Chennai Corporation budget 2011 : Mobile clinics to visit slums,master health check-up scheme,.. etc
Posted on: 16/Feb/2011 12:45:33 AM
The Chennai Corporation budget for 2011-12, presented on Tuesday, has left the property and professional tax rates untouched even while continuing with the highlighting on health and education.
Highlights of Chennai Corporation budget for 2011-12.
- The Corporation has planned to introduce a master health check-up scheme, comprising 19 tests — at a nominal rate of Rs.500 — for all at the civic body’s diagnostic centres in Kilpauk (E V R Salai), Perambur, Valluvar Kottam, Saidapet and Thiruvanmiyur.
- Chennai Corporation will take medicare to slums with mobile clinics that would traverse the alleys of 1,460 slums of the city. It will also build an old-age home in north Chennai and nine night shelters across the city.
- The mobile clinic with adequate facilities will go around the slums. If any slum dweller calls up the corporation helpline, 1913, the service will be at his doorstep.
- Class X students of Chennai Schools who secure a centum in mathematics, science and social science would be given a cash award of Rs.25,000. Those who score a centum in all four main subjects in Class XII examinations would be given Rs.50,000 and first three State rank holders in Tamil language from classes X and XII would receive a cash award of Rs.25,000.
- Students who recite all 1,330 couplets of Thirukkural would be given a scholarship of Rs.1,000 per year till they complete their school education. White school uniforms will be distributed free of cost to students of Chennai Schools.
