Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 31 Oct 2022

CM Inaugurates Sickle Cell Management Centers in 28 Districts

Why In News?

• On October 30, 2022, the Chief Minister inaugurated sickle cell management centres in 28 districts of the state in a virtual programme held at his residence office.

Key Points

• Inaugurating new sickle cell management centers set up in medical colleges and district hospitals of the state, the Chief Minister announced the establishment of a national level sickle cell research center in Chhattisgarh soon.
• Along with this, free testing, treatment and consultation facility of sickle cell has been made available in 24 district hospitals, nine medical colleges of the state and Sickle Cell Institute Chhattisgarh located in the capital Raipur.
• The Chief Minister said that a new sickle cell management centre is being set up by the Health and Family Welfare Department to effectively combat the problem of sickle cell. These centers will be operated in all medical college hospitals and all district hospitals of the state.
• These centers will provide sickle cell test and treatment, screening by salubrity test and confirmation by electrophoresis and new method Point of Care (POC) test through hospital laboratory.
• The Chief Minister said that the new method of sickle cell test is the Point of Care (POC) test. Mitanins can also check with this method. Through this method, sickle cell patients can be identified by conducting campaigns.
• In this program, the Chief Minister launched digital card distribution to people suffering from sickle cell by providing digital cards to seven-year-old boy Pratik Das Manikpuri of Rajendra Nagar Raipur and 17-year-old girl Oshika Ramteke of Gudhiyari.
• Health Department Secretary Prasanna R. told in the program that in the survey conducted so far, sickle cell carriers and one percent patients have been found in ten percent of the population of the state. The electronic entry of each sickle cell patient receiving specific treatment at Sickle Cell Management Centers will be maintained in the Sickle cell Institute's portal and they will be contacted for regular follow-up and medication.

Android App 'Token Tuhar Hath'

Why In News?

• According to the information given by the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on 29 October 2022, on the instructions of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, for the purpose of simplification and systematic management of the process of issuing tokens for sale of paddy to the registered farmers, NIC. Android App 'Token Tuhar Haath' has been developed by

Key Points

• With the help of 'Token Tuhar Hath' app, each registered farmer will be able to get a token for the sale of paddy in the respective procurement center on the date fixed by him. Using this app, the registered farmers can get the token in the respective committee procurement or procurement centers for the next 7 days.
• Through this app, the farmer will get all the latest information about the farmer's information, registered acreage, bank account, token and paddy purchase etc.
• Through the app, online tokens can be obtained to the extent of 30 percent of each day's purchasing capacity in the concerned committee or procurement center. Even in the said limit, marginal, small and long farmers will have equal opportunity for tokens in proportion to their registered number.
• The remaining 70% of the procurement capacity at the concerned Samiti Procurement Centre will be available for offline tokens, so that farmers who feel inconvenienced in getting tokens through the app can get tokens from the Samiti module as in previous years.
• The arrangement for issuing tokens through the app is being made additionally in addition to the process of arranging the issuance of tokens from the committee module in previous years. In this way, farmers will be able to get tokens through both online and offline mediums.
• The following benefits are possible from the use of the said app:
  • The rush of farmers to get tokens in the committee/procurement centres will be reduced.
  • Farmers will be able to get tokens to sell paddy sitting at home, they will not need to go to the committee, procurement centers.
  • Farmers will also be able to get information related to their registration, such as personal, underground / account / paddy purchase and payment easily.