A special campaign ‘Mission Sehat’ will be conducted for better care and maintenance of buildings of all health institutions from Primary Health Center to Civil and District Hospital. In this, the heads of the institution will have to get the general and special repair works done by the end of September.
While entrusting the heads of the institutions to get the work done the allocation of amount for expenditure on repairs is being ensured as well. Commissioner-cum-Secretary Health Dr. Sudam Khade has issued guidelines regarding the work to be done in the mission.
The Health Commissioner said that while making additional provisions in the present arrangement for maintenance of government buildings of the Health Department, funds are being provided to all health institutions for repairs from their Rogi Kalyan Samitis. Under this, the work of both general and special repair of the buildings of health institutions is to be undertaken. General repairs include painting, repairing of doors and windows, replacement of broken glass, patch work of plaster, repair of water supply system, electrical repair, building floor repair and installation of signage at key locations of the hospital.
The in-charge of the concerned health institution has been authorized to carry out general repair works. In-charge/Medical Officer of Primary Health Centres, Block Medical Officer in Community Health Centres, Hospital Superintendent in Civil Hospitals and Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Hospital Superintendent in District Hospitals shall be the building in-charge for the repair work of each building under their administrative control.
The head of the institution can constitute a supervisory committee at the office or hospital building level as per the guidelines issued at state level for the maintenance and repair work of the buildings operated under him. District wise budget is being allocated on the basis of the amount of repair works from the state level and the bank account information of the Rogi Kalyan Samiti of the respective hospitals. For the execution of general repair works, the authorized officer of administrative and financial sanction will be the head of the institution. On the recommendation of the constituted committee, the building in-charge will get the works up to Rs. 5 lakh done by the agency giving the lowest rate after receiving the tender as per rules. After the work is done, the photographs of the repairs will also be collected. The building in-charge of all the institutions will ensure that all repair works are done compulsorily by 30 September 2022.
Special repair works include roof water proofing and repair work, floor refurbishment of building, sanitary fittings, construction/repair of drainage system and major repairs other than simple repairs. According to the proposal received from the districts for special repairs, administrative approval will be issued for all the works from the competent level of the department following technical approval after obtaining detailed estimates from the departmental/divisional executive engineers. For special repair works, the prevailing rate schedule of PIU of Public Works Department will be applicable.