Sikkim Chief Minister P S Tamang on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the country’s Independence and announced schemes for the welfare of women in the mountain state.
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Sikkim Chief Minister P S Tamang on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the country’s Independence and announced schemes for the welfare of women in the mountain state. The state-level programme was held outside capital Gangtok for the first time since Sikkim merged with the Indian Union in 1975 as Paljor Stadium. He announced the launch of ‘Aama Yojana’ and ‘Vatsalya Yojana’. Under Aama Yojana all unemployed mothers in the state will recieve Rs20,000 annually which will be deposited in their bank accounts. Under the Vatsalya Yojana an aid of Rs3 lakh will be provided to childless women for in vitro fertilization treatment. Expressing concern over the declining fertility in Sikkim, Vatsalya Yojana will cover women in government jobs through the health department and others through Chief Minister’s Medical Assistance. The financial assistance of Rs3 lakh for IVF treatment will be given in two phases – Rs1 lakh in the first and Rs2 lakh in the second and last phase. The chief minister also announced year-long maternity leave for women employees of the state in place of the six month leave. He launched the mobile village clinic programme to provide accessible medical facilities to people in remote areas in all the six districts.
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