Salt Commissioner Organisation to organize a General Health- cum-Eye and Health Awareness camp on Dandi March route as part of Amrut Mahotsav’

‘AmrutMahotsav’, a series of events, is being organized by the Government of India to commemorate the 75^th Anniversary of Independence.  The Mahotsav has been launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 12^th March, 2021. Salt has played a vital role in changing the course of the history of our Nation. The workers in the salt pan continue to put in hard work for salt production and contributing to the development of India.

In the pre-independence era, Indians were forced to buy imported salt at a very high cost and were barred from producing or selling salt locally.DandiMarch  by Mahatma Gandhi marks  a very important Chapter in India’s Independence struggle.Today India is the 3^rd largest Salt Producing Country in the world and exports salt worldwide. The Salt production has reached 30 million Tonnes(from less than 2 million Tonnes in pre-independence era), meeting all human and industrial requirements and then exporting surplus to the tune of 5 million Tonnes to foreign countries worldwide.

Salt, as a vehicle of nutrient supplementation (Iodine and Iron),has proven to be effective as we have enabled almost entire Population to have access to the Iodised Salt which has been effective in combating Iodine Deficiency Disorders.

As part of‘AMRUT MAHOTASAV’ a General Health- cum-Eye and Health Awareness camp is being organized by the Salt Commissioner Organisation (SCO) under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India on Dandi March route at Magnad, Amod District Bharuch, Gujarat for salt workers working in and around this venue.

The camp is intended to conduct the medical check-up of salt workers and their family members for all possible health related issues and provide medicines. As the salt workers are prone to having eye and skin related problems due to occupational hazard associated with their working in Salt fields, the service of Ophthalmic and Skin Specialist are of significance and accordingly arrangements are being made in this camp.Provision for service of Ayush doctors will enlarge the scope of this health camp.

About 250 salt workers and family members in the salt works around the venue viz from DEVLA, MALPUR, NADA, ASARA, TANKARI, JAMBUSAR, GANDHAR& DAHEJ are likely to attend the camp. After check up, the beneficiaires would be guided for further treatment, if found necessary.A team of Doctors & Specialists from Bharuch, Govt. Medical College & Hospital and Taluka Health Department, Jambusar will be part of the camp. The team of Doctors consists of Eye Specialists, Skin Specialists, Gynaecologists, General Physicians, Homeopathic Physician and Ayurvedic Physician.

An exhibition highlighting the importance of salt iodisation, salt industries, etc. is also being organized. Distribution of masks, social distancing and sanitizing the venue as per guidelines of the Government of India for COVID19 will be followed.

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