In order to boost health infrastructure, the Delhi Government has approved a proposal to expand the facilities in three hospitals to cater the needs of the patients in the national Capital.

The proposal was given administrative approval in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday.

With an aim to enhance mother and child care facility in East Delhi, a new building equipped with 460 beds will be constructed in ‘Mother & Child Block’ of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital (LBS) at Khichripur with an estimated cost of Rs 1,43,72,95,900.

Currently LBS hospital consists of 105 sanctioned beds and after completion of above project, the bed capacity of hospital will be increased to 565 beds. Further the Government will also revamp facilities at Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital at Narela and Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital at Shastri Park. 

“The Cabinet accorded administrative approval and expenditure sanction for Rs 244,34,53,000 for remodelling of Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital by adding Cancer block and independent block of ‘Maternity and Trauma’ cases,” a Government statement said.

“The Cabinet accorded its administrative approval and expenditure sanction of Rs 1,89,76,70,639 for the expansion and remodeling of Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital,” it said. Presently, Jag Parvesh Chandra Hospital consists of 339 sanctioned beds and after completion of above project, the bed capacity of hospital will be enhanced to 560 beds.

“There is a requirement of meeting up the medical facilities in the area. There is also an increase in all required services due to increase in population in the area and there is no other Government hospital except the existing one which is in capable to cater the medical facilities to the increased population hence the expansion is proposed to provide above facilities as per WHO, Health Indicates-2014,” he said.