Telangana CM KCR to provide Rs.1000 pension for Filaria Patients

Hyderabad, Feb 09: The Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to give Rs 1000 pension per month to the patients suffering with lymphatic filariasis (Filaria).

The Chief Minister announced that 47,000 people who are suffering with lymphatic filariasis will be given the pensions from coming a financial year and allocation will be made in the budget for the purpose.

He has also decided to offer medical diagnostic tests to the people in the state at the government's cost with the village as a unit as the government believes in the dictum that prevention is better than cure.

He has instructed the officials concerned to prepare an action plan to utilize the services of medical employees and staff at the village level at the optimal level.

The Chief Minister, who has decided to enhance the salaries of the ASHA workers, also announced the enhancement of salaries of the Second ANMs. He suggested that the Telangana State should become role model in the Public Health in the country.

KCR held a review meeting on Medical and Health at Pragati Bhavan here on Friday. Chief Advisor to Government Rajiv Sharma, Principal Secretaries S Narsing Rao, Shanta Kumari, Medical and Health Director Vakati Karuna, Public Health Director Lalitha Kumari, Special secretary in CMO Rajasekhara Reddy and others participated.