THE NEW MEDICAL COLLEGES WILL UTILIZE THE EXISTING HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

COMMITTEE TO BE SET UP FOR EXAMINING EXISTING HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND RECOMMEND MEDICAL COLLEGES

HEALTHCARE COVER FOR ASHA WORKERS, ANGANWADI WORKERS AND HELPERS

With focus on Yuva Shakti and marching towards the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman proposed setting up of more medical colleges, as she presented the Interim Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today.

The new Medical Colleges will be set up by utilizing the existing hospital infrastructure under various departments.  A Committee will be set up for this purpose to examine the issues and make relevant recommendations, the Union Finance Minister stated.  She expressed that that this initiative will not only create opportunity for youth to become doctors but also improve healthcare services to the people. 

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed that ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers will also be covered under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme

Medical college expansion announced to use existing hospital infrastructure and a committee will assess sites and recommend implementation. The interim budget announces establishment of additional Medical Colleges using existing hospital infrastructure across departments, with a Committee to examine facilities and recommend sites and implementation; it also proposes extending coverage of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme to include ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, necessitating inter departmental coordination on accreditation, training capacity and beneficiary integration.