Thiruvananthapuram : The Centre plans to set up a network of modern hospitals in different places to boost healthcare facilities in the country; Union Minister of State for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here today.
He said the Centre has given its approval for setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Nagpur in Maharashtra, Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh and Kalyani in West Bengal under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna.
“Besides this, the Centre has also been planning to establish a network of modern hospitals at other places in the country,” he said during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Keralas first Molecular Human Genetics Laboratory and Centre for Advanced Biotechnology- Clinical Application at Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science here.
Stating that NDA government was giving priority to health sector, Naqvi said the Centre has initiated a revolutionary campaign for the health of the nation and its citizens.
Programmes such as “National Health Mission”, Make in India, Kisan Bima Yojana, Mudra Bank, Jan Dhan Yojana and Pradhanmantri Jivan Jyoti Bima Yojana will prove to be effective medicines for peoples economic and social health, he said.
“Healthy and Prosperous India” is the priority of the Centre and our Government has been working with a commitment to provide good and low-cost health services in the remote areas of the country. Private sector has an important role to play in this regard, Naqvi said.
Compulsory rural areas service for MBBS doctors was an effective step, he said.
Naqvi said eradicating malnutrition and tackling infant mortality rate was among the priorities of the Centre. The Government has also been working to create awareness among the people regarding various diseases, he said.
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