Jagraon. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced strengthening of government health infrastructure across the state to provide state-of-the-art medical treatment and diagnostic services to the people. Addressing a gathering after dedicating a newly built Mother and Child Care Hospital, the Chief Minister said, “During the elections, we had promised to guarantee quality healthcare to the people and in this noble cause. No stone has been left unturned. The Chief Minister said that efforts are being made to equip the government hospitals with state-of-the-art facilities. Similarly, the recruitment drive has been started to fill all the vacant government posts in the health department, he said. The sole aim is to ensure that the people get the best health facilities in the state. The Chief Minister said that the existing government hospitals were being upgraded with the latest facilities and attention was also being paid to opening new ones.
He said that Punjab would soon emerge as the center of health and medical education. Mann said that 16 new medical colleges would be set up in the coming five years, taking the total number of medical colleges to 25. The Chief Minister envisioned that the newly constructed Mother and Child Hospital would act as a catalyst for providing quality healthcare to pregnant women and newborn babies. He said the move is aimed at ensuring that people get quality health services in these hospitals. Mann said more such hospitals would be built across the state in the coming days. The Chief Minister said that the prestigious G20 Summit to be held in Amritsar in March 2023 will promote Punjab as a preferred destination for business at the international level. He said that the summit would also provide a platform for the government to showcase its achievements and facilities for setting up new businesses.
Mann said that it is a golden opportunity, when Punjab can be highlighted as the land of best opportunities, the state has got the opportunity to host this event, which will involve major countries across the world in terms of education, labor and other important Will discuss the issue. The Chief Minister said that the entire process of ongoing procurement and lifting of paddy crop would be completed within a week. Reiterating the commitment of the state government to procure every single grain of paddy, Mann said that he is personally monitoring the entire procurement process to ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience. Don’t have to (IANS)
