Govt. to boost medical infrastructure
The Hindu
CM’s health insurance scheme will be implemented for five more years from January 2022
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Thursday announced a slew of measures in the Assembly to upgrade government hospitals and boost medical infrastructure. The Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme would be implemented for five more years from January 2022 at a cost of ₹1,248.29 crore. He said block-level hospitals and urban hospitals would be upgraded and equipment would be given to primary health centres, urban primary health centres and health sub-centres. These centres would be upgraded as health and wellness centres in the next five years with ₹4,280 crore from the 15th Finance Commission. Mr. Subramanian announced that the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme would be extended to all village panchayats, town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations at a total cost of ₹258 crore.
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