Stating that the Medical Colleges in Bhiwani and Yamunanagar districts will soon be inaugurated, Haryana Home, Health and Family Welfare Minister Anil Vij on Sunday said that Haryana is the first state in the country to map the need-based health facilities in the State so that health facilities can be made available to the people according to their needs.
The current budget of the Health Department is Rs 9,647 crore, which will be increased in the next budget, said Vij, while interacting with the media persons at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi.
Vij said that Haryana has become a role model in the field of health. The Central Government has praised Haryana’s several schemes, and in this line, mapping has been done for health-related facilities in the state to provide health facilities.
“Previously, health facilities were provided based on demand, but I want health facilities to be made available to the people based on need. In this regard, documents related to health mapping have been prepared and examined,” he said.
The Health Minister said that through this mapping, gaps in various facilities or requirements have been identified in the field of health development for the future. It shows on the computer the deficiencies in terms of doctors, staff, buildings, equipment, etc, which is very helpful from a development perspective.
Answering a question about the functioning of the Health Department, Vij said that significant improvements have been made in the functioning of the Health Department during the present state government's tenure. In 2014, the total budget of the Health Department was Rs 1, 696 crore, and today this budget is approximately Rs 9, 647 crore.
Vij further said: “We are planning to increase this budget further in the next budget and have submitted plans accordingly. Additionally, the State Government is establishing medical colleges in each district, and the medical colleges in Bhiwani and Yamunanagar districts will be inaugurated soon.”
Regarding health facilities, Vij, while questioning the working style of previous opposition governments, said that they did not look beyond Delhi and did not promote development outside Delhi. There was only one AIIMS in Delhi, and people from all over the country used to come here for treatment, facing difficulties. On the establishment of AIIMS in Rewari, he praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for working on opening one AIIMS in every state. The 22nd AIIMS in Haryana is a significant gift, and it will soon be operational, the health minister added.
