Admitting that there is shortage of doctors in the state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that the state government has started a recruitment campaign but rued that doctors are no longer willing to work in rural areas.
“There is an acute shortage of doctors in the state and the government. We know many CHCs and PHCs do not have required number of strength. Therefore, the Government is making appointment of doctors in a big way to cope with the shortage,” Yadav said while addressing a public meeting in Jaunpur on Thursday.
Chief Minister laid foundation stone for a medical college cum hospital and announced that its new academic batch will commence before 2017. He said his government has given priority to improve medical facilities in the state, and for this, couple of medical colleges have been opened in the state.
‘’The state government is committed in providing free treatment to cancer and heart patients. Besides, we have plans to open specialized hospitals throughout the states,’’ he said.
Yadav said legislators have been allowed to spend Rs 25 lakh from their legislator development fund to provide financial assistance for medical treatment of the poor and needy persons.
“A large number of medical colleges-cum- hospitals are coming up and construction would be completed in a record time. Uttar Pradesh government is spending Rs 627 crore for the new medical college and hospital along with two other projects,” he said.
Hitting out at the centre for ignoring Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that Union Government has not supplied the allotted quota of electricity to the state. WE are not even getting sufficient coal. ‘’Short supply of coal and inadequate central power quota was the main reason for the power crisis, although the state government was managing everything to provide power during the coming festival season,’’ he said.
He said the UP government had made several pleas to the Centre for assistance regarding the power situation in the state but our request was ignored.
Yadav announced that the government would double the financial allocation for the Poorvancal Development Fund and elaborated on the developmental work being done in Poorvanchal including construction of roads and bridges.
He said his party has fulfilled all the promises made in its election manifesto due to which its tally has increased in by-polls for the state assembly.
“The government launched an ambulance service for poor and pregnant women, provided Kanya Vidyadhan and laptops. P government has also worked in the field of paramedical and engineering as per its promise,” he said.
Several state ministers including Rajendra Choudhury and Paras Nath Yadav were present in the function.