Chief Minister Raman Singh inaugurated the ambulance vehicles for ‘Mahtari Express’ scheme, on behalf of Health and Family Welfare Department of State Government in a public gathering organised during Vikas Yatra to District Headquarters Bilaspur. After inauguration at hands of Chief Minister, Mahtari Express scheme has commenced in the entire State.
Under this scheme of National Rural Health Mission, ambulance services for pregnant women and children below one year will be made available on dialling toll-free number 108. For this scheme, about 20 Mahtari Express ambulances in Bilaspur district and 300 ambulances in entire State will provide services.
In the inaugural programme, Health Minister Amar Agrawal, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Hemchand Yadav, Food Minister Punnulal Mohle, Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Corporation Chairman Badridhar Diwan, Chhattisgarh labour Welfare Board Chairman SN Tiwari, Chhattisgarh Housing Board Chairman Subhash Rao, MlA Raju Kshatri, and Women Commission member Sudha Tiwari and officials of other organisations along with a number of public representatives were also present.
On the occasion, Chief Minister distributed new ration cards to about 6,000 families under Chhattisgarh Food Security Act 2012 at the public gathering organised in Bilaspur.