Raipur: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel recently announced in this year's budget session that four new medical colleges and two new mental hospitals will be established in different districts across the state.
The proposed colleges and hospital would provide dedicated healthcare facilities for the patients and an opportunity for the medical aspirants to fulfill their dream in the medical field.
In a major boost to the medical education, the four medical colleges will be set up at Manendragarh in North Chhattisgarh, Geedam in southern part, Janjgir Champa and Kabirdham districts. Similarly, the two mental hospitals will take place in Raipur and Ambikapur.
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Speaking with TOI, baghal said a provision of Rs 200 crore has been made for setting up four medical colleges. Rs 2 crore has been made for setting up two mental hospitals.
Apart from this, Baghal also declared that 700-bed integrated medical facility will be set up at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital, Raipur. He announced the allocation of Rs 85 crore for this project.
Additionally, Rs 5 crore has been allocated for setting up mobile medical units in remote and inaccessible areas and a budget provision of Rs 7.50 lakh for setting up of e-medical facilities at existing hospitals in Ambikapur, Korba and Kanker.
Allocating Rs 5494 crore for health and family welfare, the chief minister said the budget aims at the unprecedented expansion of health and medical facilities in the state.
Considering the travel problems that the students face, a new hostel will be built in Kota, Rajasthan for the convenience of students going to Kota for preparation for entrance examinations for medical and engineering institutes.
Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest developing states in the country with various health Insurance models like Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana, Sanjeevani sahayata Kosh, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and other schemes to provide quality and affordable health care to its population.
Under the ‘Mukhyamantri slum swasthya yojana’ and ‘Dhanwantri medical generic store scheme’, people living in urban slums are getting medicines at an affordable cost through dedicated mobile medical units, free-of-cost health check-ups, medical tests, and treatment.
On the same line, ‘Mukhyamantri Dai-Didi Clinic Yojana’ was started to provide essential healthcare services to girls and women living in slums through MMUs by an all-women staff. The last four years has seen an increase in the number of Primary Health Care centres.