August 2012 – Page 99

50th raising day of Senapati Brigade

Imphal, Aug 2 : 59 Mtn Bde celebrated its 50th raising day on 01 Aug 2012. A guest lunch was organised on 30 Jul 2012 to mark the event which was graced by Maj Gen Binoy Poonen, GOC, Red Shield Division. He exhorted troops to continue maintaining the high standards through professionalism, dedication and devotion to duty on the occasion of 50th raising day of the Senapati Brigade.
The Brigade has been deployed in Manipur for the past 30 years ever since its raising on 01 Aug 1963 and has contributed immensely towards maintaining peace and tranquility in the region.
Lieutenant General AK Sahni, SM, VSM, GOC 3 Corps, in his special order of the day has extended his best wishes to all ranks of 59 Mountain Brigade. He also expressed that he was happy to note that the ranks and file of the Brigade have braved the harsh terrain, weather conditions and fulfilled the role and task assigned with utmost dedication and fortitude. Brig SK Sharma, Commander 59 Mountain Brigade, extended his good wishes to all ranks and their families on the occasion of the 50th raising day. He further stated that they must continue to maintain professionalism, dedication and an exemplary sense of duty with a ‘people friendly’ approach.
On 2nd of August a social event was organized in Senapati, which saw the conglomeration of the native population of Senapati, various civil dignitaries and the ranks and file of the Army.

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Villagers of Khoibu Bejang village still untraceable

Imphal, August 02 UNA :Five villagers of Khoibu Bejang village are still untraceable. They had fled from their village after a clash took place between the personnel of 24 AR and suspected PLA cadres on July 28 last, said Kuki Chief Association(KCA),Tengnoupal, President Thangbul Haokip on Tuesday.
The Kuki Chief Association, Tengnoupal, Chandel district, Manipur, President Thangbul Haokip and its general secretary of the association Senpu Haokip visited the Khoibu Bejang village today, along with the villager who had flee, where a fierce gun fight between the 24 AR personnel and PLA took place on July 28 last, where two AR jawan and one civilian got injured.
In there visit to the clash site the Kuki Chief Association brought along the villagers who are afraid to return to there village.
Thangbul Haokip further narrated that three house of the said village were destroy in the clash, among the three houses one is completely destroyed by bomb.
The concern authority should compensate the civilian who is under treatment at RIMS hospital who got serious bullet injury and the three houses which were destroyed in the clash said Thangbul.
For the last one decade, clash between the UGs group and central security forces are so frequent in the area, even cultivation is also difficult for the public of the area which is the only livelihood added the KCA president.
The said area is already backward, it create more backwardness due to frequent clash between Central security forces and UGs. So Police outpost is the need of hour for the area Thangbul added.
Yanglet Haokip a social worker appealed to the concern authority to bring peace in the said area where innocent person got injured.
The said area villages like Khoibu, Haikot, Peljang, Bongli, Bongmol, Leithao, Tonglhang, Gomi, Simang and Nongtak does not have any facilities of PHC/PHSC, the villagers have to go for more than 40km to get the nearest medical treatment towards Tengnoupal either Machi said the social worker who accompanied the KCA in the visit.
The social workers also condemned the act of injuring innocent people and destroying the houses in the clash.

