Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said that 777 medical officers will be recruited in the state before December 31, 2024 and cataract surgeries will be performed free of charge in all 26 government hospitals and 15 private hospitals from all over the world. the state.

Presiding over a review meeting of the health, ayush and medical education and research departments here, the CM also announced the launch of tele-consultation services by specialists from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, on the model of successful telemedicine services from Post. Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. The number of calls received in Haryana has increased to 1,700 per day.

An official spokesman said the state government had set a target of increasing the number of calls to 7,000 a day. At present, the number of out-patient department (OPD) visits in Haryana is about 1 lakh per day.

The CM also ordered the suspension of Agarwal Nursing Home in Kurukshetra for allegedly charging money from a patient undergoing treatment under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. About 45 million eligible families receive health coverage ₹5 lakh per family per annum in Haryana. There are 1,227 hospitals included in the state, including 502 public and 725 private hospitals.

Dashboard to provide real-time information about equipment

The CM directed that a digital inventory portal linked to the CM dashboard be set up on priority. The portal will provide real-time information on the availability of medical equipment such as ICUs, ultrasound machines, X-ray machines, CT scanners and more. He also asked to ensure round-the-clock availability of cardiologist and other associated staff in Cathlabs established in government hospitals. The CM said that a comprehensive plan should be put in place to ensure that every district hospital is equipped with an ICU. At present, six hospitals are ready for operation.

The CM was informed that currently there are 15 medical colleges in the state and six new nursing colleges are being built.