Health, Medical Education, Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra has said that State Government would provide dialysis facility for kidney patients in all the 51 district hospitals.
He informed that sufficient amount of medicines are available in all the Government hospitals of the State. Free medicines are distributed to around four lakhs patients everyday. In the same way around 50,000 patients avail the free laboratory tests facility.
While replying to the discussion on budgetary demands of his departments in the State Assembly, Mishra further said that the Government would soon started new medical colleges in Khandwa and Datia.
Besides, chemotherapy facility for cancer patients will also be provided.
Collector is now entitled to sanction Rs2 lakh in place of Rs1 lakh under State Disease Assistance Fund.
He informed 100 new 108 ambulances will start to serve the patients. Madhya Pradesh will be the first State in the country to implement Health Guarantee Scheme.
He announced that Cancer Hospital will start in Jabalpur and Cancer Care Centers will start in Vidisha and Gwalior. The facility of bypass surgery will start in Gwalior and Indore hospitals. He informed that with the help of Central Government Regional Paramedical Institute will be established in AIIMS premises. Spinal Injury Center will start in Jabalpur.
He told the Assembly that around 87,000 health volunteers are joined by a special SIM into a close user group. While discussing about the Parliamentary affairs department, Mishra said that amount given under Vehicle loan scheme to MlAs has been increased to Rs10 lakh.