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ST quota deducted : FATYCM

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Imphal, Aug 2 : Combine Entrance Examination Paramedical, B.Sc. Nursing & BAMS/BHMS/BNYS was held on 15-07-2012 and the subsequent result or selection for the said courses was in violation of existing reservation norms the Federation of Tribal Youths Clubs alleged. It was stated that nine seats for the course of BHMS (Degree course) were to be allotted as follows:
1. 1 seat at National Institute of Homeopathy, Kolkata.
2. 1 seat at Kolkata Homeopathic, Medical College, Kolkata.
3. 1 seat at Alva’s Education Foundation Moodbirdi.
4. 4 seats at BD Jati Homeopathic Medical College, Dharwad and
5. 2 seats at JK Saikia Homeopathy Medical College, Jorhat Assam.
The seats actually allotted for the BHMS (degree course) are 9 seats as indicated at the letter dated 20-07-2012 written by the Director of Health Services, Manipur addressed to the Joint Secretary (Health & FW), Govt. of Manipur. However, the Under Secretary (Health & FW) Govt. of Manipur have curtailed the 4 seats of the BHMS (Degree Course) of the BD Jati Homeopathic Medical College, Dharwan without assigning any letter for such concealment of seats of the BHMS (Degree & course) and as such the impugned letter dated 24-7-2012 issued by the Under Secretary (Health & F.W), Govt. of Manipur requires to be quashed and set aside.
That unless the said 4 seats of the BD Jati Homeopathic Medical College, Dharwad for thcourse of BHMS (Degree & course) have not been concealed by the Competent Authority, the beneficiaries would have obtained 2 seat for admission of BHMS ( Degree course) for ST at BD Jati Homeopathic Medical College, Dharwad and as such the said impugned letter dated 24-7-2012 issued by the Under Secretary Govt. of Manipur is arbitrary in the eyes of law and the same deprived of the of the right to admission in the said college in the view of the selection made by the competent authority and as such the said impugned letter dated 24-7-2012 requires to be quashed and set aside.
Govt. of Manipur has not given reason for such deduction/removal of 4 seats of the Jati Homeopathic Medical College, Dharwad for the BHMS (Degree course) and in the event the said 4 seats are required to be deducted / removed for any reason the same should be given in writing but in the case in hand there is no such reason for the deduction of the said 4 seats of BHMS (Degree course) at the BD Jati Homeopathic Medical College, Dharwad and as such the same should be given to the selected candidates in order of merit by maintaining quota. F ATYCM , requested Chief Minister to look into the nature matter.
FATYCM requested the Government of Manipur (Health) to compile and give out the order as early as possible so that the students 4 seats 2 reserved ST seat; get the opportunity to attend the said course without losing the academic year. In fact it would bring a big shame on the part of the State if it simply loses the 4 admission seats where many aspiring student are opting for said course due to indecisiveness and negligence.
If the said appeal is not taken up within specific time period and being neglected by the Government of Manipur the FATYCM would take up strong measures that will impair the normal functioning of the State and the Government of Manipur would held responsible for the unwanted and societal chaos caused in the State by the said Organization said Letthang Haokip, Secretary Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur in a press statement.

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Make them happy

Engineers of the IFCD when they were grilled by the contractors about the unnecessary delay in clearing the bill of the contractors said necessary amount had not been released by the Finance Department. Contractors lamented they had been befooled by the IFCD. Small time contractors who took up the construction of retaining wall at different areas regretted had they known the payment would not be fast and quick they would not have joined the bandwagon of contractors taking up Nambul river retaining wall construction. Gleefully they took up the work investing the little amount they had. To them it was a question of life. Now family fabric had been shattered as they could not reclaim the mortgaged chains and earrings of their lovely wives and children. Generally everyone assumes that contractors lead wonderful life. There is even one song that expresses the desire to become a contractor. We have in our state contractor engineer, contractor teacher, even contractor MLA. But not all are as lucky as these lucky few. There are lots of contractors, who lead awkward life style. They started with a car and ended with a bicycle. This happens in every Leikai. Government and private partnership is time tested practice, which has made Government programme successful. Therefore when the Union Government releases fund for the state a clear cut message is always given to involve more private partners in taking up Government programmes. Amazingly what happens in Manipur is that the fund released by the Union Government is being used in giving pay and perquisites of the employees. It seems the amount given by the Union Government for construction of the river bank too had been used up in giving the pay of the employees. Whoever responsible for holding back the bill of the contractors should explain why is the bill held back. IFCD should not have taken up the ambitious project if it would not be able to clear the bills. You cannot claim the credit for taking up developmental programmes without clearing the bills of the contractors. As anticipated it resorted to the same old tactics of keeping the contractors in the waiting. Once again IFCD had earned the dubious distinction of being non-paying department of the bill of the contractors. Everyone knows IFCD’s payment is not up to the mark. But the construction of retaining wall all along the Nambul River and other major rivers of the state was taken up under the name of Brahmaputra Board. Purely a central project. The question of Government holding back the bill of the contractors must not arise in such case. It is said 90 percent of the cost of the river bank retaining wall construction launched under the Brahmaputra Board is funded by the Union Government, the remaining 10 percent by the state Government. It is also said the Union Government had cleared its entire share to the Government. Earlier the representatives of the Union Government inspected the concrete structures visiting the areas, where such structures have come up. The matter is serious the highest authority should look into the matter and release contractors bill. Contractors must feel happiness of having a Government that hears the voice of the neglected lot.

