BPM DPM training on Financial Procedures

BPM DPM training on Financial Procedures

BPM-DPM-traning at Tumkur

Mr. Dayananda Swamy, the District Accounts Manager, Tumkur, facilitated a session on ‘Financial Procedures’ on 30th of April 2012 for the Block Program Mangers and accounts assistants of each taluka.

The session started with a theoretical explanation of basic accounting records such as ledgers, cash book, bank book, vouchers and registers.

  • This was followed by an interactive discussion on the formats being currently followed and how it could be improvised further.
  • The facilitator then explained the concept and purpose of preparing bank reconciliation statement.
  • This was followed by an interactive discussion on practical issues faced while maintaining these records and how they could be resolved.
  • The session ended with a discussion on procedures for calling quotation and tenders. The session provided a ground for discussion and coming to consciences on procedures to be followed as the session was joined by both BPM and accounts assistants who work on the maintaining books of accounts on a day to day basis.
BPM DPM training on Financial Procedures

National Program on Control of Blindness

Mahesh Kadammanavar, faculty at IPH facilitated the session on ‘National Program on Control of Blindness’ (NPCB) on 12th of March 2012 for the Block Program Mangers

The first half of the session covered information about visual impairment, types, disease burden specific to India, major cause, of visual impairment in children and adults, and factors affecting the prevalence of visual impairment in India. The NPCB, its history, goals, objectives, strategies, activities under the program, calculation of prevalence rate were then discussed. The facilitator disseminated information on current activities happening under the program in Tumkur district, local NGOs involved and current statistics pertaining to blindness. This was followed by an activity in which the participants were given 2 case studies to work upon. The discussion that followed the activity brought our many practical suggestions on the role of BPM in checking blindness register during field visits, identifying under-reporting, guiding ANMs in this regard, role of immunization in preventing blindness in children and the importance of networking with local NGOs

BPM & DPM training (Tumkur)

On 12th April 2005, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in India with a goal towards reforming and strengthening the basic health care delivery system of the country. Out of the many innovations under the program, a new cadre of district and block program managers were introduced into the health system of the country.