The Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojna (MSBY) needs to be publicised more among the masses so that the maximum number of people can avail its benefit, said the state Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi while taking a review meeting of health department officials at Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday.
He warned that strict disciplinary action would be taken against the officers/ employees who are found engaging in laxity on this important scheme. The minister advised that the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) should take regular reviews of the progress of this scheme and reward ASHA workers who are doing good work.
The Minister said that the proposal for filling vacant post of doctors in the state should be sent to the state public service commission at the earliest. He said that the officials should continuously review of the public facilities in the ongoing Char Dham Yatra. Negi said that the work on the pending up-gradation of all PHC/ CHC should be expedited. The Minister said that the Gandhi centenary eye hospital in Dehradun should start functioning at the earliest. He asked the officials to prepare a special proposal so that poor among the Above Poverty line (APl) are also able to get benefit of special treatment in case of any bone fracture.
Expressing his anguish for delay in responding on the proposal of Hans foundation for providing 15 mobile vehicles for patients, the minister asked the officials to clear the proposal at a faster pace. He said that in such cases where two doctors are deployed on one sanctioned post, transfer of one of the doctors should be done at the place where they are required.
The minster stressed for regular monitoring of all the public welfare schemes of state Government. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Health Om Prakash, Additional secretary health Neeraj Kherwal and senior officers of health and family welfare department.