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First NE on top of Mt Everest Expedition

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Imphal, Aug 1 : First North East India on top of the world (Mt. Everest) Expedition will be undertaken under the leadership of MMTA (Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association). The proposed mission is funded by North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong- Government of India, Organized by Planning Department, Govt. of Manipur and to be implemented by MMTA, Manipur.
Chief Secretary DS Poonia said the state government will be trying to release the required fund soon. The total budget is around Rs 3 crores and NEC has given Rs 2.7 cr. The rest will be borne by the respective states.
As a mountaineer, it is the dream of every mountaineer to scale the Mt. Everest in their lifetime.
The First North East India on top of the World (Mt. Everest) Expedition is the first ever Mt. Everest expedition comprising of team members from North East India. The team members comprises resident of North East India. This mission is to be funded by NEC, Shillong under the able guidance of Planning Department, Government of Manipur and executed under the leadership and command of Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association (MMTA), Manipur.
This expedition will be scripted in the history of India as the first expedition of North East India to Mt Everest under the leadership of Govt. of Manipur and MMTA.
The expedition will be flagged off from Imphal on 15th February 2013 and the second legged flag off from New Delhi on 20th March 2013. During the period between February 2013 and March 2013, the participants will undergo the final seasoning and team formation at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.
The First North East India on top of the world (Mt. Everest) Expedition is likely to make the historic summit in between 13th to 21st May 2013.
The significance of the First North East India on top of the world (Mt. Everest) Expedition is;
– This is the first Expedition comprising exclusively of the Mountaineers of North East India.
Mrs. Anshu Jamsenpa, the first lady from Arunachal Pradesh, who has scaled Mt. Everest twice in the history is part of the climber Team to create history for the third time.
N. Chinkheinganba, 15 year old boy, on completion of the expedition will be the youngest to scale Mt Everest.

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AMUCO to observe 15th Manipur Integrity Day on August 4 – KanglaOnline

AMUCO to observe 15th Manipur Integrity Day on August 4KanglaOnlineIMPHAL, Aug 2: All Manipur United Clubs Organization (AMUCO) will observe the 15th Manipur Integrity Day on August 4 at MDU Hall to mark the day the people of Manipur took out a mass ra…

AMUCO to observe 15th Manipur Integrity Day on August 4
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IMPHAL, Aug 2: All Manipur United Clubs Organization (AMUCO) will observe the 15th Manipur Integrity Day on August 4 at MDU Hall to mark the day the people of Manipur took out a mass rally to safeguard the territorial integrity of the state. A release …

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JRD Tata award for Thoubal District – KanglaOnline

Orissadiary.comJRD Tata award for Thoubal DistrictKanglaOnlineManipur IMPHAL, August 2: Thoubal district of Manipur is among the awardees of the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award districts of the country. According to a source, Thoubal district is among six …

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JRD Tata award for Thoubal District
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Manipur IMPHAL, August 2: Thoubal district of Manipur is among the awardees of the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award districts of the country. According to a source, Thoubal district is among six districts selected- Varanasi from Uttar Pradesh, Jajpur from …
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Rainfall bringing slight relief to farmers

