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Time of India
12-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
CM Fellows' innovations redefine devpt in rural UP
Lucknow: Chief Minister Fellows, many of whom are completing three years in their posts, are being recognised for innovative schemes they implemented in their blocks to bring measurable changes in these areas. In Lakhimpur Kheri district, CM Fellows, in collaboration with local officials, worked on activating sub-health centres in Kukra and Jalalpur villages, which are now equipped with proper delivery centres. Due to the presence of the delivery centres, institutional deliveries increased to 94% in these villages, ensuring safer childbirth and better maternal and infant health care. An official from the planning department, which has been monitoring the CM Fellowship Programme, said that where once only five-six institutional deliveries took place monthly, the number has now surged to 20 per Badaun's Salarpur block, CM Fellow Mayank Singh introduced an innovative model that blends health awareness with livelihood generation. To address the lack of resources in Anganwadi centres, he collaborated with self-help group women to create Madhubani-style banners conveying health messages. The funds raised were used to procure health equipment for four Anganwadi centres, which then led to a notable increase in ANC check-up registrations among pregnant women, the official by Singh's work, Momina, an SHG member, created similar awareness banners using zari-zardozi art. Seeing how effective the simple plan was, the govt is putting in place a plan to expand this to promote awareness about TB and Gorakhpur's Brahmapur block, CM Fellow Praveen Kumar Rao focussed on boosting the production of Kala Namak rice. He formed a 58-hectare cluster under the agricultural export policy 2019 and, in collaboration with farmer producer organisations, facilitated a Rs 100 per kg seed subsidy. He then secured Rs 10 lakh as support for 200 farmers, which led to an expansion in rice cultivation and an increase of nearly 1.5 times in the farmers' income through Kumar Jaiswal, posted in Ballia's Sohawan block, introduced smart TVs in the Primary School at Narhi to bring digital learning to the school. This resulted in a surge in student enrolment, which went up from 148 students in May 2024 to 194 by Sep, with attendance reaching 85%.These transformative efforts are a direct result of CM Yogi Adityanath's forward-looking policy to empower youth-led innovation in rural areas. The CM Fellows are not just implementing programmes but are redefining the development narrative of rural UP through sustainable, inclusive and impactful interventions, the official said.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CM Fellows doingyeoman's service
1 2 Lucknow: The CM Fellowship Programme , implemented to boost development in 108 aspirational blocks and eight aspirational districts, has brought about some unexpected but interesting innovations. In various blocks, Fellows went beyond the mandatory tasks to help residents implement simple but effective techniques to address local instance, in Etah district's Sakit block, CM Fellow Dinesh Kumar launched a programme to address child malnutrition . He worked with the district magistrate to prepare 'Samvardhan Super Food Kits', which were distributed to severely and moderately malnourished (SAM and MAM) children. The kits contained high-quality nutritious items like amla-jaggery laddoos, organic honey, mushroom-corn soup, amla-triphala-jeera juice, cookies and nutritious impact of these kits was visible in just six months. In the first quarter of 2024–25, Sakit block had 122 SAM and 762 MAM cases. Operation Sindoor PM Modi meets NSA, chiefs of armed forces amid spike in tensions with Pak India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan Several airports in India to be closed till May 15 - check list By the third quarter, these numbers dropped to 67 SAM and 539 MAM children, with many reporting normal health."The CM Fellows are actively involved in key sectors such as rural health, education, nutrition and infrastructure, and share their suggestions and public grievances with departments concerned for quick resolution of local challenges. Many Fellows are developing innovative solutions to major issues and presenting scalable development models at the state level, marking a new chapter in grassroots governance ," said a govt Hardoi district's Sandila block, CM Fellow Kiran Kumari introduced the idea of kitchen gardens to empower rural women and improve their nutrition. Based on the health of the women, for instance, to address specific dietary needs of pregnant women, she encouraged them to grow leafy vegetables at home.A local NGO, Mel Jol, worked in collaboration with the district's ADPO officer to ensure the functioning of nearly 300 kitchen gardens. Another story emerged from Basti district's Vikramjot block, where CM Fellow Shailesh Kumar Upadhyay helped start production of vinegar and pickles in Keshavpur gram panchayat. It began as a small shop (Shukla Sirka Bhandar) but has now grown into a thriving business.
