Works launched in Madhya Pradesh in health service sector and their achievements were lauded at a meeting of National Rural Health Mission at Chennai in February.
At the meeting held at Mahabalipuram, Chennai on February 9 and 10, Madhya Pradesh was classified with states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra where encouraging outstanding achievements have been made in health service sector.
In view of departmental achievements during year 2012-13, budgetary provisions for current and previous years, it can be believed that achievements can be made in accordance with targets in result-oriented schemes in sectors like health services.
A sum of Rs241 crore was spent on the health sector in the state during year 2003-04 whereas over Rs5,000 crore has been allocated for it in the budget for year 2013-14. Now, free medicine distribution, free pathology tests, free patient transport facility, free nutritious diet and free treatment are being made available in government hospitals of Madhya Pradesh.
About Rs400 crore has been sanctioned to district, development block and village level hospitals’ construction as part of health sector infrastructure development in the State. Recruitment of about 2,000 doctors, 4,000 nurses and about 6,000 paramedical staff is also being made to ensure expansion of manpower in the health sector.
The State Government has chalked out ‘Complete Health for All’ action plan for achieving quantum jump during next Plan period as national norms for health. Besides, community-based action plan and its implementation are also afoot for future by assuming village as the axis.