By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced incentives for doctors, paramedics and class IV staff, of ₹1000, ₹500 and ₹200 respectively per day, for working in Covid Hospitals/ Covid Health Centre/ Covid Care Centre. ASHA & Anganwadi workers will receive ₹1000 per month for conducting surveys.
CM also announced several measures to contain #COVID19 in Ganjam including setting up of a 100-bed Covid Hospital, including 16 ICU beds in Berhampur in association with Ashwini Hospital and commencement of #PlasmaTherapy at Tata Covid Hospital in Sitalapalli.
To streamline ambulance service, @Ganjam_Admin has been empowered to deploy 100 ambulances. CM has announced ₹ 25 Cr from CMRF for the district. More officers, doctors, lab technicians and police personnel have been sent to the district.
2 IAS officers as ADMs, 25 OAS Officers, 105 ORS officers, 30 MBBS Doctors, 100 Ayush Doctors, 27 Lab Technicians. In addition to these officers of various levels including 3 DSPs and 10 platoon Police force will be sent.
Rs 25 crores to Ganjam district from Chief Ministers Relief Fund (CMRF).The Ambulance service in Ganjam will be further streamlined to ensure timely response to the patients. The District Collector has been empowered to deploy as many as 100 Ambulances as per the requirement.
Special Focus on Mental health counseling during the Covid period will be provided and Professionals will be involved for the same.
Doctors, paramedics and Class IV staff working in Covid Hospitals/ Covid Health Centre/ Covid Care Centre to get incentives @ Rs 1000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 respectively per day for the number of days they are serving Covid positive patients.
ASHA workers engaged in Door to Door survey and special surveys to get Rs 1000 per month as incentive from July to October 2020 for the surveys.Anganwadi Workers engaged in Door to Door and special surveys to get Rs 1000 per month during the period engaged for surveys.
