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Time of India
6 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Kids with heart conditions must get timely, quality treatment: Ukesh
Mysuru: Mysuru zilla panchayat CEO S Ukesh Kumar on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and improve healthcare services for anganwadi and schoolchildren suffering from health issues. He emphasised that children referred for advanced treatment must be consistently followed up, ensuring their treatment is completed without delay. He was speaking at the district-level review meeting of national health programmes, held at Anubhava Mantapa auditorium, district health office. "Children with heart conditions must receive timely, quality treatment at super specialty hospitals. Early detection and management of health issues among children through regular check-ups at schools and anganwadi centres are crucial to reducing infant mortality," he said. Highlighting preventable infant deaths, he instructed taluk health officers to conduct facility and community-level reviews and submit taluk-wise reports, along with actionable recommendations. Regarding maternal deaths, he directed officials to seek reports from the district-level technical expert committee and initiate action against responsible parties where necessary. Calling for full implementation of the Kayakalp programme in 2025-26, Kumar asked health officials to review pending tasks and achieve 100% progress in internal, state, and national assessments within the next three months. He recommended including health progress discussions in monthly panchayat development officer (PDO) meetings and monthly revenue department reviews chaired by the deputy commissioner. The CEO also emphasised strict compliance with biomedical waste management protocols at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and directed regular monitoring of Covid-19, influenza H1N1, dog bite, and snakebite cases under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). 75 TB-related deaths Reviewing TB control efforts from Jan to June 2025, Kumar noted 75 TB-related deaths with a 7% mortality rate. He directed officials to reduce this below 5% and submit death audit reports without fail. Under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme, 78 active cases were reported in the district, primarily in T Narsipura, Nanjangud, and Mysuru city areas. Officials were asked to intensify weekly surveys and report suspected cases immediately.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
ZP builds dining halls in govt schools to serve midday meals
Mysuru: The zilla panchayat of Mysuru is now undertaking the construction of dining halls in govt-run schools to facilitate midday meals. During the 2024-25 financial year, the zilla panchayat approved the construction of dining halls at 32 govt schools across the district under the scheme. The ZP, which successfully developed kitchen halls and kitchen gardens in empty spaces in govt schools, has now taken up the construction of dining halls as an added feature. Such initiatives by the ZP not only play a crucial role in reducing malnutrition among students who benefit from the midday meals scheme, but the vegetables grown in kitchen gardens also improve the quality of education. As the majority of children of farmers and villagers study in govt-run schools, the ZP, which initiated various measures to strengthen govt schools with the construction of compound walls and separate toilets for girls under the MNREGA scheme, is now promoting the Akshara Dasoha Midday Meals scheme. Due to the lack of dining hall facilities, students were squatting and consuming midday meals on verandas, inside their classrooms, in corridors of their schools, or under the trees in their school premises. Now, the construction of dining halls with seating facilities will ease such problems for them. Schools can also utilise the dining halls to conduct special classes or other school work during emergencies, officials said. Utilising the local job card holders registered under the MNREGA scheme in gram panchayat, the ZP not only provides jobs for them but also involves them in the construction of dining halls. Among the 32 dining hall construction projects, the ZP has already completed the construction of such facilities in state-run schools like Magudilu, Gavadagere, Vaddambalu, and Harohalli, which come under Husenapura gram panchayat of Hunsur taluk. It also constructed the same in Kanagalu, Hundimala, Hosakote, Chikkmalali, Udbur, Badaga, Kampalapura, and Uyyamballi in Periyapatna taluk. The ZP spent a total of 84.4 lakh for the construction of all these dining halls and also provided 3,489 mandays of work for job card holders registered in the scheme. The ZP has also taken up the construction of dining halls at a cost of Rs 1.75 lakh. During 2025-26, the ZP has also taken up the construction of dining halls in more than eight village schools in Saligrama, HD Kote, Periyapatna, and Hunsur taluks. It gave instructions to use vitrified tiles for flooring. Speaking to TOI, zilla panchayat chief executive officer S Ukesh Kumar said that the ZP initiated this project of constructing dining halls with the main intention of facilitating midday meals as well as strengthening govt-run schools with such facilities, besides ensuring jobs for MNREGA labourers identified under the scheme. "The construction of such a facility has helped our children to consume midday meals in dining halls as most of them were consuming food under the tree, veranda, corridors, and inside classrooms," said Mahadevaiah, a resident of Hosakempaiahanahundi in T Narasipura taluk.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Dudiyona Ba' campaign launched in Mysuru to prevent labour migration in summer
