Context:
The Rajasthan College Education Commissionerate has directed 20 government colleges to get the front facade of their buildings and entry halls painted orange under the Kayakalp Scheme.
Relevance:
GS II: Government Policies and Interventions
About Kayakalp Scheme:
- Launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 15 May 2015 under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan with the view of promoting cleanliness to further improve the quality of health-care facilities in India.
Aims/ Objectives:
- Promote Cleanliness, Hygiene, Infection Control, and Environment-friendly practices in PHFs.
- To motivate and recognize PHFs that do well in adhering to standard cleanliness and infection control practices.
- To adopt a culture of constant assessment and peer review of performance in terms of hygiene, cleanliness, and sanitation.
- To develop and promulgate sustainable practices related to improved cleanliness in PHFs associated with good health outcomes.
- The Kayakalp assessment is a three-tier process of internal, peer and external assessment. The pre-defined assessment tool is deployed at the beginning of each financial year for assessing, scoring and documenting a health facility.
The criteria wherein the performance of the facility would be graded are as follows:
- Hospital/Facility Upkeep
- Sanitation and Hygiene
- Waste Management
- Infection Control
- Support Services
- Hygiene Promotion
This scheme awards the five following prizes to recognize the strenuous efforts that healthcare centers make with such commitment:
- Two best district hospitals.
- Two best community health centers or sub-district hospitals
- One primary health center for each district.
- Cash prizes along with citations are given by the scheme to the winners based on a specific set of selection criteria.
-Source: The Hindu
