Chhattisgarh

• 28 Dec 2021

Chief Minister Released the Book 'Kahat Kabir'

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• On December 27, 2021, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released the book 'Kahat Kabir' focused on the couplets of Sant Kabir at his residence office.

Key Points

• For the first time in this book published by Kabir Vikas Sanchar Studies Kendra, Kushabhau Thackeray Journalism and Mass Communication University Raipur, 24 popular couplets of Sant Kabir have been expressed through cartoons.
• Appreciating the innovative experiment done in this book, the Chief Minister said that this effort would prove fruitful in taking the message of Sant Kabir to the people.

Country's First 'Indigenous Knowledge Study Center'

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• For the operation of the country's first indigenous knowledge study center recently started at Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, cooperation and guidance will be given by Chhattisgarh Traditional Vanaushadhi Trained Vaidya Sangh.

Key Points

• This study center has been started with the aim of proving the scientific authenticity of traditional medical knowledge based medicine and conservation, promotion and development of rare forest medicines.
• This will be the first such indigenous knowledge study center in India, where initiative will be taken to prove the scientific authenticity of the public health tradition of the whole of India. A separate department has been created for this in the university, which has been recognized by the UGC.
• In this study center, students will be able to get help for research and scientific authenticity to the treatment method of traditional doctors. This work will prove to be helpful in the continuous livelihood development of the family of Vaidyas, on the other hand the common man will get the benefit of Vanaushadhi medical system in incurable diseases.

Chhattisgarh in NITI Aayog Health Index 2021

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• On December 27, 2021, government think tank NITI Aayog released the fourth edition of its health index for 2019-20, ranking states on the basis of overall health performance. In this, Chhattisgarh ranks 10th in terms of overall health performance among large states, while Kerala is at the top.

Key Points

• The report was divided into three parts - large states, small states and union territories. Among the smaller states, Mizoram was the best performing state while Nagaland remained at the bottom.
• According to the NITI Aayog report, Chandigarh tops the Union Territories, followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli at number two and Delhi at number three.
• In terms of overall health performance among large states, Chhattisgarh ranks 10^th out of 19 states with a score of 50.70. On the other hand, Kerala is ranked first with 82.20, Tamil Nadu is second with 72.42 and Telangana is third with 69.96.
• NITI Aayog's Health Index is a weighted composite score consisting of 24 indicators covering key aspects of health performance.