Workers with silicosis in Rajasthan can't see why their certification was cancelled, so they miss the monthly relief they depend on.
Mine and stone-crushing workers with silicosis in Rajasthan, and their families
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- Found1 sourcethehindu.com
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The problem, broken down
- Who it hurts
- Former mine and stone-crushing workers in Sikar, Kotputli-Behror and other mining districts with silicosis, many bedridden, and the widows and children who apply for them.
- The moment
- After registering on the portal and getting a chest X-ray, finding the registration cancelled again with no reason given and no one to ask.
- What people do today
- Patients register online, often with a relative's help, travel repeatedly to community health centres or district hospitals for examination and an X-ray, and wait for a doctor they never meet to decide.
- Why it's unsolved
- Registration, the X-ray, the medical review and relief payment are separate steps handled by different people, and the applicant sees only the final status, not which step failed or what to fix.
- What solved looks like
- A status page and SMS for each applicant showing every step (registered, X-ray done, under review, certified or rejected), the reason for any rejection in Hindi, what to do next, and the nearest centre for a repeat test, so fewer people drop out after the first try.
Evidence
Every claim is tied to the source it comes from- 1A 2023 study of the Rajasthan government's online portal for silicosis registration, certification and relief found that 23,436 cases of silicosis, including 6,876 deaths, had been certified.
- 2Certification is given by community health centres or district hospitals based on a medical examination and a chest radiograph, and the process needs multiple hospital visits that many people cannot afford.
- 3One resident of Syalodra village registered on the portal three times in three years; each time her X-ray went for analysis, her registration was cancelled, and she never learned who the doctor was.
- 4Certified patients receive free medicines, ₹5,000 every month and other facilities.
- 5Residents say silicosis has claimed more than 50 lives in Syalodra over the years, and each oxygen cylinder costs about ₹1,000.
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A 2023 study of the Rajasthan government's online portal for silicosis registration, certification and relief found that 23,436 cases of silicosis, including 6,876 deaths, had been certified. Certification is given by community health centres or district hospitals based on a medical examination and a chest radiograph, and the process needs multiple hospital visits that many people cannot afford. One resident of Syalodra village registered on the portal three times in three years; each time her X-ray went for analysis, her registration was cancelled, and she never learned who the doctor was. Certified patients receive free medicines, ₹5,000 every month and other facilities. Residents say silicosis has claimed more than 50 lives in Syalodra over the years, and each oxygen cylinder costs about ₹1,000.
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