Himachal Cabinet Schemes

CoM to launch new nutritional Scheme for kids & mothersShimla, Max 26  State Cabinet meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave its nod to the Mukhya Mantri Bal Suposhan Yojna. The Scheme would be run through joint efforts of the Centre and State Government, Departments of Women and Child Development, Health and Family Welfare, Elementary Education and National Health Mission. The scheme envisions significant improvement in nutritional status of mothers and children through multiple intensified interventions converging various stake holders. The state Govt. has done extensive consultations with NITI Aayog to realize this vision through seven Pillar approach  (Sapt Stambh) the components of which are: Early detection and treatment of diarrhoea, Intensified monitoring and care of identified high risk group’s Special SNP-addition of protein rich food for high-risk children and improved feeding practices, Interventions for anemia in children and adolescent girls, Detection of high-risk pregnancies particularly Hypertension and anemia, treatment and follow up of malnourished children and social behavior change strategies. The scheme has a budget of Rs 65 crores and would  be a milestone in curtailing childhood malnutrition by combating illnesses such as diarrhoea, pneumonia andanemia. It shall be focused approach as Jan Andolan mode involving stake holders to plan, implement and monitor health of children, adolescent, pregnant women and lactating mothers. With this scheme Himachal Pradesh shall be able to improve the health parameters of NFHS-5 substantially in a time bound manner.The Cabinet gave its approval to provide two sets of school uniforms to pre-Primary (Nursery) enrolled in the Government Schools under Atal School Vardi Yojna alongwith stitching charges of Rs. 200 per annum. The Cabinet gave its nod for entering into a MoU with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India for implementing the Centrally sponsored schemes components of Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). This would facilitate in developing Public Health System to meet the needs of future pandemic by integrating essential public health functions and service delivery with objective to strengthen grass root public health institutions in the State. It gave its nod to grant extension of existing One Time Settlement Scheme of the H.P. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Corporation Ltd. for a period of one year besides waiving of Rs. 2.83 crore as Margin money loan and interest thereof. This would benefit 11133 beneficiaries. In order to support the working of cooperative societies especially those comprising of educated youth by providing mentoring support and initial sustainability grant to them , the Cabinet gave its nod to start Yuva Sahkaar Kosh Scheme in the State. Under the Scheme the eligible Farmers Producers Organizations for a viable project from the Yuva Sahkaar Kosh would be eligible for training and community mobilization support of maximum Rs. 25000, FPO(Follow Public Offer) management cost of Rs. 2 lakh in the first two years and seed money equal to double of the equity grant of maximum Rs. 15 lakh.