Prabhat Pheri taken out
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 04 2019:
As part of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Matru Vandana Saptah, Prabhat Pheri (rally) was conducted yesterday.
The Prabhat Pheri rally started from ICDS Thoubal to DC office.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Thoubal L Radhakanta Singh, Ch Basanta Singh, District Programme Manager, DHS Thoubal and T Anita Devi, District Programme Officer, ICDS Thoubal attended the event.
NYK volunteers, Anganwadi and ASHA workers took part in the awareness rally.
Calling on the people to enrol pregnant women under the scheme which aims to provide maternity benefits, ADM Thoubal said that District Hospital Thoubal, Community Health Centres, Primary Health Centres and Upper Primary Health Centres will have Matru Vandana Saptah help desks to help enrol pregnant women more easily.
He also urged the Health Dept staff, Anganwadi workers and ASHA workers to spread awareness on the scheme and help enrol eligible pregnant women under the scheme.
Special Gram Sabhas will be hold in Panchayats to diffuse information on benefits of the scheme, he added.