Re: 2.5 M HIV Patients to get NREGS cards

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Dear Forum,

Re: /message/9136

This is a welcome step if imlemented in priniciple. However, the area of

concerns include confidentiality protection- will this compromise the

confidentiality to PLHIV and public disclosure of HIV status may lead to more

discrimnation. If we cannot ensure this, people will prefer to not utlise the

schemes.

Another concern is implementation in practice and red tapism. A similar scheme

of fianncial assistance for AIDS orphans and the extended to Children of PLHIV

in Himachal Pradesh took off in 2007, but there was no budgetary provision in

the curent financial year.

Beneficiaries keep running to officials to enquire about the money but, just get

assurances.

 

Rajesh

e-mail: drrksood@...

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Dear Forum,

Re: /message/9136

It is a positive move from the Governmental side . Even the

stigma is not a big issue as sensitising the general public about

the HIV is been happenig for a ong time .

But our concern is that the NREGS Provides very tiring manual

labour like deepening or desilting of the pond, strengthening the

tank bund etc these labour would be very hard for the People who are

infected with HIV as they would have low stamina for doing this type

of hard labour .

So that is the concern . If Govt provides any support to them by

providing training for starting any self enterprenurship like making

paper cups etc like wise and train them to market their own goods

among the public it would create confidence among the PLHA to be an

example to others .

Forum please respond .

Thanks

D.Jaikumar

e-mail: <deejai14@...>