Himachal Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur on Tuesday said that effective steps would be taken for all five sanctioned Trauma Centres by the Central Government to make them functional. Besides, all out efforts would also be made to start classes from next academic session in three medical colleges which were being opened in Chamba, Hamirpur and Sirmaur districts.
Thakur said that Trauma Centres would be started in Kangra, Chamba, Mandi, Hamirpur and Shimla districts and a central team had already inspected the sites. He said that State had urged the Central Government to provide the funds for the same. One more Trauma Centre would be set up at Indus hospital and MoU had been signed in this regard.
The Minister said the State Government had urged the Centre to release at least `50 crore to each medical college for starting construction work on these colleges. “Various issues related to health sector including direct transfer of National Health Mission fund, providing fund for medical equipments in newly constructed specialised medical block of Tanda Medical College, providing fund for the construction of Cancer Hospital in Mandi and Shimla districts, intervention of Centre for starting ESI Hospital at Ner Chowk and laying of foundation stone of proposed AIIMS at Bilaspur were discussed with Union Health Minister JP Nadda at New Delhi so that health services could be strengthened in the State,” he added.