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NOW PURVANCHAL IN UP WILL BE There will be 2500 beds available in nine
SELF-SUFFICIENT IN TERMS OF HEALTH medical colleges
FACILITIES
Despite being the most important part THERE WILL BE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
of Uttar Pradesh with 28 districts, the MORE THAN 5,000 DOCTORS AND PARAMEDIC STAFF
Purvanchal region remained backward
in terms of development. Inaugurating
the medical college in Siddharthnagar,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “UP SIDDHARTHNAGAR
and Purvanchal have a vast heritage Madhav Prasad
as far as faith, spirituality and social PRATAPGARH Tripathi DEORIA
Patel
life is concerned. This legacy is also Dr. Sonelal Medical Maharshi
being linked with the future of a healthy, Medical College Devraha Baba
capable and prosperous Uttar Pradesh. College College
Medical
The Purvanchal, which was left by
the earlier governments to cope with
diseases, will now become the medical HARDOI
hub of eastern India. Now this land Hardoi Medical College College Medical Vishwamitra Maharshi GHAZIPUR
will create many doctors who will save
the country from diseases. The same
Purvanchal, whose image was tarnished
by the previous governments and which
was maligned due to the tragic deaths College College Medical
owing to encephalitis, is going to give a JAUNPUR Umanath Singh Medical Vindhyavasini Maa
new light of health to eastern India.” MIRZAPUR
PRIME MINISTER ATMA NIRBHAR SWASTH Dariyawn Singh Medical College College
BHARAT: A BEGINNING TO TRANSFORM THE Ataiya Thakur Medical
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE Jodha Singh Veerangana Avanti Bai Lodhi
The Prime Minister Atma Nirbhar FATEHPUR Amar Shaheed
Swasth Bharat scheme was announced ETAH
by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
while presenting the general budget so that we are ready and able to deal with any epidemic in future.
on February 1, 2021. The scheme The goal is to strengthen the critical healthcare network from village
focuses on strengthening the health to block, district, regional and national levels in the country. There
care infrastructure in the country. Over are three major aspects of the mission. The first relates to the
a period of five years, ₹64,180 crore will creation of elaborate facilities for diagnostics and treatment. Under
be spent on health care infrastructure. the diagnostic system, detection of diseases will be free of cost
While launching this scheme from with the setting up of health and wellness centres. If the disease is
Varanasi on October 25, Prime Minister detected in time, then there are less chances of it getting malignant.
Narendra Modi said, “For long after More than 35,000 new beds will be prepared for the treatment of
independence, not much attention was critical illnesses in more than 600 districts. Referral facilities will be
paid to health facilities. The huge gap provided in the remaining 125 districts. The second aspect is related
in our healthcare system created an to the testing network for diagnosis of diseases. Under this mission,
ever-lasting anxiety among the poor and necessary infrastructure will be developed for the diagnosis and
middle class regarding treatment. This monitoring of diseases. Integrated Public Health Labs will be set up
scheme is a solution to these flaws of in 730 districts. The third aspect is the expansion and empowerment
the country's healthcare system. Our of epidemic related research institutions. Under this, a complete
health system is being prepared today ecosystem from treatment to critical research will be developed in
each and every part of the country.”
Scan the QR code to listen to the Prime
Minister's address on the launch of
Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana in New India Samachar November 16-30, 2021 27
Varanasi.