Imphal, August 2 NNN: Although the drought like situation in Manipur is seemed to have slightly improved as the state continues to receive normal rainfall in the last one week, it cannot be assumed that the state has freed from the current drought like situation.
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi had said earlier that the state received 63 per cent of annual rainfall this season, hence it would not be a right step to declare drought in the state.
Manipur was declared drought-hit state in the year 2009 when it received only 43 per cent of the annual rainfall.
Notwithstanding to the immediate demand for declaration of drought in Manipur by various NGOs and All Manipur Progressive Farmers’ Association (AMPFA), the Manipur Government had decided to provide urea at subsidised rates and monitor the rainfall pattern and its status.
Districts which receive less than 75 cm of rainfall per annum are liable to drought, according to the Irrigation Commission (Mamoria 1978: 123).
Official reports had informed earlier that shortage of rainfall in Manipur this year was registered at 313.22 mm against the normal range with only 56 per cent of rain-fed agricultural land area measuring 2,13, 280 hectares in both the hill and valley in the state was cultivable.
Among the districts in the state, the most rain water-starved paddy fields are in Thoubal and Bishnupur districts where 33 per cent of the paddy fields in the former and 23 per cent in the latter were so far succeeded in cultivation as of early July.
However, places in Tamenglong, Ukhrul and Senapati in the hills have reportedly received enough rain when compared with other districts in the valley during this season.
The state government finally took up the initiative to supply water to paddy fields in Bishnupur district through the Loktak Lift Irrigation (LI) project. The lake water will provide irrigation to about 4000 hectares of paddy fields in Ningthoukhong, Oinam, Moirang and Bishnupur constituencies. Loktak Lift project is currently providing water in the areas through Imphal Main Canal and Moirang Low Level Canal.

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New Muslim outfit formed

Guwahati, Aug 2 NNN: A new Muslim militant outfit has been floated in Assam with its agenda to have a separate administrative area for the Muslims in Assam consisting of 13 districts with four in Bodo Territorial Council (BTC), a well placed source informed in Guwahati on Wednesday.
This outfit is suspected by the intelligence officials of involving in the present ethnic clashes between the Bodos and the Muslims.However, it is still a blame game now among the organisations and political parties in Assam in connection with the communal clashes in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
But the police intelligence suspected that a newly floated Muslim militant outfit could be behind the ethnic escalation.
Over 60 people have been killed and nearly 5 lakh people are affected by the clashes in western Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
Reports have it that intelligence officials suspected the United Muslim National Army (UMNA) for inciting the clash.
A Bodo organisation formed by former militants too claimed that the UMNA had planned the violence.
Police in Bodo Territorial Council (BTC) said the United Muslim National Army UMNA was formed on June 15 in an aim to push for a separate administrative area for Muslims comprising 13 districts of Assam that includes four under BTC.
Janomohan Muchahary who is the secretary of All Ex-Bodo Territorial Liberation Tigers Welfare Society said that the violent incidents began on July 19 when miscreants fired at two persons at Magurmari in Kokrajhar district. One of the injured was Mohibur Islam, the chairman of UMNA.
The former BLT leader said Mohibur Islam was a known anti-social element who was discharged from the local police force. Muchahary then alleged Mohibur led 25 motorcycle-borne UMLA members who attacked Bodos on the following day to incite the communal clashes.However, the All Assam Minority Students’ Union blamed the BTC chief executive member Hagrama Mohilary instead for the clashes.

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Armed miscreants seize 7 cars – E-Pao.net

Armed miscreants seize 7 carsE-Pao.netImphal, August 02 2012: Two second-hand vehicle dealers claimed to have lost seven cars in between Dimapur and Kohima of Nagaland State when they were being brought to Manipur for re-sale. Speaking to newspersons a…

Armed miscreants seize 7 cars
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Imphal, August 02 2012: Two second-hand vehicle dealers claimed to have lost seven cars in between Dimapur and Kohima of Nagaland State when they were being brought to Manipur for re-sale. Speaking to newspersons at Manipur press club today, …
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Accident victim dies

The post Accident victim dies appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, Aug 2: An accident victim who was undergoing treatment at Shija Hospial succumbed to his injuries today. The victim is identified as Ningombam Gojendro, 50, son of (late) N Purn…

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IMPHAL, Aug 2: An accident victim who was undergoing treatment at Shija Hospial succumbed to his injuries today. The victim is identified as Ningombam Gojendro, 50, son of (late) N Purnachandra of Thoubal Ningombam. He met the accident on July … Continue reading →

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Not related

The post Not related appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, August 2: The United Revolutionary Front clarified that the two persons killed in an encounter on July 30 at Lamdeng Khunou is not associated with the party. A release by Publicity Secre…

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IMPHAL, August 2: The United Revolutionary Front clarified that the two persons killed in an encounter on July 30 at Lamdeng Khunou is not associated with the party. A release by Publicity Secretary Ak Pibarel states that Thangjam Ibomcha and … Continue reading →

