The Uttar Pradesh government has prepared a comprehensive action plan to enhance medical facilities and give concrete form to various projects at King George’s Medical College in Lucknow, Maharshi Vashistha Autonomous State Medical College in Basti, and Government Medical College in Gorakhpur.
The state government has already started the implementation of the detailed action plan to bring about rapid development of medical facilities in the state, by allocating funds and initiating the process of getting financial and administrative approvals.
With this, the government aims to fulfill the basic needs of equipment, infrastructure and other necessities in medical colleges and healthcare centres on a timely basis, focusing on ‘Optimal Healthcare Diagnosis’ for the state’s population.
An outstanding sum of Rs 1.36 crore, from the initially approved Rs 27.26 crore, has been disbursed for the construction of a medical gas pipeline and oxygen plant at KGMU.
At the same time, in relation to the amount spent from April 2022 to March 2023 for the construction of the Centre for Orthopedic Super Specialties in KGMU itself, an amount of Rs 4.28 crore has been released under the GST head. This amount will speed up the process of promoting medical facilities in KGMU.
A total of 24 major construction works are proposed to be carried out in the Government Medical College, Gorakhpur with an expenditure of Rs 21 crore.
The process of implementing the action plan has been started to speed up the construction works of the new building (in which construction of guest house, bank shopping complex and mortuary is proposed) in Maharishi Vashistha Autonomous State Medical College of Basti. The plan involves an expenditure of Rs 7.71 crore, out of which currently, a sum of Rs 2 crore has been released.
Furthermore, the administrative and financial approval process has also commenced. Under this initiative, the responsibility for completing all the tasks within the project lies with the Principal of Maharishi Vashisht Autonomous State Medical College. It is certain that upon the completion of these construction works, the local community will not only have access to healthcare diagnostics but also superior facilities, improving their overall well-being.