LUCKNOW: Pledging to strengthen the health infrastructure along with providing quality and affordable healthcare to residents, UP govt allocated a substantial budget of Rs 27,086 crore for the health and family welfare sector in the financial year 2024-25.
This budget will give impetus to all the public welfare schemes, including National Rural Mission Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.Additionally, under the Prime Minister’s Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Scheme, health wellness centres will be set up in rural and urban areas of the state.
The Yogi government has allocated a budget of Rs 7,350 crore for the operation of various programmes under the National Rural Health Mission for the financial year 2024-2025. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Yojana, a provision of Rs 952 crore is proposed for the establishment of health wellness centre care units and integrated public health labs in rural and urban areas.
Additionally, Rs 300 crore is proposed in the financial year 2024-25 under Ayushman Bharat Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan, and Rs 322 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Moreover, arrangements for cashless treatment have been made in private hospitals under Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Rajya Karmachari Cashless Chikitsa Yojana. An estimated expenditure of Rs 150 crore is anticipated for this, which will be completely borne by govt.
The minister also stated that there are 65 medical colleges in the state, out of which 35 are operated by state govt and 30 by the private sector. In addition, 45 districts are equipped with medical colleges and in 14 districts, medical colleges funded by the Central govt are under construction.
Furthermore, the number of BSc nursing colleges in the government sector has been increased from 6 to 23. A medical college will also be established in Varanasi with Rs 400 crore. Moreover, a provision of Rs 125 crore has been made for free medical facilities for incurable diseases. An amount of Rs 300 crore has been proposed for upgrading Trauma Centre Level-II to Trauma Centre Level-I (100 bedded)/Apex Trauma Centre (200 bedded) in govt medical colleges.
This budget will give impetus to all the public welfare schemes, including National Rural Mission Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.Additionally, under the Prime Minister’s Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Scheme, health wellness centres will be set up in rural and urban areas of the state.
The Yogi government has allocated a budget of Rs 7,350 crore for the operation of various programmes under the National Rural Health Mission for the financial year 2024-2025. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Yojana, a provision of Rs 952 crore is proposed for the establishment of health wellness centre care units and integrated public health labs in rural and urban areas.
Additionally, Rs 300 crore is proposed in the financial year 2024-25 under Ayushman Bharat Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan, and Rs 322 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Moreover, arrangements for cashless treatment have been made in private hospitals under Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Rajya Karmachari Cashless Chikitsa Yojana. An estimated expenditure of Rs 150 crore is anticipated for this, which will be completely borne by govt.
The minister also stated that there are 65 medical colleges in the state, out of which 35 are operated by state govt and 30 by the private sector. In addition, 45 districts are equipped with medical colleges and in 14 districts, medical colleges funded by the Central govt are under construction.
Furthermore, the number of BSc nursing colleges in the government sector has been increased from 6 to 23. A medical college will also be established in Varanasi with Rs 400 crore. Moreover, a provision of Rs 125 crore has been made for free medical facilities for incurable diseases. An amount of Rs 300 crore has been proposed for upgrading Trauma Centre Level-II to Trauma Centre Level-I (100 bedded)/Apex Trauma Centre (200 bedded) in govt medical colleges.