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| Rs 2600 cr health upgradation project submitted to Centre: Sham | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, March 9- Minister for Health Mr. Sham Lal Sharma has said Government is contemplating to regularize 400 health centers operating on internal arrangement presently, adding that a comprehensive plan of Rs 2600 crore has been submitted to the Centre for upgradation of healthcare facilities further in the State.
This was stated by the Minister while replying to supplementaries of legislators raised on main question by Mr. G.A. Mir in the Legislative Assembly here today.
The Minister said due consideration would be given to upgrade healthcare facilities in every constituency under NRHM. He acknowledged that some constituencies lack healthcare facilities and assured that appropriate action would be taken for upgradation of health institutions as per the requirement of each area.
The Minister said that under NRHM, the State has to expend Rs 1200 crore for enriching healthcare facility in the State, adding that only Rs 47 crore have been utilized by previous Government under the programme.
He said due to endeavours of the government Rs 470 crore have been expended under the programme during last two years in the State and gigantic healthcare infrastructure created besides number of medicos, paramedics and other technical staff were engaged to provide improved healthcare facilities to the people of the State.
He assured the members that opening of new and upgradation of existing health centres in remote and hilly areas would be given priority under the programme in the coming years.
Replying to the main question by Mr. G. A. Mir regarding health facilities in Dooru constituency, the Minister said that construction of health sub-centre buildings at Voi-Bamdoora and Nowgam have been approved under NRHM during 2010-11. He said J&K Housing Board has already been authorized to take up the construction of these projects.
The Minister said that Sub-Health Centres at Halsidar, Batagund and Hallan besides Unani dispensary at Rainchowgund in Dooru constituency are already functional.
The Legislators, Mr. A.R.Veeri, Mtr. Mehboobi Mufti, Mr. M. Y. Tarigami, Mr. Harshdev Singh raised the supplementaries on the main question and demanded that healthcare facilities in rural and hilly areas would be upgraded under NRHM and underscored the need for bringing transparency and accountability in the implementation of the scheme for the benefits of common masses.
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