04-05-23 Daily-Jharkhand-JPSC Current Affairs

Jharkhand has been known as a mineral-wealth, but now we are continuously moving forward in the direction of giving a different identity to this state in the form of tourism. Protecting and developing tourist places. In this episode, a circuit of religious places of the state will be made. All the major religious places will be connected to it, so that we can provide better facilities to the devotees and tourists. It is our endeavour to give a separate identity to Jharkhand on the tourism map of the world, said Chief Minister Hemant Soren while inaugurating the two-day State Shri Bansidhar Mahotsav at Bansidhar Nagar, Garhwa on Wednesday. He said that this year Shri Banshidhar Mahotsav has got the status of a state festival and we will work to give more grandeur to this festival in the coming years.

The CM said that we have to strengthen our art-culture and tradition so much that no one can break it even in adverse circumstances. With this thinking, plans are being made continuously to develop religious places. More than 14 crore rupees are being spent on the development of Tapovan temple in the capital Ranchi, while a plan of 7 crore rupees has been made for the development of the historic Diuri temple located at Tamar in Ranchi. Very soon the foundation stone for the development and beautification of this temple will be laid

Psychiatrists who are part of Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS), which is operating in about 27 states andUnion Territories, will soon be able to prescribe medicines. This thanks to the programmes upcoming integration with e-Sanjeevani platform, the Union health ministrys flagship telemedicine service.

Till the last week of April, Tele-MANAS, the nodal centre of which is Bengaluru-based Nimhans and which facilitates in-person and telephonic counselling, has handled one lakh calls. It was launched in October 2022.

However, as Tele-MANAS provided only for audio consultation, psychiatrists couldnt prescribe medicines and would ask those needing the same to visit in person. Telemedicine practice guidelines also mandate a video session for the prescription of drugs.

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