Mamata holds meeting with top officials on healthcare infra upgradation amid doctor’s fast-unto-death protest
The Hindu
West Bengal CM Banerjee reviews hospital security infrastructure, instructs officials, calls for meeting with hospital principals.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a review meeting with Chief Secretary Manoj Pant and Health Secretary N.S. Nigam at her Kalighat residence on the upgradation of healthcare infrastructure, a well-placed source said.
“Ms. Banerjee, in the meeting which lasted for nearly 45 minutes on Thursday (October 17, 2024) evening, enquired about security infrastructure at various state-run medical colleges and hospitals,” he said.
"The CM sought to be updated about the status of work being undertaken to upgrade the infrastructure regarding safety and security at different hospitals. She also gave the chief secretary and the health secretary necessary instructions," the source told PTI.
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“After the meeting, the Chief Secretary called for a meeting of principals and MSVPs of all the State-run hospitals on Friday,” the official said, adding that it would be held at the State Secretariat Nabanna.
West Bengal has been on the boil following the rape and murder of an on-duty woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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