Daijiworld Media Network – Greater Noida
Greater Noida, Mar 8: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted India's remarkable progress in healthcare over the past decade while inaugurating ‘Sharda Care-Health City’ in Greater Noida on Saturday. He stressed the importance of strengthening medical infrastructure and ensuring world-class healthcare is accessible to all.
"For a civilized society, excellent health services are essential. The government is continuously working to promote investment in the health sector," he stated, emphasizing that India has seen an extraordinary transformation in medical facilities in the last ten years.
Adityanath pointed out the rapid expansion of premier medical institutions, noting that India had only six AIIMS hospitals in the past 70 years, whereas 22 have been established in the last decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
Discussing Uttar Pradesh’s progress, he stated that the state had just 12 medical colleges until 2017. However, in the last eight years, 40 new medical colleges have been set up. Additionally, 37 medical colleges have been opened in the private sector, and three have been developed through the public-private partnership model in Maharajganj, Sambhal, and Shamli. Plans are also in place to establish medical colleges in Ballia and Balrampur, along with the remaining six districts of the state.
The Chief Minister underscored the government’s commitment to providing free dialysis, CT scans, and MRI facilities in every district while ensuring an adequate number of doctors and technical staff, particularly in rural areas.
To promote public health awareness, he mentioned that the ‘Mukhyamantri Arogya Mela’ is organized every Sunday in Uttar Pradesh, offering healthcare guidance and services to citizens. He further highlighted that the state leads in implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme, with 10 crore people benefiting from golden health cards. Additionally, essential workers such as ASHA workers, ANMs, home guards, PRD jawans, and village watchmen will now receive health insurance coverage of ?5 lakh.
Recognizing India's emerging role in global healthcare, Adityanath emphasized the growing potential of medical tourism. "Health tourism is rapidly expanding, and India has the opportunity to become a global leader in this sector," he concluded.