06.04.21

Over 1.5 lakh treated under Himcare

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The has provided free of cost treatment to 1,51,157 patients, worth Rs 144 crore under Himachal Health Care Scheme (HIMCARE). As many as 5,21, 698 people of the state have registered themselves under this scheme.

The government started Himcare scheme in January 2019. Under the scheme, cashless treatment covering up to Rs 5 lakh per year per family is being provided to the family. In case a family has more than five members, the remaining members are enrolled as a separate unit, subject to the capping of five members for each additional unit.

The hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat within the state are also empanelled for Himcare and are providing cashless treatment to the beneficiaries. A robust IT system has been developed for implementation of Himcare in the state. Himcare card holders can avail free treatment facility in 201 registered hospitals, out of which 64 are in the private sector.

The criminal justice system, introduced to deal with crime and criminals, encompasses the agencies like the legislature which provides the framework of legislation, police that are responsible for the enforcement of law, prosecution and the courts which deal with administration of justice and lastly the correctional services prisons.

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It is well evident that criminal law in India is not at all victim oriented rather it is accused oriented and pain of victims is often limitless. The victims are usually overlooked in misplaced sympathy for the criminal. Ignorance of any role of the victim is not only denial of to the victims but also would be equivalent to negating the Rule of Law, the fundamental of Democracy and Constitutionalism.

In 1996, the 154th Law Commission Report suggested a paradigm shift in Indias criminal justice system towards a victim-centric notion of justice. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 partially accepted this suggestion and granted some rights to the victims of crime as well.

Countrys first iconic Olympics Garden inaugurated in Bokaro Steel City on the auspicious occasion of the 8th International Sports Day.

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The garden is situated a few yards ahead from Naya More, near the Administrative Building of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), which is also the Bokaro area’s entry point.

It is a planned town created and maintained by the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), regarded as the ‘Educational’ and ‘Steel’ hub. Now the city is turning as Sports Hub; got the place in the worldwide list of ‘Active Well-being Initiative Network‘s sponsored by the IOC Committee. Around 39 sports facilities were soon to be built in the Bokaro Steel Township area and its suburbs in order to promote sports and mass well-being events.

Notably, the UN-IOC proclaimed the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) to commemorate the inaugural Day of First Modern Olympics in 1896 at Athens. Bokaro happens to be the first proud Indian city to celebrate the occasion since its inception in 2014.

Ethanol policy launched; 30 investors show interest

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wo days after Bihar Cabinet approved its own ethanol policy, called Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021, the state department formally launched the policy in presence of prospective investors.

The new policy would permit ethanol production in Bihar from all feed stocks permitted by National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, and subsequently by the National Biofuel Co-ordination Committee.

Introducing the policy to investors, industry minister Shahnawaz Hussain said that once these factories start functioning, no foodgrains will be wasted as the new ethanol promotion policy allows investors to directly make ethanol from maize, molasses, broken rice and rotten grains.

Seven primary health centres (PHCs) in Chhattisgarh have received the National Quality Assurance Certification (NQAC) Award, it was announced on Wednesday.

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The Awards were given by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry after a virtual evaluation of the PHCs.

The certification was provided after the health centres satisfied rigorous parameters related to Services availability set by experts from the government of India.

Two PHCs (Surguja-Lundra and Raghunathpur) received the NQAC award. Likewise, Khadgavan in Korea district, Deorvija in Bemetara, Mandir Hasoud in Raipur, Rahod in Janjgir and Patewa in Mahasamund too got the awards.

For getting NQAC certification award, a PHC must score above 70 marks in evaluation. This nationwide evaluation was introduced to improve the service quality at PHCs. The PHCs are evaluated on the basis of an 8-point checklist.

NQAC judges a health centre mainly on service availability, cleanliness, CCTV camera and numbers of doctors. Other factors also play a role.

The Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to procure Remdesivir injections so that they could be provided free of cost for the treatment of critical COVID-19 patients from the economically weaker sections, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.

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Chouhan said the has also decided to set up one COVID-19 care centre in each district of state so that the infected people (who are advised Home quarantine) having smaller houses can stay there. He also said private hospitals will need to put up the rates of tests and treatment outside their facilities.

Chouhan announced various measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus at the end of his 24-hour-long ‘sit-in’ which was aimed at raising the awareness among people about following the COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

Mankind to set up Rs 500 crore plant in Gujarat

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TheGovernment of Gujarathas given an in-principle nod to Indian pharma majorMankind Pharmafor setting up a Rs 500 crorepharmaceutical plant in Gujarat.

In the first phase of the project, the company plans to invest Rs 500 crore for the plant that will be set up in Vadodara. Mankind Pharma will invest Rs 1,100 crore in a phased manner.

The plant being set up by the company will be 100% exports oriented and the products manufactured here will be sent to countries such as United States, Netherlands, to name a few, Das said. He added that companies such as Mankind Pharma will be able to benefit from Government of Indias Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes and which in turn will help reduce the import dependency.

Chhabra power plant faces water crisis

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Rajasthans Chhabra Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS), which meets one-fourth of the states power requirement, is grappling with water scarcity due to fall in reservoir levels, officials said.

The 2320-megawatt plant in Baran district produces 55.6 million units of power every day from its six generation units. The plant gets water supply from the Parvati river and Hinglot, Bainthali and Lahasi Dams.

The plant has four power generation units of 250 megawatt each and two units of 660 megawatt each.

The Resources“>Water Resources department also confirmed water scarcity in the Chhabra region due to weak monsoon last year.