Ayushman Scheme In Delhi Too

New Delhi: Delhi government on Monday allocated Rs 7,485 crore in the Rs 65,000-crore budget for the health sector, with Rs 588 crore being proposed for the construction of new hospitals and remodelling of the existing ones. “I propose a total outlay of Rs 7,485 crore on the health sector. 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,” deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said.
The government will also implement the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the capital, Sisodia said. The announcement comes at a time when the country has stepped up efforts to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Sisodia said Delhi government was working in close coordination with the Centre to fight the Covid-19 by providing adequate quarantine facilities on a war footing to the people arriving in Delhi from across the world. “A provision of Rs 50 crore has been made for this in the budget 2020-21,” he said.

Free treatment, surgery, radiology, diagnostic schemes and medical treatment being provided through the Aarogya Kosh in Delhi will now come under the purview of ‘Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Yojana, the minister said, adding that Rs 125 crore have been allocated for this project.

“Our target is to set up 1,000 clinics. Similarly, 25 polyclinics are in operation and 94 more dispensaries are being remodelled to start polyclinics. An outlay of Rs 375 crore is proposed for the ‘mohalla clinics’ and polyclinics in 2019-20,” Sisodia said.

To enhance the total bed strength from 10,000 beds to 20,000 in the hospitals, the work on construction of a 600-bed hospital at Ambedkar Nagar and an 800-bed hospital at Burari, will be completed shortly. “The construction of 1,241-bed hospital in Dwarka is in advance stages,” the budget stated.

Projects for remodelling of the 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, among other facilities — at a cost of Rs 963 crore have been sanctioned. This expansion and remodelling of the existing hospitals will add 2,601 new beds, Sisodia said.

He observed that Good Samaritans who help road accident victims to reach hospitals were given an incentive of Rs 2,000 and a certificate of appreciation. An outlay of Rs 2 crore is proposed for this scheme, the deputy chief minister said.-Times Of India