The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...
- Dr Pravin Togadia launched IHL in Nagpur
- Doctors to provide free health facility to poors on a single phone call
By Dheeraj Fartode
Dr Pravin Togadia, International Working President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday launched India Health Line (IHL), an initiative to provide health services to the needy and poor patients at low cost, here on Sunday. “IHL is the biggest ever health initiative to provide free health facility to all the poor Hindus on a single phone call across the nation. We are trying to connect patients with doctors willing to provide health services,” said Dr Togadia.
Former MP Banwarilal Purohit, VHP President Vijayjeet Walia, VHP vice-president Dr Hemant Jambhekar, City chief Satish Vyavhare, renowned cardiologist Dr P K Deshpande, Surgeon Dr Prashant Rahate and others were present on the dais.
Launching IHL, Dr Togadia, himself a renowned cancer surgeon, said, “there are untreated diseases only because patients after primary examination by the doctor do not approach specialist doctors as advised. It is mainly due to poverty, fear of increased medical expenses, people tend to ignore even if some serious disease is detected. To avoid this, IHL aims at connecting Medical Fraternity with the needy and poor patients,” Togadia elaborated.
Dr Pravin Togadia addressing the function while dignitaries including former MP Banwarilal Purohi, Dr Hemant Jambhekar, Dr P K Deshpande, Dr Prashant Rahate looks on. |
Nationally thousands of specialist doctors like Cancer Surgeons, Neuro Surgeons, Cardiologists, Gynecologists, Nephrologists, Urologists and many other specialist doctors have got associated with IHL.
He further said, more than 200 doctors in the Nagpur have volunteered to be part of the initiative and the figure will touch 500 soon, he said. The service will be launched in Pune, Delhi and other cities and it will be spread to all districts in the country further, said Togadia.
Besides this, the VHP chief said they will organise health education camps where people will be made aware of health issues so that complications can be prevented. Medicines will also be made available to the people at cheaper rates than the regular medicine available in the market, he said.
Former MP Banwarilal Purohit applauded Dr Togadia for the initiative and promised him to extend full support. IHL is leading a revolution in the country. He also appealed people to attach with the movement.
Dr P K Deshpande and Dr Prashant Rahate also extended their support for the health line and said that medical fraternity of Nagpur would be part of movement for healthy India. Dr Hement Jambhekar made introductory speech while Uday Joshi proposed vote of thanks.
How IHL will work?
Upon calling the number, IHL volunteers will get in touch with the patient, scan financial status of the patients and if he is genuinely poor then fix an appointment with a doctor. IHL call centre number 18602333666 will remain operational in the city from Monday to Saturday between 8 am to 8 pm.
Togdia appeals for financial help for IHL
300 employees are employed at IHL call center and total expenditure of the call center is Rs 1 crore per year. Everyone should help IHL to continue the efforts of healthy India through IHL. Anyone, who wants to support IHL financially, can call on above helpline no, VHP leader informed.
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