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Himachal CM distributes free smart phones to ASHA workers

Himachal CM distributes free smart phones to ASHA workers

Shimla, Jul 15 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday distributed free smartphones to ASHA workers in the state, enabling them to carry out their duties more effectively and efficiently.
While addressing the ASHA workers through a video conference, Chief Minister said that with this facility the ASHA workers would be able to improve their functioning as it would help them to use applications like DCD, Himarogya, TB Mukt Himachal App, RCH Portal etc.
He said that the mobile would also help them ineffective dissemination of IEC through single button push including videos and posters and would also help them in easy communication through bulk SMS.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government had given an incentive of Rs 1,000 per month for the months of March, April, May and June to ASHA workers. He said that the State Government was now providing an incentive of Rs 2,000 per month for the month of July and August to all the ASHA Workers of the state.
As many as 7,842 ASHA workers are providing their services in the hilly state, out of which 7,809 are in rural areas and 33 in urban areas.
Chief Minister said that the corona pandemic has taken the whole world by surprise and caught the medical fraternity unprepared. He said that Himachal Pradesh has effectively been fighting this virus and ASHA workers of the State have played a pivotal role in controlling this virus. He said that ASHA workers not only helped in detecting the people with ILI symptoms but has also helped in motivating the people in strictly following the quarantine norms.
Jai Ram Thakur said that ASHA workers were the most important grass root functionaries who in this corona pandemic have ensured that people of the State coming from other parts of the country were motivated to strictly follow the norms of home quarantine.
Chief Minister said that the ASHA workers played a major role in the Active Case Finding Campaign launched by the State Government and was even appreciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the Prime Minister even suggested the other Chief Ministers follow Himachal Pradesh and launch this campaign in their respective States to detect patients with influenza-like illness. He said that not only this, the ASHA Workers also were playing a vital role in educating the masses regarding the importance of social distancing and use of face masks to prevent the spread of this virus.
Chief Minister said that the ASHA workers also played an important role in sensitizing the people in home quarantine to strictly follow the norms so as to ensure that they and their family members remain safe.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government has succeeded in checking community spread and credit of this goes to the ASHA Workers. He said that the State Government would consider all the genuine demands of the ASHA workers symptomatically.
Additional Chief Secretary Health R.D.Dhiman said that the Chief Minister has given its nod to provide Rs 500 additional incentive to the ASHA Workers of the State keeping in view their important role towards the society.
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