Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 07 Jun 2022

CM gifts 'Hamar Lab' to Kankerites

Why in News?

• On June 6, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, during his state-wide meet-up programme, dedicated a state-of-the-art integrated 'Hamar Lab' at Kamaldev District Hospital in Kanker district.

Key Points

• 'Hamar Lab' is an integrated health lab with state-of-the-art equipment. Here, quality testing services will be made available to the patients using all the resources related to the investigation in one place. This will also relieve the patients from the problem of testing at expensive rates outside.
• Now patients will get the facility of 120 different types of health check-ups under one roof. These include screening for diseases such as cancer and TB.
• In 'Hamar Lab', 15 types of tests related to hematology, 39 types of tests related to clinical pathology, 42 types of tests related to biochemistry, 8 types of tests related to sirology, 10 types of tests related to microbiology as well as 6 related to histopathology and cytology. Type of check features will be found.
• Apart from this, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the Mother and Child Diseases Hospital at Albelapara in Kanker district headquarters. Earlier, the Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalaya was being run here. It was converted into a COVID-19 hospital during the Corona period, after which the Mother and Child Health Hospital, which runs at District Hospital Kanker, has been shifted here.

Cooperative sugar factories Pandariya and Ramhepur set a new national record in recovery rate

Why in News?

• Two co-operative sugar factories recently set up in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Co-operative Sugar Factory Limited Pandaria and Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Factory, Ramhepur, Kawardha have set a new record in recovery rate by being at the first and second position respectively at the national level.

Key Points

• Both the factories have left behind all the cooperative sugar factories in the country in terms of recovery. Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Co-operative Sugar Factory Limited Pandrit Pandariya was ranked number one in the entire country with 13.12 per cent recovery in crushing season 2021-22 and Bhoramdev Co-operative Sugar Factory Ramhepur, Kawardha came second in the entire country with 11.8 per cent recovery.
• With the recovery rate being higher, 18 thousand 497 farmers of the district will get an additional amount of Rs 53.83 crore. This will lead to payment of Rs 280.7 crore to farmers in the financial year.
• These farmers will receive an additional amount of Rs 53.83 crore at the recovery rate, along with a benefit of Rs 50.58 crore under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyayyojana.
• 29 lakh 5 thousand 338 metric tonnes of sugarcane was procured from farmers in the crushing season 2021-22 at Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cooperative Sugar Factory Limited Pandariya. At bhoramdev cooperative sugar factory, Ramhepur, Kawardha, 34 lakh 5 thousand 3 metric tonnes of sugarcane has been procured from the farmers.
• Significantly, the rate of sugarcane is decided by the FRP, in which a minimum of 9.50 per cent recovery or less is given at the rate of Rs 275.50 per quintal. With a recovery of more than 9.50 per cent, it increases by Rs 2.90 per quintal per 0.1 per cent.