Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS). Taking an important step towards ensuring better healthcare and a dignified life, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of nine major health projects constructed at a cost of Rs 100 crore at a state level event held in Panchkula.
The Chief Minister inaugurated 30 health institutions constructed at a cost of Rs 22.29 crore and laid the foundation stone of 16 other institutions constructed at a cost of Rs 21.50 crore.
Additionally, he laid the foundation stone of a rest house constructed at a cost of Rs 6.45 crore at the District Civil Hospital, Sonipat.
He also launched ‘Healthy Women, Strong Families’ clinics in 23 district hospitals with an annual operating cost of Rs 0.34 crore.
Expanding CT scan and MRI services under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, the Chief Minister inaugurated MRI facilities at a cost of Rs 12 crore in the district hospitals of Panipat and Kurukshetra. Besides this, CT scan services at the Sub-Divisional Hospital of Bahadurgarh and District Hospital of Dadri were also inaugurated at a cost of Rs 10 crore.
Chief Minister Saini also launched tele-ECG services at an annual cost of Rs 3 crore in 600 health institutions to ensure timely detection and treatment of heart diseases.
Under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), health equipment worth more than Rs 24 crore, including anesthesia workstations, defibrillators, X-ray machines, TruNet machines and ICU beds, was also dedicated to the public.
Free dialysis facilities at an annual cost of Rs 3.6 crore were also launched at Maharshi Chyawan Medical College, Koriyawas, Narnaul and Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Chhainsa, Faridabad.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of Amrit Pharmacies in 23 district hospitals at a cost of Rs 1.73 crore to provide branded medicines to the public at affordable prices.
Additionally, a special disaster management training program was launched for 4,600 ASHA workers at a cost of Rs 0.91 crore.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Saini said that this day is especially important as the country is celebrating completion of 12 years of dedicated public service under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
–IANS
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