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Liquor siezed

The post Liquor siezed appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, August 2: Continuing its drive against illicit liquor on August 1 at about 4 pm, a team of Kangpokpi Police Station seized 150 litres of DIC liquor at Keithelmanbi village along NH-2 f…

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IMPHAL, August 2: Continuing its drive against illicit liquor on August 1 at about 4 pm, a team of Kangpokpi Police Station seized 150 litres of DIC liquor at Keithelmanbi village along NH-2 from unauthorized possession of one M Amusana … Continue reading →

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One day symposium

The post One day symposium appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, August 2: Manipur Political Science Association is organizing one day symposium on “Understanding Political Science in the context of Manipur” on August 4 at Conference…

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IMPHAL, August 2: Manipur Political Science Association is organizing one day symposium on “Understanding Political Science in the context of Manipur” on August 4 at Conference Hall, Manipur College, Singjamei.

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Application invited

The post Application invited appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, August 2: Application in the prescribed preforma are invited from University, NSS Programme Officers, NSS Units and NSS Volunteers of Colleges and (+2) level schools in the state…

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IMPHAL, August 2: Application in the prescribed preforma are invited from University, NSS Programme Officers, NSS Units and NSS Volunteers of Colleges and (+2) level schools in the state for nomination of Indra Gandhi NSS Awards for the year 2011-12. … Continue reading →

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Safe driving

The post Safe driving appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.We are glad that the state Transport Minister s focusing on road safety measures. Road accidents have increased in the last few years with a sharp increase in the number of vehicles and of inex…

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We are glad that the state Transport Minister s focusing on road safety measures. Road accidents have increased in the last few years with a sharp increase in the number of vehicles and of inexperienced drivers. As the minister said, … Continue reading →

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Manipur ‘drought’ scene improves – Assam Tribune

Manipur 'drought' scene improvesAssam TribuneIMPHAL, Aug 2 – The drought-like situation in Manipur seems to have improved slightly as the State received normal rainfall in the last one week. Chief Minister Okram Ibobi had earlier said that th…

Manipur 'drought' scene improves
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IMPHAL, Aug 2 – The drought-like situation in Manipur seems to have improved slightly as the State received normal rainfall in the last one week. Chief Minister Okram Ibobi had earlier said that the State received 63% of annual rainfall this season and …

Assistant manager UICL arrested

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New Delhi, Aug 2 :The Special Judge for CBI cases, Chennai has convicted. T. L. Vedachalam, the then Assistant Manager of United India Insurance Company Ltd. and three private persons i.e. M. Malyadri, Lella V. Nehru & P.V. Subbaiah and sentenced them to undergo one year Rigorous Imprisonment with total fine of Rs.12,000/- for causing loss of Rs.1.52 lakhs(Approx.) to United Insurance Company Ltd.
A case was registered on 30.04.2002 against Sh. T. L. Vedachalam, Assistant Manager, United India Insurance Company Ltd, Division XI, Chennai; . M. Malyadri, Lorry Operator; Lella V Nehru, Insurance Surveyor; . P. V. Subbaiah & others alleging that during the year 2000, the said accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy at Chennai, Vijayawada and other places to cheat United Insurance Company. In pursuance of the said conspiracy, M. Malyadri; Lella V Nehru; & P. V. Subbaiah & others fraudulently prepared a false motor accident claim with false particulars for two vehicles which had not met with any accident. Further, they also prepared bogus survey reports, cash & credit bills for Rs.91,500/- & Rs.61,000/- respectively and submitted the same to the United India Insurance Company Ltd. In pursuance of the conspiracy, Sh. T. L. Vedachalam, the then Assistant Manager knowing fully well about the false nature of claims processed & recommended the false claims without verifying the genuineness of the claims, as a result of which, the claims were passed.
Thus, the accused persons caused a wrongful loss of Rs.1,52,500/- (approx) to United India Insurance Company Ltd. and a corresponding wrongful gain for themselves.
After completion of investigation, two chargsheets were filed before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai U/s 120-B r/w 420, 468, 468, r/w 471 & Section 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) of PC Act, 1988.

