Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao directed officials of the Health Department to expedite the work on hospitals under construction in the state so that health services can be provided to the citizens at the earliest. Along with this, she directed that all government and non-government hospitals in the state should ensure to take fire NOC so that any untoward incident can be avoided.
The minister was presiding over a review meeting with officials of the Health Department here today. During the meeting, she directed to expedite the recruitment process for vacant posts in the department. In the meeting, the Health Minister was informed that work on the building of 50-bed AYUSH hospital in village Mayyer of Hisar is 90 per cent complete.
This hospital, being built at a cost of about Rs 10.85 crore, is expected to be completed in the next 8 to 9 months. Health Minister said OPD was started in the hospital from June 2024, where various types of health services are being provided.
The remaining services will be started after the completion of the construction work, and the Inpatient Department (IPD) will also be started. The minister was also informed that necessary infrastructure like firefighting system, medical waste disposal facilities, laundry services, boundary wall, sewage treatment plant (STP) and sewerage system will also be established soon.
The Health Minister said comprehensive health services will be provided under the AYUSH system in this hospital, which will benefit the people of Hisar and surrounding areas. The meeting was also informed in detail about the 60-bed Government Unani College and Hospital project at Akera, Nuh.
It was told that 52 per cent of the work of this hospital, being built at a cost of Rs 45.43 crore, has been completed. The revised time limit for completion of the work has been fixed at about 12 months. The Health Minister directed the concerned officials to expedite the remaining work. She said after the completion of this hospital, the people of Nuh and surrounding areas will get health services based on Unani system.
Apart from this, while reviewing the Homeopathic College and 25-bed hospital project to be built at a cost of Rs 55.85 crore in Chand Pura, Ambala, the Health Minister gave strict instructions that there should not be unnecessary delay in the construction of hospitals. Complete the construction work in a timely manner so that health services can be started in the hospital as soon as possible, she said.
About 6,253 patients are expected to benefit in the OPD of this hospital.Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department Sh. Sudhir Rajpal and Director of AYUSH Department Sh. Anshaj Singh were also present in the meeting.