Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, taking a fresh initiative on Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Delhi based renowned pathology firm SRl limited for a period of 10 years for the execution of pathology centers at 12 district hospitals and Paliputra Medical College in the state. Dhanbad, Bokaro, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Dumka, Deoghar, Pakur, Sahebganj, Jamtara, Giridih and Godda will be covered under the programme where the pathology centers will be run by the company taking help of the experts, doctors as well as technicians, setting up advance pathology testing machine at the district hospitals.
The fee charged by the SRl will be not more than the CGHS rates while State Government will bear the costs of the tests for those persons coming under BPl categories. The SRl will pay a fee of Rs 46 lakh per year which will increase at the rate of 6.5 per cent every year. Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Principal Secretary Health K Vidyasagar along with other senior officials of health department and SRl limited were present during the MoU signing.