Maharashtra Governor Inaugurates TB Awareness Camp at Chembur’s Fine Arts Centre

Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated a TB awareness camp for women waste pickers on July 7 at the Fine Arts Cultural Centre in Chembur, Mumbai.

The camp offered free health check-ups and was launched together with the NAMASTE Scheme, forming part of the ‘TB Mukt Mumbai’ campaign started by Maharashtra Lok Bhavan with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The Governor distributed Ayushman Bharat Health Cards and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to women waste pickers, joined by film star Jackie Shroff.

Sushila Sable, Vice President of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers, attended the inauguration alongside Asha Marathe, Corporator and Chairperson of the Ward Committee.

Prajakta Lavangare Verma and Dr. Vipin Sharma, Additional Municipal Commissioners at BMC, were present, along with Jyoti Mhapsekar and Dr. Prashant Narnaware, Secretary to the Governor.

Dr. Kiran Dighavkar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner for Solid Waste Management at BMC, attended the event along with women waste pickers from the Deonar area.