In order to expedite various health programmes under the National Health Mission (NHM), a Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) of Rs1706.75 crore was approved for 2014-15 in the Odisha State Health and Family Welfare Society (OSH&FWS)’s 12th meeting held here on Saturday.
The meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohpatra discussed the NHM programmes in detail. Health and Family Welfare Secretary Pradipta Kumar Mohpatra and NHM Director Rupa Mishra were present at the meeting.
She said while Rs 26 crore has been allocated for Family Welfare and Childbirth Programme, Rs213.56 crore has been set aside for construction of new health sub centre houses and 100 and 50-bedded MCH Branch and SNCUs. Similarly, Rs55 crore for expansion of medicine godowns in the District Headquarters Hospitals and for making Odisha State Drug Corporation self-sufficient, Rs27 crore to provide facility for free disease determination in DHHs and CHCs, Rs5 lakh for each CHC, Rs75,000 for each PHC, Rs20, 000 for each Health Sub Centres and Rs17 crore has been allocated for taking up sanitation programmes in the Government hospitals.
Besides, Rs23 crore has been allocated for advertisements, Rs58 crore for clinical skill enhancement and progrmme management, Rs12 crore for strengthening of IT, Rs71 crore for appointment Asha workers and imparting of ANM and GNM education, Rs49 crore for Gaon Kalyana Samiti has been allocated.
A total of 4,200 ANM and doctors posts will be created during the Current fiscal. While Rs155 crore has been allocated for this purpose, Rs65 crore has been earmarked for creating more manpower for programme implementations.