NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya virtually laid the foundation stone of a 500-bed hospital in Dehradun and three 50-bed Critical Care Blocks at Rudraprayag, Nainital and Srinagar.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with his ministerial colleagues was present in the ceremony held in Dehradun.
The Union Health Minister said, “The Government of Uttarakhand is speeding up the work in the health sector, where a total of 14 critical care blocks are being constructed, 7 under the PM-ABHIM scheme and 7 under ECRP-II”.
The 500-bed facility in Doon Medical College will be expanded with an amount of Rs 120 crore to upgrade and strengthen the medical infrastructure in the state. With this initiative, patients coming from remote areas will also be able to get better treatment facilities in the state capital.
Chief Minister Dhami thanked the Centre for bringing in the much-needed health infrastructure in the state. He stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister, India is surging ahead in the health sector with high impact schemes like Ayushman Bharat.
