Bhopal, April 14 (IANS) Expanding the reach of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the state health department is now distributing Ayushman cards to thousands of Anganwadi and ASHA workers in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. The social workers, besides their community service, have themselves become ‘beneficiaries’ of Ayushman Bharat – an ambitious scheme that promises to redefine the country’s healthcare landscape.The move, hailed and welcomed by many ASH…
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Bhopal, Feb 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Police on Wednesday claimed to have seized illicit drugs valued at approximately Rs 22 crore in two coordinated operations across Rajgarh and Neemuch districts as part of an ongoing drive against drug trafficking, smuggling and illegal cultivation.In Neemuch district, a tip-off received by the Jat police station led to the detection of large-scale illegal opium cultivation allegedly concealed amid cotton crops in Luhariya Jat village, police officials said. T…
Neemuch, Feb 5 (IANS) Respecting the courage of an Anganwadi worker — Kanchan Bai Meghwal, who sacrificed her life to protect nearly 20 children from an aggressive swarm of bees in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, the state government will provide a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to her family. Kanchan Bai Meghwal, a Dalit woman, was serving as a cook at an Anganwadi centre in Ranpur village in Neemuch district.On February 2, when she was preparing meals for the children, a massive beehive on a ne…
Bhopal, Dec 29 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), which came into effect in 2017, provides financial support to pregnant and lactating mothers, to improve the health and nutrition for mother and child, as well as compensation for wage loss. Over the years, the PMMVY, being one of the Centre’s flagship schemes, has brought transformational change in the lives of women, the results of which are omnipresent.In Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district alone, about 50,000 women have…