A number of people donated blood at a voluntary blood donation camp held at the Pavilion Ground on the occasion of chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat’s birthday on Friday.
Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the voluntary blood donation camp, Rawat appreciated the event organisers for observing the occasion as ‘Sewa Diwas’.
The CM said that 80,000 units of blood are needed every year in Uttarakhand while more than one lakh units of blood are donated every year in the state. He also elicited focus on the need to pay attention to organ donation.
Stressing on the need for more awareness on organ donation, he pointed out that there had been a considerable rise in the number of those donating their eyes in Uttarakhand. Prime minister Narendra Modi had come up with the Atal Ayushman Yojana- the biggest scheme of its kind in the world.
In Uttarakhand, all 23 lakh families had been covered under the Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana so that the poor can get proper treatment when needed.
He further mentioned that blood bank facility is available at 45 locations in the state with provision also being made for e-blood bank, e-governance and e-registration. Various public representatives greeted Rawat on the occasion.
He also participated in tree plantation at Dakra and celebrated his birthday with children. He also attended a religious function at the BJP Mahanagar office and distributed blankets to the poor.