The State cabinet here on Tuesday took important decisions for improving health services in urban and rural areas of the State. The cabinet decided to increase honorarium of sub-anganwadi workers of 12,070 anganwadis in the State from Rs1,500 to Rs2,250 per month. Sanction was also granted to use MlA's Fund in smooth running of rural piped water schemes. The cabinet also sanctioned re-constitution of the committee on agricultural affairs and agriculture cabinet.
The cabinet sanctioned upgradation of three community health centres of 30 beds each to 50-bed civil hospitals situated at lahar in Bhind district, Sabalgarh in Morena district and Bareli in Raisen district. Similarly, it was decided to upgrade 14 sub-health centres to 6-bed primary health centres situated at Veerpur dam and Gopalpur in Sehore district, Tejgarh in Damoh, Bhangarh in Sagar, Chharch in Shivpuri, Dhavli in Barwani, Saleteka in Balaghat, Dihiya and Bholgarh in Rewa, Machhand in Bhind, lamsarai and Bagaiyya in Singrauli and Dheemarkhera in Katni district. Besides, sanction was also granted to open one new 6-bed primary health centre at village Cheetakher in Neemuch district, two new sub-health centres at village Dhabla Ghosi in Shajapur and Tulsipar in Raisen district.
Apart from upgradation and establishment of all above mentioned 20 health institutions, sanction was also granted for creation of 226 additional posts for them as per prescribed norms. The cabinet also decided to shift the civil dispensary situated on the premises of Mental Hospital, Indore to Banganga Kund area, civil dispensary, Radio Colony, Indore to Musakheri and civil dispensary situated in Gorakhpur, Jabalpur to Shanti Nagar, Jabalpur.
The cabinet decided to increase honorarium of ICDS's Scheme's sub-anganwadi workers of 12,070 anganwadis in the State from Rs1500 to Rs2250 per month with effect from April 1, 2014.The cabinet accorded administrative sanction of Rs55.02 crore to group piped water scheme of Shah Nagar in Panna district to be run by Madhya Pradesh Water Corporation. The scheme will be run under Bundelkhand Special Package and National Drinking Water Programme. The project will benefit 50,000 population of 25 villages.