Assam opens Rs 300 mn rural health care project

Guwahati: April 28, 2010

The Government of Assam on Tuesday launched a Rs 300 million project offering nutritious meals and compensation for wage-loss to indoor patients, besides post-natal care to the mother, in an initiative that is expected to revolutionise the region's rural healthcare sector. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi launched the two initiatives — Morom (Assamese for Love) and Mamta (Care), seen as yet another step forward in bolstering rural healthcare facilities in the state after Assam last week won the best performing state award for implementation of the National Rural Health Mission.

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