Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij on Tuesday said that Yoga and Ayurveda would be included in the curriculum of the Multi Purpose Health Workers (MPHW) course so that people could get detailed information about them.
Vij presided over a meeting of office bearers of the Multi Purpose Health Workers Union here. Vij gave directions to immediately remove all liquor vends built near government Public Health Centres (PHC), Community Health Centres (CHC) and Sub Centres.
During the meeting, it has been decided to change the name of MPHW to ‘Junior Health Supervisor’. The Health Minister said that a proposal to make Biology in Class 10, Class XII compulsory for admission to the MPHW course was under consideration. Decision would be taken on the basis of guidelines. This would lead to quality improvement and excellent MPHW would be made available to the people, said he.
Vij added that the demand for a uniform allowance to male workers on the lines of that being given to female workers would also be considered.
He directed officers to complete all formalitites in this regard within one month. Employees could access the gradation notice of women Multi Purpose Health Workers on the department’s official website, he added. Vij said that all cases pertaining to the promotion of male and female workers deployed in the department would be investigated and promotions would soon be given on the basis of qualifications and seniority.