Himachal Pradesh Earmarks INR 150 Cr for Modernization of Labs Across Medical Colleges
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Decades-old diagnostic machines and medical equipment at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, and Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College would be replaced with newer and more advanced systems.
The Himachal Pradesh government has announced an INR 150 Cr corpus to upgrade laboratories in all state-run medical colleges, alongside replacing ageing medical equipment and strengthening healthcare infrastructure through new facilities and workforce expansion.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the creation of a corpus of INR 150 Cr while laying the foundation stone for an ultra-modern critical care block at the new campus of Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College in Hamirpur.
The new critical care block, being developed at the Jol Sapper campus near the district headquarters, is being constructed at an estimated cost of around INR 35 Cr.
According to the Chief Minister, the facility is expected to become operational during the first week of July, adding advanced critical care capacity to the institution.
As part of the broader healthcare modernisation effort, Sukhu also announced that decades-old diagnostic machines and medical equipment at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, and Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College would be replaced with newer and more advanced systems.
The upgrades are intended to improve diagnostic accuracy, support medical education and enhance patient care across the state's tertiary healthcare institutions.
The chief minister also highlighted the government's ongoing recruitment drive for healthcare professionals, stating that appointments of doctors, professors, nurses and other staff members are being carried out across the state's healthcare institutions.
Following the announcement, Sukhu inspected the newly completed hospital block, academic block and other ongoing construction works at the medical college campus, reviewing the progress of the institution's expansion.
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