The Haryana Government would soon launch a medical insurance scheme to provide surgery facilities to poor patients, Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar announced on Saturday after laying the foundation stone of Government Medical College, Bhiwani.
The Medical College would be set up over 37 acres in Prem Nagar village at a cost of Rs 500 crore. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, J.P. Nadda, was also present on this occasion.
Khattar said 570 medicines were being provided to patients free of cost in Government hospitals of the State. Since surgery facility is still costly for the public and most of the operations are done in private hospitals, the State Government plans to launch a Medical Insurance Scheme to provide this facilty and affordable treatment to the economically weaker sections of the society. The State Government has increased the budget for medical education and health services by more than 15 per cent to Rs 3,839 crore. Ayurveda, yoga, alopathy and AYUSH health services are being constantly expanded in the State. A Government medical colleges in every district willl be set up with assistance of the Central Government. In all, the State Government plans to establish 19 more Government and private medical colleges. Khattar urged the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister to set up a big medical institution like AIIMS over 100 acres in Manethi village of Bhiwani district. There are about 12,000 doctors in Haryana while there should be at least 27,000 doctors to cater to needs of the population of State.
With the opening of new medical colleges, the shortage of doctors would be overcome in near future. Speaking on the occasion, J.P. Nadda said Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had the vision to take health services to rural India. The Union Ministry has approved Rs 189 crore for the college being established in Prem Nagar under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. Under this Yojana, 58 medical colleges are being opened in areas having less medical services. In the second phase, 82 medical colleges would be established, he added. Nadda said the Central Government would set up super speciality block in PGIMS, Rohtak, at a cost of Rs 150 crore. New hospitals would be constructed in Mahendragarh and Mewat for cancer treatment, he added.