Mysuru: The 'Dudiyona Ba' campaign was launched in Mysuru district to prevent migration of labourers during summer. The initiative aims to provide continuous employment to rural people under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, offering work locally to those who would otherwise migrate to cities during the harsh summer. Following govt directives, the campaign will be conducted in all gram panchayats for a month, allowing eligible labourers to gain employment through the MGNREGA scheme . The campaign will inform eligible workers about the scheme and provide 100 days of unskilled work under MGNREGA in all GPs, officials said. Eligible families must possess a job card under the MGNREGA scheme. Individuals over 18 yrs in rural areas can apply at their local panchayat office to obtain a job card. Subsequently, labourers must submit a work application to the GP to receive group work. The campaign aims to identify eligible families and vulnerable groups not covered by the MGNREGA scheme, providing them with continuous unskilled work to reduce migration tendencies. The campaign seeks to increase participation from vulnerable families, the differently-abled, women, and gender minorities. The daily wage for workers under the MGNREGA scheme was increased to Rs 370 from April 1. The scheme provides equal pay for men and women, and families with a job card can undertake personal projects worth up to Rs 5 lakh. Under the MGNREGA scheme, work opportunities are available in desilting ponds, developing canals, roadside tree planting, agricultural forestry, school development, Anganwadi, rural roads, and drainage projects. Awareness about these opportunities will be raised during the campaign. "The primary goal of MGNREGA is to prevent migration in rural areas by providing work to labourers. The success of the 'Dudiyona Ba' campaign depends on rural people making good use of it, just like the successful Stree Chetana campaign. By creating individual or group work opportunities, the campaign supports job creation in one's locality. Rural residents should take advantage of this initiative," called ZP chief executive officer S Ukesh Kumar. "Both male and female labourers can benefit from it. The campaign is ready to accept work demands and provide jobs through the panchayats," said M Krishnaraju, ZP deputy secretary (development).
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Ensure 100% target of national immunisation: ZP CEO to officials
Mysuru: Zilla panchayat chief executive officer (ZP CEO) S Ukesh Kumar on Wednesday directed the health officials to ensure a 100 per cent target of the national immunisation drive that aims to protect children from mortality, birth defects, and lifelong disabilities. He spoke after reviewing the progress of national health schemes for the year 2024-25, organised by the department of health and family welfare at its office, Anubhava Mantap auditorium, in the city. The CEO asked the officials to intensify the immunisation drive for children and strive for the effective implementation of the Pradhana Mantri Surakshit Matriv Abhiyan (PMSMA). The PMSMA aims to provide quality antenatal care to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month, focusing on high-risk pregnancy (HRP) tracking. The health department staff must conduct mandatory health check-ups to ensure that every pregnant woman in the 2nd and 3rd trimester receives ultrasounds and lab investigations, he said. The ZP CEO, who also reviewed complaints of child marriage, foeticide, and protection of children from sexual offences (POCSO) cases, asked the health department staff to control birth rates through the effective implementation of vasectomy and tubectomy. He also gave directions to all taluk health officers to detect cases of tuberculosis, arrange proper treatment, distribute medicines for its elimination, and strive for the effective implementation of blindness control programmes and schemes. He expedited cataract surgeries for people with eye problems and distributed lenses after detecting cases under the programme. They must also spread awareness among people about communicable and non-communicable diseases. The ZP CEO also directed the officials to collect drinking water samples to check the fluorosis content before releasing water to residents to ensure safe drinking water. He also wanted all tahsildars to regularly conduct national health programme review meetings. The ZP CEO asked the officials to identify land for constructing a permanent building for Ayushman Aroga Kendras and submit a list to him. The meeting also discussed the implementation of the 2025-26 national health programme schemes. The ZP CEO asked the officials to prepare an action plan and hold quarterly progress review meetings at the taluk and district levels. All taluk health officers, coordinators, and others were present at the meeting.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- General
- Time of India
Survey of SC families to be held in three phases in Mysuru
1 2 Mysuru: Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer (CEO) S Ukesh Kumar on Friday said the survey of Scheduled Caste families will be conducted in three phases, that includes door-to-door surveys, special camps, and online self-declaration. The CEO informed this during a meeting related to the survey of the HN Nagamohan Das Committee on internal reservation for Scheduled Castes , held at the ZP here. A total of 101 sub-castes within the Scheduled Castes were identified. The trainers from the district were selected and sent for state-level training, he said. The door-to-door visits for the survey will be conducted from May 5 to 17, and special camps from May 19 to 21. Online self-declaration will be available from May 19 to 23, he informed. The survey is exclusively for Scheduled Caste individuals. When teachers visit homes for the survey, members of the Scheduled Castes should cooperate and provide necessary information, he urged the people. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Joint director of the social welfare department, Rangegowda, mentioned that there is diversity among sub-castes in north and south Karnataka. Therefore, a survey of Scheduled Caste families is being conducted for internal reservation classification. The survey should clearly document general information such as education, occupation, living area, available facilities, economic details, govt and private employment, profession, land ownership, and household income. The service of the teachers will be utilised for the survey, and it will be conducted via a mobile app. The survey requires Aadhaar numbers and mobile numbers. Sub-castes must be recorded, he said. Officials from various departments were present at the meeting.
