Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao today praised the budget presented by Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini as Finance Minister and said this year, the budget of the Health Department has increased by 8.17 percent as compared to last year. She said with a budget of more than Rs 10,000 crore, while the infrastructure in the hospitals of the state will be strengthened, modern facilities and equipment will be increased in government health institutions.
Arti Singh Rao said that many medical colleges are being completed in the state and during this year, the MBBS seats will increase to 2485. This will help in meeting the shortage of doctors in the state.
She said in the last 10 years, we have increased 1485 seats of MBBS, 754 seats of post graduate degree and diploma, 30 seats of DM and MCH. Today, the state has 2185 MBBS seats, 1043 seats for post graduate degree and diploma and 37 seats for DM and MCH.
The Health Minister said at present, "Day Care Centres" are running for cancer patients in Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar and Faridabad, and the announcement made in today's budget to open "Day Care Centres" in the remaining 17 districts will provide great convenience to cancer patients. He also thanked the Government of India for approving an investment of Rs 201.59 crore in the year 2025-26 for 70 Advanced Life Support Ambulances and other structural improvements in the district hospitals of 14 districts to increase the treatment facilities during accidents and trauma.
This will reduce deaths due to lack of timely treatment. She appreciated the Chief Minister for the government's focus on Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathic systems of medicine and said that this would help the people of the state in maintaining good health. She welcomed the proposal made by the Chief Minister in the budget to upgrade the District Hospitals of Hisar and Panipat from 200 to 300 bedded hospitals, to upgrade the District Hospital of Jhajjar from 100 to 200 bedded hospitals, to equip all the District Hospitals with modern services and latest equipment and to create a Critical Care Block of 50 beds in each District Hospital and in every Government Medical College. She said the Chief Minister has shown that he is concerned about the health of the people of the state.