Let's Stop Dengue Together- Health Minister Calls for Observing July as Anti-Dengue Month
Chandigarh, July 1- With the onset of the monsoon, Health Minister Arti Singh Rao has urged people to remain vigilant and actively participate in preventing the mosquito-borne disease. The Haryana Health Department has also intensified its preparedness against dengue.
Launching the campaign slogan, "Let's Stop Dengue Together," she appealed to citizens to observe July as 'Anti-Dengue Month' and ensure that water does not stagnate in and around their homes.
The Cabinet Minister said dengue is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes mosquito, which primarily bites during the daytime and breeds in clean, stagnant water. She urged citizens to take social responsibility seriously and advised residents to observe 'Dry Day' every Sunday at home and every Friday in offices by emptying and drying water containers, coolers, overhead tanks, refrigerator trays, flower pots and trays beneath them for at least 24 hours to destroy mosquito eggs and larvae.
She also urged people to keep overhead water tanks covered, dispose of unused plastic items, old tyres and coconut shells before the monsoon, fill potholes around houses with soil, wear full-sleeved clothing and use mosquito repellents or insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
Highlighting the state's healthcare facilities, the Health Minister said platelet transfusion services are being provided completely free of cost at every district civil hospital in Haryana. She added that 27 government dengue testing laboratories are operational across district civil hospitals, where dengue tests are conducted free of charge.
To regulate private healthcare providers, the Cabinet Minister said all private laboratories have been directed to conduct ELISA-based NS-1 and IgM dengue tests at a maximum charge of Rs 600. Citizens can avail these government facilities by contacting their respective Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or District Malaria Officer.
The Minister also urged people to remain alert to dengue symptoms, including sudden high fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pain, and pain behind the eyes that worsens with eye movement. She advised anyone experiencing such symptoms to immediately visit the nearest health facility for a free blood test. She cautioned people against self-medication and stressed that medicines should be taken only on the advice of a qualified doctor.
The Minister said that keeping Haryana free from dengue requires collective responsibility and active public participation.
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10 Services of Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board Brought Under Right to Service Framework
Farmers to Receive J-Form Within One Day
Chandigarh, July 1: The Haryana Government has taken another significant step towards ensuring timely, transparent, and accountable delivery of services to citizens and farmers by notifying 10 services of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) under the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014.
A notification in this regard has been issued by Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi.
According to the notification, services related to issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC), duplicate allotment and re-allotment, issuance of conveyance deeds, re-transfer of property in case of sale, and grant of ex-gratia assistance in cases of injury or death during agricultural operations (after receipt of the viscera report) will be provided within 30 days.
Similarly, services relating to issuance of No Dues Certificates and NOCs for mortgage purposes will be delivered within 15 days.
In cases of uncontested death, re-transfer of property and grant of ex-gratia assistance for injury or death during agricultural operations will be provided within 60 days.
Keeping farmers’ convenience in view, a time limit of one day has been prescribed for issuance of J-Forms, while a two-day time frame has been fixed for ensuring the cleaning of public toilets in mandis.
As per the notification, the concerned Secretary and Executive Officer have been designated as the Designated Officers for most of the services. For issuance of J-Forms, the Mandi Supervisor or Assistant Secretary has been appointed as the Designated Officer, while the Secretary of the Market Committee has been designated as the officer responsible for ensuring cleanliness of public toilets in mandis.
For all services, the District Marketing Enforcement Officer has been appointed as the First Grievance Redressal Authority, while the Regional Marketing Enforcement Officer has been designated as the Second Grievance Redressal Authority.