Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented the state budget for fiscal year 2024-25, in which Rs 21,444 crore is proposed for the sector Of the health.

State Finance Minister Devda said the budget for the health sector for the current fiscal year was 34 per cent more than the budget estimate of the last fiscal year 2023-24.

Presenting the budget in the state assembly, Minister Devda said, "'Health is the capital of human life. Our government is continuously increasing investment in health facilities. In my last budget speech I said that our government will implement Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS) norms in the state. I am happy to inform the house that to follow these standards, our government has created more than 46,000 new posts and the institutional system has also been strengthened so that there are widespread access to health services in the state."

The government is determined to increase the availability of medical education and make medical facilities available to all citizens. In 2003, only five public medical schools were operating in the state. Due to the untiring efforts of the state government, 14 government medical colleges are currently functioning. In the year 2024-25, three more government medical colleges will be operated at Mandsaur, Neemuch and Seoni. After this, the state government is also trying to operate eight more government medical colleges in the next two years, he added.

Of the total budget for the health sector, there is a provision of Rs 4,500 crore for the National Health Mission (NUHM/NRHM), Rs 2,104 crore for grants to the health sector as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission , Rs 1,680 crore for civil/district hospital. and dispensaries and Rs 1,413 crore for establishment and functioning of primary health centres.

Similarly, Rs 981 crore is proposed for Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat), Rs 668 crore for health sub-centre, Rs 500 crore for Mukhyamantri Shramik Seva maternity assistance, Rs 490 crore for incentives additional for ASHA workers and Rs 400 crore for Ayushman Bharat (non-SECC beneficiary) in the state.

Additionally, there is a provision of Rs 365 crore for multi-purpose disease control programme, Rs 350 crore for Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, Rs 326 crore for construction of community health, sub-health and primary health care, Rs 252 million for cold. fever and Rs 250 million for construction of hospitals and dispensaries.

Along with this, Rs 195 crore is proposed for management and administration, Rs 121 crore for maintenance of departmental assets and Rs 100 crore for security and cleanliness of health institutions.

Apart from this, there is a provision of Rs 405 million for AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) hospital and dispensary, Rs 115 million for AYUSH College and Rs 102 million for National AYUSH Mission.

Additionally, for medical education there is a provision of Rs 2,452 million for medical colleges and associated hospitals, Rs 631 million for Ratlam/Datia/Shivpuri and Satna medical colleges, Rs 400 million for construction of new medical colleges (with State aid) and Rs 400 for construction of new medical colleges (with State aid). crores for establishment of new medical colleges.

Additionally, Rs 201 crore is proposed for strengthening PG courses in medical colleges, Rs 120 crore for establishment of super specialty hospital (with state aid) under PMSSY scheme, Rs 115 crore for increase MBBS seats, Rs 101 crore for Directorate of Medical Education and Rs 100 crore for Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences.

The state government has also taken measures for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy and Rs 145 crore is proposed for gas relief health services.