Section 2. Definitions

In this Act- (a) Health Worker (Male) means and be deemed always to have meant a person appointed as such on or after July 23, 1981 and includes a person working as 1[Basic Health Worker], House Visitor, Vaccinator and Trachoma Health Assistant on the said date; (b) Health Worker (female) means and be deemed always to have meant a person appointed as such on or after July 23, 1981 and includes a person working as Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, and Family Welfare Worker on the said date; (c) Health Supervisor (male) means and be deemed always to have meant a person appoint as such on or after July 23, 1981 and includes a person working as Family Planning Health Assistant, Health Inspector, Small-Pox Supervisor and Surveillance Inspector on the said date; (d) Health Supervisor (female) means and be deemed always to have meant a person appointed as such on or after July 23, 1981 and includes a person working as Lady Health Visitor on the said date; (e) Multipurpose Workers Scheme means an integrated scheme of all Health and Family Welfare Programmes of the Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department of the State Government.