1.46 lakh youngsters benefited from Chief Minister Child Reference Scheme – Lok Shakti.in
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Malnourished youngsters get free well being check-up, medicines and session facility from pediatricians.
Raipur, 13 September 2023
Chief Minister Child Reference Scheme is being run to cut back the speed of malnutrition within the state by bringing severely malnourished youngsters out of the cycle of malnutrition. Under this, about 1 lakh 46 thousand youngsters have been benefited within the 12 months 22-23.
Under the scheme, severely malnourished and distressed youngsters are supplied medical examination services, medicines prescribed by docs and session with pediatricians as per requirement. This facility is supplied in each improvement block by marking 2 days in a month as reference days. Infections in youngsters are recognized by way of medical examination. Apart from this, beneath the scheme, facility of well being checkup as much as a most of Rs 300 has been supplied in non-public medical testing institute.
Under the scheme, medicines as much as a most of Rs 500 are supplied to a beneficiary in a 12 months and if crucial, medicines price greater than this quantity are additionally supplied in session with the Medical Officer. There is a provision to offer an honorarium of Rs 1000 and journey bills as much as Rs 500 as a mark of respect for the companies of a non-public pediatrician. Apart from this, funds are additionally supplied to Anganwadi employees for transportation of malnourished youngsters.
