HP govt to spend ₹1,570 cr to revolutionise health sector
The Statesman Delhi|December 31, 2024
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here that the state government is going to revolutionize the healthcare sector with an estimated capital expenditure of Rs. 1570 crore to be spent on the procurement of state-of-art medical equipment and machineries to benefit the people of the state.
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Annually 9.50 lakh patients are travelling out of the state for diagnostic and treatment, resulting in a loss of Rs. 1350 crore of GDP per year, he informed. "This is a serious concern and the present state government is prioritizing to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the state to save the valuable money and time of the thousands of patients," he said.

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