After laying the foundation stone of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Charitable Hospital in Faridabad to be constructed at a cost of about Rs 12.30 crore, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the dedicated steps are being taken by the Government for the expansion of health services in the State.
He said that with the construction of this hospital, the people of the state will get easy access to state-of-the-art health facilities. The construction of this hospital in the name of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur will also play a key role in highlighting the supreme martyrdom and bravery of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and inspiring everyone visiting here, said Khattar. He announced giving Rs 31 lakh to the Charitable Trust. Besides this, Transport Minister Moolchand Sharma also announced Rs 11 lakh for the trust.
Khattar said today Haryana is progressing in every field and Health services are being expanded. "The aim of the government is to establish a medical college in every district. So far 7 new medical colleges have been established and work is going on for 8 more colleges", said Khattar, adding that the government is giving all possible cooperation to the social organizations in the steps being taken by them for expanding health services. "We aim to increase the number of doctors from the present number of 13,000 to 28,000. With the establishment of new medical colleges, the State will get 2650 doctors every year," he said.
The Chief Minister said that CHIRAYU Haryana Yojana has been started in the state by expanding the health benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana with the aim of providing health facilities to every needy. In this, families with annual income up to Rs 1.80 lakh are getting health cover of Rs 5 lakh annually. Due to this, about 29 lakh families are being covered in Haryana.
Nirogi Haryana Yojana has also been started in the state for conducting free health check-ups of Antyodaya families on the basis of 25 parameters. 228 types of operations, 70 types of medical tests and 21 types of dental treatment are done free of cost in the state. Along with this, 500 medicines are also given free of cost.
He said that the government has linked Ayurveda medicine with the Ayushman Bharat scheme, and has also established 'AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres' in the State. Besides this, the government is also preparing yoga courses to promote yoga.
Int’l Year of Millets- 2023 brochure launched at 36th Surajkund Int’l Handicraft Mela
In another event, Khattar on Wednesday launched the International Year of Millets 2023 brochure of the Ministry of Development of North East Region at the 36th Surajkund International Handicrafts Mela. Notably, the United Nations Council has declared the year 2023 as the Millet Year. Haryana too is making tireless efforts to promote millets and many delicious and healthy millet dishes have been prepared at the Surajkund Mela, said Khattar. At the Surajkund Mela, Khattar had lunch with his Cabinet and all the MLAs at Rajhans Hotel. During this, a cultural extravaganza of foreign artists displaying their art and culture was also witnessed. A glimpse of the G-20 theme ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ was seen on the stage. Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr Amit Agrawal, former Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma and other dignitaries remained present on this occasion.