public healthcare

Bhubaneswar, March 30 Following the disruption of proceedings in the Odisha Assembly over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack, opposition MLAs submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday, demanding the resignation of the health minister...

Chandigarh, March 27 Punjab has set a benchmark in large-scale public healthcare delivery under the 'Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna', with over 30.51 lakh families enrolled and Rs 292 crore worth of free treatment approved within three months of its launch on January 8, Health Minister Balbir Singh...

Bangalore, March 27 – The Bangalore Central City Corporation presented its first budget for 2026-27, totaling Rs 3,427 crore, with a commitment to making every ward's roads "pothole-free" and focusing on strengthening public healthcare.This is the first budget presented since the creation of...

Bhopal, March 25 In a remarkable achievement under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), hundreds of residents in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh are receiving daily medical treatment, including free dialysis at the district hospital.Beneficiaries of the...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Tuesday that his department was focused on presenting the ground reality and improving healthcare delivery, even as the opposition accused the government of "mismanagement and internal conflicts".Responding to a discussion...

Jaipur, March 16 Residents of Rajasthan will soon have access to affordable, internationally-standard dermatology services in the public sector, with a dermatology institute set to soon open at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital (SMS) here.Officials said on Monday that treatments that currently cost...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 As Kerala prepares for single-phase elections to 140 assembly constituencies on April 9, political parties are preparing to engage voters with a wide range of issues that have shaped the state's political discourse in recent years.The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF is...

Jaipur, February 25 Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led state government has cancelled the proposed satellite hospitals at Kanota and Achrol here, calling it a move of "short-sightedness and insensitivity".In a statement, Gehlot said the...

Thane, February 24 Dr. Kailas Pawar, the civil surgeon of Thane district, has been awarded the 'Balasaheb Thackeray Arogya Ratna' award by the Maharashtra government in recognition of his contribution to public healthcare, the district administration said on Tuesday.The award was presented to...

Patna, February 16 Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey said on Monday that the NDA government has decided to convert all district hospitals in the state into super-specialty facilities in the coming years.Concluding the debate on the proposed health department budget of Rs 21,270.41 crore for...

Chandigarh, February 13 The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here concluded a program aimed at raising health awareness and promoting outreach, which welcomed nearly 800 students from various districts of Himachal Pradesh.Spread over four carefully planned...