Chhattisgarh
'ZORAN'
- 02 Nov 2021
- 3 min read
Why in news
On November 1, 2021, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the online dashboard of 'Mukhyamantri Slum Health Scheme' and a gift pack of 'Zoran', a smart food version of Chhattisgarh's traditional cuisine prepared by women self-help groups, on the occasion of State Foundation Day.
Key Points
- In order to make the Mukhyamantri Slum Health Scheme more accessible to the citizens, the dashboard of the Slum Health Scheme has been launched.
- From the online dashboard of Mukhyamantri Slum Health Scheme, citizens will be able to take advance appointments for free treatment from the comfort of their homes. Also, you will be able to see when the mobile medical unit vehicle is going to arrive in their area.
- The drug prescription and test report of the patients will also be available online on this dashboard. To take advantage of this scheme, citizens will have to register on the online dashboard.
- It is noteworthy that on the special initiative of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, a year ago on November 1, 2020, 'Mukhyamantri Slum Health Scheme' was launched with the aim of providing free and better health facilities to the citizens of the slum areas of the state.
- Under this scheme, treatment facilities are being provided to the needy people in their locality through 60 mobile medical units in 14 municipal areas. In just one year, through Mukhyamantri Slum Health Scheme, more than 11 lakh citizens have been given free treatment and health benefits have been given to them.
- Under the Urban Livelihood Mission, women of self-help groups of Raipur city have prepared millet smart food under the brand name 'Zoran'. 'Zoran' includes 14 smart food products such as Bajra ki Barfi, Darbha Coffee and Ragi Cookies, Bajra and Bastar Cashew Nut Cookies, Millet Pedia, Papchi, Typhari.
- In Chhattisgarh, there is a tradition of giving dishes to the daughter in a jhanpi as a gift at the time of marriage, after which this gift pack has been named 'Zoran'.
- On the occasion of festivals, people will be able to use this gift pack to give gifts to each other. The products made from millet by scientists have been termed as nutritious and smart food.
