Dehradun: The 25th Central Regional Council meeting is going to be held in Varanasi on June 24 under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In such a situation, the Uttarakhand government is busy preparing the proposal to be placed by Uttarakhand. In this sequence, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence on Thursday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed the officials to prepare such concrete and unique proposals in accordance with the spirit of coordination between ecology and economy, which can give new impetus to holistic, sustainable and balanced development in the state.
During the meeting, the CM directed the officials to pay special attention to the nutrition, physical and mental development of children in the state. The CM said that the future of children is the future of the state and the country, so an integrated and goal-based plan should be made for their overall development. ICDS (Integrated Child Development Scheme), Food Security Department, Health Department and Sports Department need to work in mutual coordination. So that special attention can be given to proper nutrition, sports activities, health services and mental development of children.
The CM directed to make mandatory registration under Ayushman Yojana in all government hospitals. It should be the priority of the administration that every citizen of the state gets the benefit of this scheme. For quick assistance in emergency situations, 112 helpline number should be promoted as much as possible, so that the general public can take advantage of this facility at the time of need.
Not only this, during the meeting, the CM instructed the Women and Child Development Department to constantly review the cases of malnutrition and anemia and run campaigns to improve the condition of children. He also emphasized that better arrangements should be made to monitor and evaluate such efforts at the district level.
