Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 13 Jul 2023

Dantewada to be the 1st District with Virology Lab Facility

Why in News?

On July 11, 2023, according to the information given by Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department, Dantewada will be the first district hospital in Bastar division where the facility of virology lab is going to start.

Key Points:

• The Chief Medical Health Officer said that after the establishment of the Virology Lab, Hepatitis B and C would be tested in the district hospital.
• After the first hepatitis test, the patients were sent to AIIMS for further testing if they were positive in the rapid test. Where it used to take a month to get the report. About 10 to 15 thousand rupees were spent in getting this test done in private lab institutions.
• Now this test will be done free of cost in the Virology Lab of Dantewada District Hospital, which will benefit the patients and they will not have to wait for a month. The report will be available soon.
• Even before this, according to the announcement of the Chief Minister, CityScan facility has been started in the district hospital, the benefits of which are being availed by villagers from far and wide. Now there is no need to go to big cities like Jagdalpur for this.
• It is known that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is making special efforts to provide better health facilities to the people in remote and inaccessible areas. All-round development is being done in Chhattisgarh in the fields of health, education, malnutrition and self-employment.

Important Decisions taken in the Meeting of Chhattisgarh Council of Ministers

Why in News?

Several important decisions were taken in the meeting of the State Council of Ministers held under the chairmanship of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on July 12, 2023.

Key Points:

• The cabinet approved the draft of the Chhattisgarh Appropriation Bill-2023 regarding the presentation of the first supplementary estimate for the year 2023-24.
• Different types of exemptions, grants and concessions have been announced for setting up industries for different classes in the state of Chhattisgarh.
• In order to encourage the establishment of large, mega, ultra mega industries in the state, it was decided to include 'Special Investment Promotion Package Implementation Rules-2019' under the Industrial Policy 2019-24.
• In order to promote industrial activities in the state of Chhattisgarh, along with the inclusion of vehicle scrapping policy in the Industrial Policy 2019-24, exemption from stamp duty, exemption from market fee, special investment incentive package for closed and sick industries in the state, transport grant The proposal for amendments related to electricity duty exemption was approved.