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New Delhi : ‘Amrut Mahotsav’, a series of events, is being organised by the Government of India to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Independence. The Mahotsav was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 12, 2021.
Salt has played a vital role in changing the course of the history of our Nation. The workers in the salt pan continue to put in hard work for salt production and contributing to the development of India.
In the pre-independence era, Indians were forced to buy imported salt at a very high cost and were barred from producing or selling salt locally. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi marks a very important Chapter in India’s Independence struggle.Today India is the 3rd largest Salt Producing Country in the world and exports salt worldwide. The Salt production has reached 30 million Tonnes (from less than 2 million Tonnes in pre-independence era), meeting all human and industrial requirements and then exporting surplus to the tune of 5 million Tonnes to foreign countries, according to a PIB release.
As partof ‘AMRUT MAHOTASAV’, a General Health- cum-Eye and Health Awareness camp is being organised by the Salt Commissioner Organisation (SCO) under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on Dandi March route at Magnad, Amod, District Bharuch, Gujarat for salt workers working in and around this venue.
The camp is intended to conduct the medical check-up of salt workers and their family members for all possible health related issues and provide medicine. As the salt workers are prone to having eye and skin related problems due to occupational hazard associated with their working in Salt fields, the service of Ophthalmic and Skin Specialist are of significance and accordingly arrangements are being made at this camp. Provision for service of Ayush doctors will enlarge the scope of this health camp.
About 250 salt workers and family members in the salt works around the venue viz from DEVLA, MALPUR, NADA, ASARA, TANKARI, JAMBUSAR, GANDHAR & DAHEJ are likely to attend the camp. After check up, the beneficiaires would be guided for further treatment, if necessary.