Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that the State government is committed to fulfilling the basic needs of the citizens of the state. Continuous efforts are being made for this. In this sequence, today on one hand another important link is being added in the field of health, while on the other hand the dream of people to have their own house is being fulfilled.
The CM was addressing people while laying the foundation stone of a multi-specialty hospital with a capacity of more than 300 beds in the Ranchi Smart City complex today. On this occasion, he handed over the keys of the newly constructed houses to the beneficiaries of Islam Nagar Urban Housing Project, Ranchi under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, (Urban) and fulfilled their dream of having their own home.
The CM said that the Corona epidemic has exposed the health system of the whole world. Especially, in a backward and poor state like Jharkhand, it came to know how much shortage there is of hospitals, doctors and other medical facilities including medicines. But, our government won over Corona on the strength of better management amid the challenges posed by this epidemic. Along with this, our government took steps towards improving health services on priority basis, so that, we can provide better and world class health facilities to the people of our state.
The CM said that in the state, we are trying to take the services of such world class institutions in all other areas including health, which have a distinct identity for providing the best services all over the world. The government is continuously taking concrete steps to strengthen the medical system in the state with the participation of the private sector. The foundation stone of Apollo Hospital will prove to be a milestone for the health system of this state. Earlier, many world class medical institutions are being opened here in the same campus by Azim Premji Foundation. He said that the government will fully support those who open medical colleges and hospitals in this state.
The CM said that health facilities are expanding rapidly in the state. The shortcomings in the medical service system are being removed.
Our government is working to make every person's access to better health services easy. Keeping in mind that the poor people here do not have to go to big hospitals in other states for treatment, we are trying to provide a world-class modern medical system and facilities, so that they can get relief from expensive treatment in big hospitals.
On this occasion, Health Minister Banna Gupta, Urban Development Minister Hafizul Hasan, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, Development Commissioner Avinash Kumar, Principal Secretary Sunil Kumar, Director SUDA Amit Kumar, Administrator Municipal Corporation Sandeep Kumar Singh and Executive Vice Chairman of Apollo Hospital Group Dr. Preeta Reddy were present.
