Health and Family Welfare Minister Ajay Chandrakar on Monday directed officials concerned to strictly prohibit the sale of tobacco and gutkha in 200 metres area around school and college campuses.
He said that strict action should also be taken against people smoking or consuming liquor at public places.
Chandrakar issued directives in this context, while chairing the review meeting for schemes related to National Health mission at his office in his residence here. While presiding over the meeting, he also reviewed Mission Indradhanush Vaccination Programme and ‘Chirayu Yojana’.
He also said that in the tribal populated districts of the State, a campaign on the lines of Mission Indradhanush is being conducted for vaccination.
He said that changing lifestyles among people are giving rise to problems of depression and anxiety. The Health Department should come forward to deal with this problem.
Chandrakar instructed officials to chalk out an action plan for the purpose. He said that meetings of State and district-level committees constituted under National Health Mission should be regularly organized. The Minister emphasized the need for launching campaigns to create awareness about diseases such as cancer, tuberculosis, leprosy, diabetes and others. He instructed officials to prepare an action plan in this context.
In the meeting, Health Department Secretary Vikassheel, Commissioner Avinash Champawat, Director Health Services R Prasanna, Mission Director Ayaz Tamboli, Director, Education Dr AK Chandrakar and other senior officials of the department were also present.Officials informed that as per the norms of Central government, the vaccination drive is being conducted in 11 districts at present. Chandrakar instructed officials to make action plan for forest areas including Dantewada, Bijapur and Jashpur.