Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 22 Jun 2022

Professional Boxing Event in Chhattisgarh

Why in News?

• According to a press release issued by the public relations department of the state government on June 21, 2022, professional boxing with an event titled 'Rumble in the Jungle' in collaboration with the Chhattisgarh government will be held for the first time in Raipur.

Key Points

• The pro-boxing event will be held at Balbir Singh Juneja indoor stadium, Raipur in august, with Olympic medalist Vijender Singh's bout (headline bout) along with other international professional boxers' bouts.
• Significantly, Vijender Singh met Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on June 8 and discussed the possibilities of promoting boxing in Chhattisgarh and urged him to organize a professional boxing event in Chhattisgarh, to which the Chief Minister had agreed.
• Vijender Singh is the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic bronze medal in the year 2008. Vijender Singh, who became a professional boxer in the year 2015, has won 12 matches including 8 knockouts. 'Rumble in the Jungle' will be his sixth match in India during his professional boxing career.
• The event will be organized by Purple Got Sportion LLP.

Kawardha District Hospital got National Quality Assurance Certificate

Why in News?

• Recently, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has awarded National Quality Assurance Certificate (NQAS) to Kabirdham District Hospital of Chhattisgarh for providing better treatment and excellent health facilities to the patients.

Key Points

• With this, Kabirdham has become the 10th district of the state to get the National Quality Certificate. Nine district hospitals of the state - Korba, Jashpur, Raipur, Kanker, Mahasamund, Balodabazar, Mungeli, Narayanpur and Bijapur have already been awarded this certificate by the Government of India.
• After inspection of 12 different departments of Kawardha District Hospital by the team of Union Health Ministry, the health facilities were found to be in conformity with the national standards. The team inspected OPD, Labor Room, Maternity Ward, Pediatric Ward, SNCU, NRC, Operation Theatre, PP Unit, IPD, Blood Bank, Laboratory and General Administration Department there in the last May.
• Under the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh, the process of internal and state level assessment, service delivery audit and patient satisfaction survey of the institution is done after regular training of health workers to provide excellent health service in the state hospitals and provide better treatment to the patients.
• It is worth mentioning that before awarding the National Quality Assurance Standard certificate, the services and satisfaction level of the district hospital are tested on several parameters by a team of experts from the Union Health Ministry. Only hospitals that meet these stringent standards are issued quality certificates by the Government of India.