Yashoda" Scheme launched at Sambalpur for the first time in country

With the inspiration of Yashoda in Mahabharata who cared and brought up lord
Krishna, the Central Government with the help of orway !orway "ndia #artnership
"nitiative !"#"$$ has launched %Yashoda Scheme& at Sambalpur for the first time in
country' "#" wouldl contribute (s')'* core for +rissa for implementation of the
scheme' ,he Scheme was launched in the country after the success of -.anani
Sura/shya Yo0ana with an ob0ective to bring a change in the post natal care' "#"
1irector and former union 2ealth Secretary # K 2ota informed about the scheme'
1. Under the schemes the ''Yoshodas'' would be recruited to look after the ''Bal Krishnas''
on a monthly honorium of Rs 3000.
3' Yashodas-- would stay in hospitals for 45 hours and ta/e care of the new
born children
6' ,he -Yashodas- would also loo/ after the mothers of the new born children
4' .harsuguda and 7ngul will be covered under the scheme very shortly
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): "n a significant move, +rissa Government deployed
Yashodas in government hospital at Sambalpur to ta/e care of the newly born
children'
,his is totally a new concept all over the country started for the first time at
Sambalpur,& informed the chief district medical officer !C1M+$ of Sambalpur
1r #K aya/'
7ccording to the director of orway "ndia #artnership "nitiative !"#"$ and the
former health secretary in government of "ndia Mr #K 2ota, the care of
children born in hospitals become necessary after the success of .anani
Sura/shya Yo0ana in the country' ,he main intention of implementing Yashoda
scheme is to motivate the mothers to stay at least for 45 hours in the hospital
and also ta/e care of the new born child, he said'
2e also said that well cared mother and child can ma/e the future better'
,hey can also contribute immensely for the economic growth of the nation, he
further added'
Meanwhile he informed that +rissa would get an annual grant of (s )'* crore'
,he minister of health in government of +rissa Mr Sanatan 8isi in presence of
the director of "#", (1C and collector of Sambalpur, director of national rural
health mission, chief district medical officer of Sambalpur inaugurated the
scheme and appealed the wor/ers to serve with total dedication'
%Since the scheme is started at Sambalpur for the first time, it is a matter of
pride for us' ,he Yashoda wor/ers here should set e9amples in the country,&
the minister appealed adding %.harsuguda and 7ngul will be covered under
the scheme very shortly&'
%Well cared mother and child can ma/e the future better' 7t the same time
they can contribute immensely for the economic growth of the nation,& Mr
2ota said' :nder the scheme, +rissa would get an annual grant of (s )'*
crore, he informed and appealed for fair utilisation of the funds'
,he minister of health in government of +rissa Mr Sanatan 8isi in presence of
the director of "#", (1C and collector of Sambalpur, director of national rural
health mission, chief district medical officer of Sambalpur inaugurated the
scheme and appealed the wor/ers to serve with total dedication'
"Since the scheme is started from Sambalpur, it is a matter of pride for us'
,he Yashodas here should set e9amples for the country by serving with total
dedication," 8isi appealed' 2e also informed that .harsuguda and 7ngul will
be covered under the scheme very shortly'
,welve Yashodas at an honourarium of (s 6,;;; per month have been
appointed in the head<uarters hospital to bring a transformation in scenario of
the post natal care, C1M+ said'