Good work in ICDS in Burdwan

Last year we had 900 plus ICDS centres running in open space, without any building and store place out of 9193 ICDS centres in the Burdwan district. The district took up ICDS building construction on highest priority in last one year and mobilised funds from Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), Paschimanchal Unnayan Parisahd (PUP), grants recommended by MPs/ MLAs, Backward Classes welfare funds and finance commission grants. It is matter of satisfaction and appreciation that 389 buildings completed and 211 are under construction, to be completed in next two months, bringing the number of ICDS centres without building/ open space to 369 only as on 30th June 2012. In the review meeting on 28th July 2012 at Memari Chaired by Hon'ble Chief Minister, State Govt agreed to sanction funds @ Rs approximately six lakhs each for 200 ICDS centre buildings out of 13th Fiance Commission grants. Pinpointed sites and requisite land is already identified. It is hoped that the work for new ICDS buildings will be commenced in next two months.

• In Burdwan district there are 540610 children enrolled in ICDS centres upto 6 years of age, in addition to 105600 Pregnant and Lactating mothers and Supplementary Nutrition is provided to 94.2 % of enrolled beneficiaries as per average attendance reports.
• Regular monitoring and supervision of ICDS by senior officers at field level could improve ICDS implementation in the district. Severely malnourished children is only 0.9 % of the total children, which is far below National and State averages.
• Door to door approach of recording weight of the children and growth monitoring has improved tracking of malnourished children and weighing efficiency increased from 88 % to 92 %, that is highest in the State.
• 3234 Children tracked with severe malnourishment has been examined by medical experts of health department and treatment provided/ supplementary feeding being done.

We hope that ICDS will improve further in this district.

Babu Jagjiban Ram Hostels - tender formalities completed in record time

Govt of India sanctioned RS 800 lakhs for four hostels each @ Rs 200 lakhs having capacity of 100 students SC Girls/Boys. Sanction was done on 31st March 2012 and communicated to district in April 2012. Transfer of land in favour of Backward Classes Welfare, preparation of estimates, vetting and tendering completed in record three months time by District Administration. Work order of all Hostels issued and work to commence shortly. Hon'ble CM West Bengal is scheduled to lay the foundation stone on 28th July at 1 pm at Burdwan.

These hostels are meant for SC Girls/ Boys and to be maintained by concerned educational Institutions out of the fund. It is expected that the buidlings will be completed by March 2013.

Hon'ble Chief Minister West Bengal agreed to hand over cheques to parents of school kids undergone cardiac surgery under innovative NRHM scheme

Mamata Banerjee, Hon'ble Chief Minister West Bengal kindly consented to meet parents of school students beneficiaries provided surgical intervention at Govt cost for the amount upto Rs 1.20 Lakhs each case on the pattern of WBHS 2008 applicable to class B Govt employees at Enlisted hospitals. District administration Burdwan conducted health screening of 9.5 Lakhs school kids from class 1 to 8 in all Govt schools of Burdwan last year and thereafter conducted medical check up of 1.2 Lakhs with the help of professional doctors on cost basis. 3000 plus students were finally identified having critical to semi critical ailments out of which 564 were diagnosed with cardiac, kidney, liver and orthopaedic problems that necessitates surgical operations of major category. Project proposals were prepared and submitted to NRHM authorities under Innovative Projects category in the month of November 2012. On the intervention of Hon'ble CM and personal initiative of Health Secretary, Govt of India sanctioned Rs 75 Lakhs as cost of treatment for 564 students in Govt/ Private hospitals at the rates applicable to Govt employees. Actual cost of the treatment of all such students is being reimbursed to hospitals. Cardiac surgery of eight such students already commenced at best Hospitals at Durgapur and eye operations of more than 78 children at Burdwan conducted. Few parents whose children operated upon successfully shall meet Hon'ble CM on 28th July at 1 pm at Public function at Burdwan and receive cheques of grants to be paid to hospitals. We plan to complete surgical intervention of all 564 students within next three months and hope to replicate the intervention to ICDS kids also. It may be noted that all the 1.2 Lakhs children with ailments have been treated at Govt Institutions at the cost of Govt under SSM and school health programme. District administration feels that such innovations under NRHM will be immensely helpful to poor children tracked in the eagerly age.