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Rajasthan government launches free diagnosis

April 8, 2013
The first day of the Rajasthan state government’s Chief Minister’s Free Diagnostic Test Scheme went off without a hitch but the health department is expecting more patients to visit the hospital on Monday. At Sawai Man Singh …

Rajasthan government to provide free medical tests

December 13, 2012
 The Rajasthan government will launch the facility of free basic medical tests for patients here from April 7 next year, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced Thursday. Addressing a press conference on completion of the …

70 million people received free drugs in Rajasthan: Officials

October 8, 2012
Officials said on Sunday that the free medicine scheme launched by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot a year ago has benefit 70 million people. The scheme was officially launched on Oct 2, 2011 on Mahatma Gandhi's 142nd birth …

Rajasthan Government to offer free tests after free generic drugs!

October 4, 2012
Chief Min Ashok Gehlot, during a national conference on 'Universal Access to Essential Medicines in India' held in Jaipur on Tuesday to mark one year of the free medicine scheme in Rajasthan, announced that the State Government …

Satyamev Jayate: Aamir asks Nitish Kumar to popularise generic drugs

August 5, 2012
Bollywood star Aamir Khan has urged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to make available generic medicines in the state widely. Aamir had first highlighted the issue on his TV show "Satyamev Jayate". An official in the chief …

Satyamev Jayate Impact: Raj gov to distribute 200 new drugs free!

October 3, 2012
Carrying forward a popular health initiative, Rajasthan has decided to distribute 200 new generic drugs free of cost at government-run hospitals to benefit millions of patients in the state. Under the Chief Minister's Free …

Satyamev Jayate impact: Haryana govt to install observer chips in ultra-sound machines

May 19, 2012
One can't help but wonder whether the state governments were unaware about female foeticide before Satyamev Jayate's first episode. Suddenly all the state governments seem to have found the measures that should have been taken …

Satyamev Jayate: Maha govt seeks Aamir’s support for the girl child

May 11, 2012
After well-known actress Madhuri Dixit reportedly turned down Maharashtra's offer as brand ambassador for tourism, the state has sought megastar Aamir Khan's support for its various public welfare schemes that aim to protect girl …

Satyamev Jayate: Raj government cancels license of six sonography centres

May 10, 2012
Has Satyamev Jayate forced state governments to take female foeticide seriously? It seems so. Yesterday Aamir Khan met Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to discuss the female foeticide situation in the state and convinced him see if …

Satyamev Jayate impact: Aamir Khan to meet Rajasthan CM to discuss female foeticide

May 9, 2012
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is to meet Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in connection with female foeticide cases highlighted by the TV reality show "Satyamev Jayate". "Aamir had expressed his desire to meet the chief …