XI Five Year Plan 2007-2012 - Public Health & Family Welfare ...

17. Health Melas
Swasthya Melas will be organized one per district and one at block level in all the
districts. This way 48 district level and 265 block level health melas will be
organized. For district health melas a sum of Rs. 5 Lakhs per mela and for block level
melas Rs. One lakh per mela will be sanctioned. These melas will be organized every
year from year 2 onwards.
18. Mobility Support for Block Medical Officers
Block Medical Officers need to conduct supervisory visits to the sub centers and
primary health centers as well as maintain contact with PRIs. In order to facilitate
their mobility, it is proposed to provide hired vehicle on a monthly basis to all the
Block Medical Officers. This will not only improve the monitoring and supervision of
different national health programmes but will also help in promptly investigating
disease outbreaks and organizing rapid response.
19. Health Insurance
19.1 Social Insurance
Recognizing that the poor are quite vulnerable to diseases, natural and
other disasters, the State has considered it prudent to bring them under
the net of social insurance. It is proposed to purchase an insurance
cover for 45 Lakhs BPL families at a premium of Rs. 51/- per family per
year, this insurance coverage will cover medical and surgical disease
conditions.
19.2 Maternity Insurance
The State has introduced Vijaya Raje Janani Kalyan Beema Yojana from July 2006
with the objective promoting institutional deliveries amongst all BPL women. Both the
response and uptake of the scheme has been very encouraging. The State has
therefore decided to continue with the scheme so that its advantages may accrue to
all pregnant women belonging to BPL. During the year 2006-07, Rs. 6 Crores has
been paid to the insurance company as the initial installment of the premium from the
DFID funded project. The balance amount of premium will be paid from the NRHM.