The State Government has decided to establish civil hospitals in old and new Raipur.
The proposed hospitals to be established in Naya Raipur besides Mathpuraina and Gudhiyari in old Raipur will be of 100 bed capacity each, officials stated.
The Government also has plans of setting up such hospitals in other parts of the State in due course.
In all the Government hospitals, Rs100 per day will be spent on food for patients instead of Rs60.
A total of 2,400 beds will be arranged in Government hospitals of the State.
Chief Minister Raman Singh has made necessary provisions in the current fiscal budget of 2016-17 for this purpose, officials stated.
He said in all the Government hospitals per day expenditure on food for patients has been increased from Rs60 to Rs100.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Ajay Chandrakar has directed departmental officers to start implementing the budget announcements at once.
It is noteworthy that Chief Minister has made budget provision to increase number of beds in Government hospitals of the State by 44 per cent. Under this, 2400 additional beds will be arranged, officials stated.
Number of beds in government district hospital of Durg will be increased from 400 to 500. Besides, capacity of four other Government district hospitals will be increased from 100 to 200.
Moreover, in six other districts, district hospitals of 100 bed capacity will be opened after arrangements of equipment and furniture are made.
Provision for 100 beds in district hospitals of Raigarh and Rajnandgaon has also been made.
The Chief Minister has made budget provision for opening seven new civil hospitals in Naya Raipur, Mathpuraina, Gudhiyari in Raipur, Khursipar (Chhavni) Durg district, Kurud of Dhamtari district, Bhatapara of Balodabazar district and Manendragarh of Koriya district.
Provisions have also been made in the new budget for upgrading 15 primary health centres of state into community health centres of 30-bed capacity.
On the other hand, the Chhattisgarh Police Housing Corporation (CGPHC) is also going to play a significant role in the development of the 100 Bed super speciality hospital in Jagdalpur in Bastar under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model.
The hospital when ready would also meet the medical needs of the government employees in Bastar and the public at large, officials stated.
In order to develop the hospital, the State government has decided to do it through its own subsidiary, the Chhattisgarh Police Housing Corporation.
There is a large presence of security forces in the Bastar region of the State, which is at the heart of the lWE problem. There are over 22,000 state police personnel in the 8 lWE affected districts of Bastar and the neighbouring district of Rajnandgaon.
In addition, there are almost 45,000 personnel belonging to the Central Armed Police Focres (CAPFs) such as the CRPF, BSF, ITBP & SSB. In view of the ongoing anti-lWE operations which are going on on a continuing basis, there are daily occurrences of injuries to security personnel.
These can be both minor and major, often requiring immediate medical attention. In fact, in case of any complications, there is a necessity to transport the injured personnel to Raipur (which is over 300 kms away from most incidents) to provide medical care. Often, security personnel lose lives or limbs as a result of the delay in transit.
This state of art facility should also be equipped to cater to special needs of psychological and psychiatric care of personnel operating under stressed and challenging conditions.