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India is the Second-Largest Mobile Phone user in World

MNS:- India is the second-largest mobile phone user with over 900 million users in the world. It accounted for over 10% of the world’s online population in 2011. This was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare in London today.
Addressing the seminar on “The Role of Health Informatics – How Health is making difference to ordinary people in India” at Healthcare & Life Sciences Global Business Summit, Shri Azad said that mobile telecommunications have seen tremendous growth in India. This growth has been inclusive with benefits accruing to the poorest households in the remotest regions of the country. In 2011 alone, 142 million mobile-cellular subscriptions were added in India, twice as many as in the whole of Africa, and more than in the Arab States, CIS and Europe put together. The mobile tariffs in India have become among the lowest in the world. A new mobile connection can be activated with a monthly commitment of 15 cents only.
Recognizing the potential to reach out to people, especially those living in remote areas and adolescents he said that Government of India has recently taken steps to integrate and enhance existing Health related – IT enabled Systems. A name, address and telephone based Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) is a new initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is one of the excellent examples of leveraging Information Technology for ensuring delivery of full spectrum of healthcare and immunization services to pregnant women and children up to 5 years of age. This system is aimed at generating a data bank to validate delivery of services, ensuring ante-natal, intra-natal and post-natal checkups, nursing universal immunization, ensuring quality service delivery, micro planning. These initiatives will have a positive impact on important health indicators like Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR).
Shri Azad said that that Mother & Child Tracking System employs mobile-based SMS technology to communicate with grass roots level health care services providers, health and family welfare policy makers, health managers and health administrators at different tiers of the health care delivery system. This tracking system has ‘pull’ features making it very user friendly.
A pregnant woman registered in MCTS can use the MCTS interface to know which of the scheduled services she has received and which of the maternal care services she still requires. Similarly, parents of a child can get information about vaccines the child has already received and details of the vaccinations due. 25.2 million pregnant women and 18.3 million children have been registered in MCTS since its inception in 2010. In the current year (2012-13) alone, 3.8 million pregnant women and 2.2 million children have been registered.
One example of effective use of mobile technology is using SMS to communicate with the 3.2 million Central Government Health Services (CGHS) beneficiaries spread across India. These beneficiaries are patients who come to the CGHS Wellness Centres for consultation and getting medicines for treatment. Under the aegis of the National Rural Health Mission, mobile telephone based systems are being increasingly used for managing health information systems.
Besides the above initiatives, the Government of India is planning a mobile based information dissemination programme. Through this initiative, health promotion messages could be sent out as and when required for maternal & child health, nutrition for children, adolescent health and population stabilisation, tobacco control, information on non-communicable diseases & healthy lifestyle and HIV/AIDS.
Shri Azad said that through these efforts, our major policy objective is to reposition the mobile phone from a mere communication device to an instrument of empowerment and use it to help take health care services at the doorstep of ordinary people. He hoped that these meetings will highlight the importance of the health sector and enable global health leaders to benefit from opportunities for collaboration and develop meaningful partnerships to improve upon health care delivery.

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Thoubal District Receives The J.r.d. Tata Memorial Award

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NEW DELHI Aug 2
Thoubal District was among six districts which received the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award at a solemn function held at Indian Habitat Centre here recently for outstanding performance in improving the health of their people in recent past. The Deputy Commissioner of Thoubal District K. Radhakumar received the award instituted by the Population Foundation of India, New Delhi from the Nobel Laureate and renowned economist Prof. Amartya Sen.
Two states – Mizoram and Goa also received the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award in the State category. While Mizoram was selected from among 18 high-focus states, defined under the National Rural Health Mission as states with poor health indicators and weak infrastructure, Goa lead from among the non high-focus states.
The districts – Varanasi from Uttar Pradesh, Jajpur from Odisha and Thoubal from Manipur, were selected among high-focus states in the large, medium and small population categories respectively; and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra, Firozpur in Punjab and North Goa in Goa from the non high-focus states in the large, medium and small population categories. The award, instituted by the Population Foundation of India (PFI), in memory of its Founder Chairman JRD Tata, recognizes the pace of progress by states and districts on population and reproductive health programmes.