Shimla, Aug 25: State BJP president Satpal Singh Satti today said Union Health Minister JP Nadda would lay the foundation stone of satellite centre to be set up by PGI, Chandigarh, in Una. The project was recently announced by the Union Health Minister. Speaking to mediapersons here Satti said the first installment for the project had already been issued to the PGI authorities.
The estimated Rs 320-crore hospital will have 300 beds and will be constructed on 25 acres in Malahat village near Una.He also said that a 100-bed Mother and Child Health Center would be built at a cost Rs 20 crores at Una with Central assistance, adding first installment of Rs 4 crore for the project had been sent to the state government by the Union Health Ministry.
Satti said the state government should lend logistic support to the Central projects.The district hospital at Una faced shortage of medical staff despite being one of the busiest hospitals in the state. He claimed only 16 doctors were deputed at the hospital against the sanctioned strength of 26. He said apart from shortage of paramedical staff, inadequate infrastructure added to the problems.
Satti said the Union Health Ministry had issued directions to sanction funds for setting up a trauma centre and haemo-dialysis centre at the district hospital. He also said that party leaders should refrain from seeking credit for development works.
The comment comes after MP Anurag Thakur’s reportedly claimed credit for getting the requisite sanctions to set up AIIMS at Bilaspur, while stating that the Union Health Minister JP Nadda made no contribution towards the project.Satti also stated that he had raised the issue with the MP, who said his views were misquoted in the media.
Source Tribune India
