Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards quality health service, State Government approved an annual action plan of Rs 1062.10 crore for infrastructure development in different Government health facilities. While giving nod to the proposed action plan Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Finance Nirajan Pujari asked the department and chief district medical officers to “prioritize patient-centric basic infrastructure in the hospitals”.
Communicating the approval Health Secretary Shalini Pandit said that the approved amount would be invested in the construction of 863 numbers project works under Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Seva Mission, the State-sector scheme. Mission Director National Health Mission along with directors of Helath Services, Medical Education and Training, AYUSH, Drugs Controller, State Institute of Helath & Family Welfare, and Nursing were asked to expedite the process for obtaining administrative approval against the projects from competent authorities. They were also asked to keep an eye over already approved projects from other sources at ground level for avoiding any possible duplication of resources and efforts.
The major projects in approved annual plan included construction of 9 additional facilities in different district headquarter hospitals; 6 new sub-divisional hospital buildings; 60 community health center buildings; 47 primary health centers with staff quarters; 40 health sub-centers at grass roots level; upgradation of 5 primary and community health centers; development of residential and non-residential AYUSH centers; and, development of basic amenities in 696 primary health center and sub centers.
Additional facilities would be developed in district headquarter hospitals at Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Makangiri, Baripada, Nayagarh and Sundargarh. New sub-divisional hospital buildings would be constructed at Pattamundai of Kendrapara district, Umerkot of Nabrangpur district, Mathili of Malkangiri district, Chitrakonda of Malkangiri, Kariar of Nuapada district, and Aska of Ganjam district.
