Punjab Government would establish six new Mother and Child hospitals in the State during the ongoing fiscal to provide specialized healthcare services.
For the purpose, the State Government would spend Rs 80 crore on the project, said Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Madan Mohan Mittal on Sunday. He said that the specialised hospitals would be of high professional standards and would be fully equipped with all diagnostic and clinical facilities of healthcare to the women and children. Health Minister said that these hospitals would be established at Mata Kaushalya Hospital Patiala, Civil Hospital Amritsar, Civil Hospital Bathinda, Civil Hospital Jalandhar, Civil Hospital ludhiana and District Hospital Barnala. “The work for five hospitals is in progress and tenders for District Hospital Barnala have already been floated,” he added.
Mittal said that at Mata Kaushalya Hospital Patiala, 100 additional bed capacity being created with Rs 18 Crore, at Civil Hospital Amritsar 73 additional bed capacity created with Rs 11 Crore, at Civil Hospital Bathinda 50 additional bed capacity created with Rs 10 Crore, at Civil Hospital Jalandhar 50 additional bed capacity created with Rs 10 Crore, at Civil Hospital ludhiana 100 additional bed capacity created with Rs 20 crore and at District Hospital Barnala 50 additional bed capacity created with Rs 11 Crore. “All treatment would be free and incentives would also be given to the pregnant ladies who give birth to their children in these hospitals,” said Mittal. He added that children would also be treated free in these special treatment hospitals. With the completion of these hospitals 423 additional bed capacity would be created.