Arogya Sanjeevani Scheme
1. Objective of the Scheme:
- The Karnataka government has revised the “Karnataka Arogya Sanjeevani Scheme (KMSN)”
- The revised scheme aims to provide uniform categorization and service benefits.
2. Key Revisions:
- New Categorization: OPD & IPD services restructured; all treatments integrated into a single framework.
- Implementation & Benefits: Streamlined medical benefits, better hospital access, and improved insurance coverage. Policy details will be available on the official portal.
P.V. Narayana, scholar, writer and activist, passes away
2. Contributions to Kannada Literature & Scholarship:
- Vachana Literature:
- Doctoral thesis: Vachana Sahitya: Ondu Samskrutika Adhyayana.
- Works on Halegannada (Old Kannada):
- Wrote several scholarly works on Halegannada.
- Compiled four dictionaries:
- Pampana Nudigani
- Champoo Nudigannadi
- Halegannada Padasampada
- Jainaparibhashe
3. Novels & Translations:
- Novels: Wrote nine novels.
- Translations:
- Translated 22 works from English & Telugu to Kannada.
4. Role in Kannada Movements & Academia:
- Teaching Career:
- Served as a Kannada professor at Vijaya College, Bengaluru, for 30+ years.
- Kannada Movements:
- Actively participated in Kannada movements for over five decades.
- Key role in:
- Gokak Movement (1980s).
- Fight for Kannada’s classical language status.
