About 330 more medicines and consumables would be included in the state government’s free drug policy
All the patients in Himachal Pradesh will get medicines and consumables free of cost at all the state’s public health facilities. A decision in this regard was taken in the cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, in Shimla.
About 330 more medicines and consumables would be included in the state government’s free drug policy, under the Indira Gandhi Free Medicines Scheme, and a budgetary provision of Rs 71 crore has also been made, an official statement said.
The cabinet also gave its nod to upgrade community health centre in Badsar in Hamirpur to a 50-bed hospital, open new Ayurvedic health centres/dispensaries in Choridhar in Tehsil Karsog, Shirhorpian in Jwalamukhi, Tikker Rajputaan in Bijhari in district Hamirpur, Bhedon in Nahan, Dupkan in district Kullu and Gawal Tikker in Palampur in district Kangra.
There would be three posts each in ayurvedic health centres.
Nod was given to open Health Sub Centre (HSC) at Katindi (Mandi) and primary health centre at Khoksar in Lahaul and Spiti, Bhiunkhari in Solan and Drang in Kangra district.
The cabinet approved filling up of 110 vacant posts of Junior Office Assistant (IT) in the health and family welfare department on contract basis, decided to appoint 110 staff nurses for Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba.