(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Heres a unique initiative to ensure that the poorest of the poor get the best possible medicare without depending on the government.
The initiative could yield at least Rs2 million at a conservative estimate an official said.
Launched by the administration of Kaimur district and the Red Cross the response so far has been tremendous with thousands contributing in the past few days.
“It is a common problem for the poor that lack of money puts them on death bed. We have launched this initiative to help them in an emergency to save their lives” Kaimur district magistrate Arvind Kumar Singh the man behind the Dus rupaiye ka daan bachae ek jaan (A donation of Rs10 can save a life) said.
The district magistrate said the decision to create the fund was mooted following a series of cases in the district where poor people had died due to lack of medical attention. “Our target is to approach each household to contribute or donate Rs10 to save the lives of the poor” he added. The district has 400000 households.
“We are providing 400000 coupons of Rs10 to all 151 mukhiyas (village body heads) panchayat sewaks panchayat rojgar sewaks (village body workers) nagar panchayat chairman and executive officers in the district to request the people to contribute” district Red Cross secretary Rameshwar Prasad Singh said.
Assuming that even 50 per cent of the families contribute this would raise at least Rs2 million but the potential was greater another Red Cross official said.
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