Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Yogi adopts four CHCs; 1 in Ayodhya, Kashi, 2 in Gkp

- HT Correspond­ent letters@htlive.com

LUCKNOW: : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday adopted four community health centres (CHCs), one each in Ayodhya, Varanasi, and two in Gorakhpur.

The CHCs that Yogi adopted are Jungle Kaudia and Chargavan in Gorakhpur; Haathi Bazaar in Varanasi, and Masaudha in Ayodhya.

Soon after Yogi adoption announceme­nt, district magistrate, Varanasi, Kaushal Raj Sharma, along with chief medical officer Dr VB Singh, inspected the CHC Haathi Bazaar and instructed the CMO to ensure completion of repairing of the CHC and upgrading the facilities there.

“In the next one and a half months, this hospital will start providing better services in the form of a model CHC. The chief minister has also provided 10 oxygen concentrat­ors for the CHC Hathi Bazaar. This CHC will also become a referral hospital,” said a government statement.

Announcing the scheme last month, the chief minister had urged public representa­tives —ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, mayors, district panchayat chairperso­ns and others — to adopt at least one CHC/PHC/ Wellness centre in their respective areas.

On Monday, Yogi also asked the Indian Medical Associatio­n (IMA) to join the movement for improvemen­t of the CHCs, PHCs. The state has nearly 850 CHCs and nearly 3,000 PHCs.

Ensure all help to set up MSME units: CM

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday issued instructio­ns to remove all hurdles for setting up of MSME units and assured industrial­ists all assistance in fighting the crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reviewing progress of setting up of MSME units across the state, Adityanath stressed on coordinati­on between officials of the district industries centre and the MSME department.

The CM stressed on providing all assistance to industrial­ists to set up MSME units.

 ?? FILE ?? CM Yogi Adityanath
FILE CM Yogi Adityanath

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