Hyderabad: It is not only the health and safety of women, but the government has also given equal importance to their education, Finance Minister T Harish Rao said here on Thursday.
To solve this problem, 7,010 ‘She-toilets’ were built on a war basis throughout the state. It was decided to build toilets for women in all police stations. For the establishment of She-toilets in police stations and to address the problems faced by women police officers, visitors and accused women, a provision of 20 million is proposed in the budget, in addition to 10 million proposed for the construction of She-toilets in universities. in view of the hardships of women professors, staff and students.
‘Pregnant women need rest and in the advanced stage of pregnancy no woman should experience the problem of going to work. It is life-threatening for both the pregnant woman and the unborn baby, ”he said, adding that the government pays Rs 4 000 each to a pregnant woman in three phases of R 12 000. In the case of the birth of a girl child, an additional amount of Rs 1000 is given. As a result of the scheme, the number of institutional deliveries has increased significantly.
The death rates for women and babies have also decreased. After delivery, a KCR kit with 15 consumables is given to the mother and child. For poor women and babies, KCR kit is a great blessing. So far, 8,71,340 KCR kits have been distributed, Harish Rao said.
As an example, several governments in the state are implementing the scheme under different names. According to the National Family Health Survey, Telangana State is in the top position in terms of reducing deaths during pregnancy and child deaths.
This is the result of Aarogya Lakshmi and KCR instant schemes. On the occasion of the Bathukamma Festival, the government distributes sarees to as many as one woman as a gift, and spends 338 million euros annually.
The government is strictly implementing the policy to include 33 percent discussion in government services, including the police. SY teams set up for the protection of women work effectively.
For the encouragement of self-employment under ‘She Cabs’ scheme for women. Under this scheme, a subsidy of 35 percent is granted. The government took seriously the lack of toilets for women in the cities. The semi-detached houses are allocated by the government in the name of a female family member. Under the Aarogya Lakshmi scheme, the government has so far spent 136.44 million euros on providing nutritious food to four pregnant women.
The National Family Health Survey revealed that women in five districts of the state suffer from anemia and that some children suffer from physical weakness. A team of nine members, consisting of IAS, IPS and IFS officials, visited Kerala and other states and provided a comprehensive report proposing the corrective measures.
Based on their proposals, the government is launching appropriate measures to prevent the problem of anemia among women.
Welfare of Golf Workers
The Telangana government has decided to institute an administrative arrangement in the direction of Kerala for the welfare of workers from Telangana who have gone to Gulf countries to earn their money. A special team visited Kerala to study the policies adopted by the Kerala government. Based on the team’s report, the government will introduce measures for the well-being of the Gulf workers.
Source: Telangana Today