The Punjab Government on Saturday approved a plan to establish state-of-the-art health delivery system by upgrading the existing health and medical infrastructure at Tarn Taran in Majha, Muktsar and Barnala in Malwa and Nawanshahar in Doaba region.
The decision came during a meeting to review the progress of up-gradation health infrastructure in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahar) to be developed as model health district, Badal said that this model would be replicated in Malwa and Majha regions also so as to provide the best healthcare facilities to the people. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal chaired the meeting.
Badal had entrusted the work to create model infrastructure in SBS Nagar to the task force on health and medical education headed by Adviser health to the Punjab Government Dr KK Talwar.
The Chief Minister gave in-principle approval to recruit requisite number of Medical Officers in the Government hospitals and primary health centres to ensure smooth functioning of the medical and healthcare services. He also agreed to the proposal to recruit adequate paramedical staff especially the nurses so as to cater the health services especially in the rural areas.
Badal asked the Principal Secretary Health to put forth a comprehensive proposal for the recruitment of medical officers in the next Cabinet meeting to obtain necessary approval.
The CM said the road map to develop SBS Nagar as the model health district should be followed meticulously in Tarn Taran, Muktsar and Barnala districts also to ensure uniformity in the health delivery system. He also gave go ahead to set up a hostel having eight to ten rooms for the doctors in the vicinity of district hospital, Nawanshahar for providing a congenial atmosphere to serve the patients in a better way.
likewise, he also asked the Deputy Commissioner, Nawanshahr to prepare a master plan in consultation with PUDA for creating residential facility for the doctors and paramedical staff in an area of 4 acres within the premises of Civil Surgeon Office (CSO), Nawanshahr and in lieu of that suggested to shift the CSO’s office in the District Administrative Complex.
Dr KK Talwar apprised the Chief Minister that PGI centre would be established at Balachaur as the requisite infrastructure including building was already there in place and hoped that the upcoming centre would prove to be a boon to provide the best medical services to the residents of the Kandi area.