Mission Uttaran: Cachar bags 1st position in Assam in ‘Best Practice Category’

April 10: In yet another significant achievement, Cachar district has secured the first position in Assam in Best Practice Category for implementing “Mission Uttaran”, an innovative initiative taken up to reduce maternal & Child mortality rate in the Tea Gardens of the district.

It’s noteworthy to mention that due to the convergent interventions under Mission Uttaran , maternal mortality rate has reduced from 15 (during 2020-21 ) to 9 (during 2021-22) in tea gardens of Cachar. The award was given on the occasion of World Health Day at AASC, Khanapara in Guwahati on Thursday. The initiative has been depicted through poster presentation at the aforesaid programme.

Minister for Health Keshab Mahanta handed over the best practice award to Cachar DC Keerthi Jalli in presence of Joint Director of Health, Cachar ,Dr. Ashutosh Barman, Superintendent of SM Dev Civil Hospital, Dr Alokananda Nath, DPM NHM, Rahul Ghose & Wasim Zabed Choudhury, i/c Hospital Administrator, SMDCH. Avinash Joshi Principal Secretary, Health, Sidharth Singh IAS Commissioner and Secretary Medical Education & Research, Dr Lakshmanan S, MD NHM, Pomi Barua Deputy Secretary Health and OSD NHM also graced the occasion. On receipt of award, DPM, NHM, Cachar briefly elaborated the implementation process of “Mission Uttaran” to Health Minister, Keshab Mahanta and other dignitaries present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, in a message, MD NHM,Dr Lakshmanan S also appreciated the targeted efforts taken up by the district health administration under focused leadership of Cachar DC Keerthi Jalli and requested to fully utilise the benefits under Wage Compensation scheme for pregnant women in Tea Garden Areas.

While sharing her reaction, Cachar DC Keerthi Jalli said, “For receiving the award, special credit goes to CEO (ZP) i/c Health, Eldad Lalthakum Faihriem, entire Block Health team led by SDM&HOs, BPMU, DPMU, HLFPPT, Sanjeevani team, Tea Garden Managers, Social Welfare Department. PHE, Education & ASRLM and all the frontline workers who worked for the cause relentlessly in the midst of Covid pandemic. I also sincerely thank Dr.Gulbahar Raj Barbhuiya, DME, NHM, Cachar for nicely presenting the whole process in the poster as well as Kayakalp video which has attracted the attention of juries during competition.”

Silchar MP Dr Rajdeep Roy was also in all praises for securing the first position in Assam in Best Practice Category for implementing “Mission Uttaran”. He congratulated the Deputy Commissioner and her entire team in the health sector for making the district proud. MLA Silchar, Dipayan Chakraborty too lauded the efforts of the health sector for working relentlessly and achieving the topmost position. Both the legislators expressed hope that in the future too, Cachar will march ahead and achieve many more accolades.