The State Government has reminded families that it is offering Rs 7,500 for every female and Rs 10,000 for male sterilisation surgery respectively as an incentive under the nation-wide family welfare programme.
The amount would be distributed to the individuals who undergo the surgery under National Health Insurence Scheme and Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme, an official statement issued here on Monday said.
The information was provided by the District Nodal Officer of the Family Welfare Programme at Surajpur who also informed that the World Population Day would be observed on July 11this year.
He said that the country's population currently stood at 1,21,01,93,422 while in Chhattisgarh it was 2,55,40,196. The safe delivery rate in the country is at the rate of 2.5 per cent while in Chhattisgarh it is 2.8 per cent.
The contact programme for the couples would be held fromJuly 9 to 10 and Population Stabilisation Programme would be held from July 11 to 24 this year, he informed. The newly married couples would be encouraged to use birth control measures during the drive which they would be encouraged to have a three year gap period for their second child.
The surgeons who would conduct the sterilization in the camps organised during programme of the World Population Day would be provided Rs 2,000 as transport to attend the camps.