hospital.
“The health department has already sanctioned a 100-bed district Sadar hospital for Darbhanga,” principal secretary (health) Sanjay Kumar told TOI on Wednesday.