Govt to pump in Rs 5,071 cr for upgrading hospitals

With an aim of boosting medicare infrastructure, the government has allocated Rs 5,071 crore for upgrading facilities in 39 medical institutions and colleges across the country under the Prime Minister's health programme.
The upgrade under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) phase-III will be undertaken within 43 months across 20 states.
With this decision, the total number of medical institutions and colleges to be upgraded under the programme goes up to 58 at the cost of Rs 7,111 crore as 19 have already been undertaken in first two phases of the scheme.
The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), sources said.

As per the decision, Rs 150 crore will be earmarked for each of the 39 medical institution and college for upgrade. Out of this, the Centre will pay Rs 120 crore and rest of the cost will be borne by the respective state governments.
The states where the upgrade will take place include Andhra Pradesh (4), Uttar Pradesh (4), Maharashtra (4), West Bengal (3), Assam (2), Karnataka (2), Kerala (2), Odisha (2), Goa (1), Gujarat (1), Himachal Pradesh (1), Jharkhand (1), Punjab (1) and Tripura (1).