Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that Chhattisgarh Government aims at giving people easy access and best health services to the people. It is also committed to provide best health facilities to each needy family.
While inaugurating Ramkrishna Care Hospital (KIMS), a private medical institution, at divisional headquarters Bilaspur here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that besides expansion of government medical services, the government has been encouraging private sector healthcare organizations also for establishment of hospitals with all modern facilities in the State.
He said that the doctors of government and private sector should co-operate with the government in this service of humanity.
Singh, who was chief guest of the function, said that after formation of Chhattisgarh, modern medical services have been expanded in the State.
Hospitals of eminent institutions of the State are functioning in the key cities such as Raipur and Bilaspur. The State government has furnished the government hospitals in districts with modern equipments, he added.
He said that Chhattisgarh was the first state that launched the Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme to provide free health service at recognized and registered hospitals to each family, without any discrimination of rich and poor. The Chief Minister extended good wishes for success of the new medical institution opened in Bilaspur.
Health Minister Amar Agrawal said that big medical institutions are coming to the State because of the policy made by Chief Minister Raman Singh to provide best health service to the people of the State.
Chairman of Ramkrishna Care Hospital Dr Sandeep Dave said that better work in health sector has been done in Chhattisgarh through the schemes and policies of the State government. No poor person would be returned from this hospital because he has no money, he added.
Director of this 200-bed hospital Dr YR Krishna delivered the welcome speech.