NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Tuesday announced an allocation of Rs 7,485 crore for the health sector in its budget, with Rs 588 crore being proposed for construction of latest hospitals and re-modelling of existing ones. Deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia presented a Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20 in Delhi assembly laying emphasis on the education, health and transport sectors.
"I propose a total outlay of Rs 7,485 crore on the health sector for 2019-20. This includes revenue budget of Rs 6,462 crore and capital budget of Rs 1,023 crore. An amount of Rs 3,737 crore is earmarked for implementation of various schemes, programmes and projects under the health sector," Sisodia said.
He said the Drugs Control Department has followed a "zero-tolerance" means towards pharmaceutical drug abuse and taken stringent action in opposition to defaulters.
"The department has cancelled or suspended 386 drug licenses of manufacturing units and sales premises till December 2018, who were found violating norms," he said.
The proposed outlay of Rs three,737 crore in 2019-20 for various projects is 45.07 in line with cent higher than the revised estimates of Rs 2,576 crore in the health sector in 2018-19, he said.
The budget also said 189 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics had been arrange and 333 extra such clinics will probably be arrange through the top of June 2019.
About 40 lakh persons have availed health services at 'Mohalla Clinics' in the present monetary year up to December 2018, Sisodia said.
"Our target is to set up 1,000 'mohalla clinics'. Similarly, 25 polyclinics are in operation and 94 more dispensaries are being remodelled to start polyclinics to provide specialised health care to citizens. An outlay of Rs 375 crore is proposed for 'mohalla clinics' and Polyclinics in 2019-20," Sisodoa said.
An outlay of Rs 588 crore has also been proposed for construction of latest hospitals and re-modelling of existing Delhi government hospitals, the deputy leader minister said.
"To fortify the overall bed strength from 10,000 beds to 20,000 in hospitals, the paintings on construction of a 600-bed clinic at Ambedkar Nagar and an 800-bed clinic at Burari, will probably be completed shortly.
The construction of a 1,241-bed clinic at Dwarka is at an advance level," consistent with the budget.
Projects for remodelling of existing hospitals - RTRM Hospital, Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar Hospital and Guru Govind Singh Hospital, and different facilities, at a price of Rs 963 crore had been sanctioned, Sisodia identified.
This expansion and remodelling of existing hospitals will add 2,601 new beds, he added.
The metropolis government has ensured availability of free medicines to sufferers visiting dispensaries and government hospitals. Around 20 lakh sufferers get benefitted each month from this scheme, he said.
"Delhi government launched the scheme for clinical remedy of highway twist of fate sufferers and fire burn sufferers. Total expenses incurred on such remedy are being borne through the Delhi government. More than three,000 such sufferers had been handled below this scheme, Sisodia said.
He seen that good samaritans who lend a hand highway site visitors twist of fate sufferers to achieve hospitals for medical care are given a monetary incentive of Rs 2,000 along side a certificates of appreciation. He said an outlay of Rs 2 crore is proposed for this scheme in 2019-20.
Under the scheme of engaging in high-end radiology test - MRI, CT Scan, ultrasound, at personal centres, an outlay of Rs 49 crore is proposed in 2019-20, the budget said.
Radiological diagnostic services for 11 assessments are being supplied to folks at 23 empanelled diagnostic centres on referral from metropolis government health centres.
Similarly, free services for 52 more or less surgical procedures are also being supplied at 48 empanelled hospitals after due referral of the sufferers from city-run hospitals, he said.
Services of First Responder Vehicle (FRV) on motorcycle manned through educated manpower and provided with cellular data terminal/GPS gadgets has been started in East Delhi to achieve within slim streets of congested spaces within shortest imaginable time.
Construction on phase-II of the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences will probably be completed through March 2019 which is able to add 25 new beds on the institute.
Two new courses -- Dental Hygiene and Diploma Course for two years and Dental Operation Room Assistant certificates course for 12 months, are also proposed to be started, the budget said.
"I propose a total outlay of Rs 7,485 crore on the health sector for 2019-20. This includes revenue budget of Rs 6,462 crore and capital budget of Rs 1,023 crore. An amount of Rs 3,737 crore is earmarked for implementation of various schemes, programmes and projects under the health sector," Sisodia said.
He said the Drugs Control Department has followed a "zero-tolerance" means towards pharmaceutical drug abuse and taken stringent action in opposition to defaulters.
"The department has cancelled or suspended 386 drug licenses of manufacturing units and sales premises till December 2018, who were found violating norms," he said.
The proposed outlay of Rs three,737 crore in 2019-20 for various projects is 45.07 in line with cent higher than the revised estimates of Rs 2,576 crore in the health sector in 2018-19, he said.
The budget also said 189 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics had been arrange and 333 extra such clinics will probably be arrange through the top of June 2019.
About 40 lakh persons have availed health services at 'Mohalla Clinics' in the present monetary year up to December 2018, Sisodia said.
"Our target is to set up 1,000 'mohalla clinics'. Similarly, 25 polyclinics are in operation and 94 more dispensaries are being remodelled to start polyclinics to provide specialised health care to citizens. An outlay of Rs 375 crore is proposed for 'mohalla clinics' and Polyclinics in 2019-20," Sisodoa said.
An outlay of Rs 588 crore has also been proposed for construction of latest hospitals and re-modelling of existing Delhi government hospitals, the deputy leader minister said.
"To fortify the overall bed strength from 10,000 beds to 20,000 in hospitals, the paintings on construction of a 600-bed clinic at Ambedkar Nagar and an 800-bed clinic at Burari, will probably be completed shortly.
The construction of a 1,241-bed clinic at Dwarka is at an advance level," consistent with the budget.
Projects for remodelling of existing hospitals - RTRM Hospital, Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar Hospital and Guru Govind Singh Hospital, and different facilities, at a price of Rs 963 crore had been sanctioned, Sisodia identified.
This expansion and remodelling of existing hospitals will add 2,601 new beds, he added.
The metropolis government has ensured availability of free medicines to sufferers visiting dispensaries and government hospitals. Around 20 lakh sufferers get benefitted each month from this scheme, he said.
"Delhi government launched the scheme for clinical remedy of highway twist of fate sufferers and fire burn sufferers. Total expenses incurred on such remedy are being borne through the Delhi government. More than three,000 such sufferers had been handled below this scheme, Sisodia said.
He seen that good samaritans who lend a hand highway site visitors twist of fate sufferers to achieve hospitals for medical care are given a monetary incentive of Rs 2,000 along side a certificates of appreciation. He said an outlay of Rs 2 crore is proposed for this scheme in 2019-20.
Under the scheme of engaging in high-end radiology test - MRI, CT Scan, ultrasound, at personal centres, an outlay of Rs 49 crore is proposed in 2019-20, the budget said.
Radiological diagnostic services for 11 assessments are being supplied to folks at 23 empanelled diagnostic centres on referral from metropolis government health centres.
Similarly, free services for 52 more or less surgical procedures are also being supplied at 48 empanelled hospitals after due referral of the sufferers from city-run hospitals, he said.
Services of First Responder Vehicle (FRV) on motorcycle manned through educated manpower and provided with cellular data terminal/GPS gadgets has been started in East Delhi to achieve within slim streets of congested spaces within shortest imaginable time.
Construction on phase-II of the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences will probably be completed through March 2019 which is able to add 25 new beds on the institute.
Two new courses -- Dental Hygiene and Diploma Course for two years and Dental Operation Room Assistant certificates course for 12 months, are also proposed to be started, the budget said.
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