PM Modi Lays Foundation and Dedicates to the Nation 200 Healthcare Infra Projects worth INR 11,700 Crore across 23 States and UTs

Unnati More Feb 26, 2024 0

In an ode towards strengthening India’s tertiary health care infrastructure and services, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, February 25, dedicated to the nation five All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rajkot (Gujarat), Bathinda (Punjab), Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh), Kalyani (West Bengal) and Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh). He also inaugurated, laid the foundation stone for, and dedicated to the nation 202 Healthcare Infrastructure Projects worth more than INR 11,700 Crore across 23 States and UTs.

The PM dedicated:

Foundation stone laying for various health projects including:

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Under the National Health Mission (NHM) and Prime Minister-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), the Prime Minister inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for 115 projects. These include 78 projects under PM-ABHIM. Of these, the foundation stone was laid for 57 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) with an overall estimated cost of INR 1,625 Crore, 8 Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) with INR 10 Crore and 4 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs) with nearly INR 3 Crore.

In addition, 7 IPHLs worth an aggregate of INR 8 Crore and 9 BPHUs worth a total of INR 6 Crore were dedicated to the nation.

  • Under NHM, 29 projects (8 PHC, 16 CHC, 1 Model Hospital, 3 MCH wings 100 bedded and 1 District Warehouse) amounting to an estimated INR 290 Crore were inaugurated/ dedicated to the nation and the foundation stone for 1 Transit Hostel for Medical Officers worth INR 1.98 Crore was laid.
  • Inauguration of the National Institute of Naturopathy named ‘Nisarg Gram’ at Pune, Maharashtra, comprising one Naturopathy Medical College along with a 250-bed hospital with a Multi-disciplinary Research and Extension Centre.
  • Inauguration of the Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy at Jhajjar, Haryana having apex-level Yoga and Naturopathy Research facilities.
  • Inauguration of 10 new Microbiology Laboratories established by the Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) at a total cost of approximately INR 45 Crore in State Food Testing Laboratories (SFTLs) across eight states – Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Meerut), Kerala (Ernakulum, Kozhikode), Maharashtra (Mumbai), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Assam (Guwahati), Delhi (North West Delhi), Andhra Pradesh (Vishakhapatnam) and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore).
  • 53 Mobile Testing Laboratories, known as Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) were also inaugurated in different States/UTs, including Assam (17), Andhra Pradesh (4), Chandigarh (1), Himachal Pradesh (3), Jammu & Kashmir (6), Meghalaya (2), Uttar Pradesh (18) and Uttarakhand (2).

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