Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched “Niraamaya Bastar”, a flagship programme of Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, it was announced on Wednesday.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Bastar District Collector Rajat Bansal and Chairman of Sathya Sai Health & Education Trust C. Sreenivas.
N Srinath, CEO, Tata Trusts, was present on the occasion.
The salient features of “Niraamaya Bastar” initiative incudes ensuring congenital heart disease free Bastar, healthy pregnancy, child malnutrition free Bastar and training frontline health workers, a press release said.
The Chief Minister said: “It is very heartening that, after eight years of glorious service in Nava Raipur, they are stepped into Bastar for the well-being of our tribal brothers and sisters, with particular reference to pregnant women and adolescent girls.
"In fact, this has come as Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba’s Blessings for Bastar. I assure all possible help from the state government.”
He flagged off a medical mobile van.
Speaking on the occasion, Sreenivas said that all services in Bastar will be rendered free, Sreenivas expressed the hope that this programme will reach the "unreached" and thereby really serve the "unserved".”