Uttarakhand : In-charge Secretary Health Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar gave instructions to speed up the work of Emergency Covid Response Package and Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

Health Secretary (in-charge) Dr. R.K. Under the chairmanship of Rajesh Kumar, a review meeting was held with the concerned departments, officers and employees to expedite and complete the works of Emergency Covid Response Package (ECRP) and Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. ECRP in the meeting The critical care block under construction was reviewed. In which departmental action has been completed on the estimation of 05 out of 07 proposals and DPR of the remaining 02 districts. Expressing his displeasure on not coming, the secretary in-charge instructed the executive body to make it available to the government soon.

ECRP in the state in the review meeting. Instructions were given to complete the ICU beds in the identified hospitals soon. Medical oxygen gas pipeline in 37 out of 45 hospitals of the state and instructions were given to complete it soon in 08. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, Block Public Health Unit in all the blocks of the state, under which lab and health monitoring unit will be set up in each block. Pradhan Mantri Atal Ayushman Health Infrastructure Mission will be run till 2020-26 under which approved CCBs. The DPR of the block has also been approved by the government.

Health Director Dr. Vinita Shah, Under Secretary Jaswinder Kaur, Program Officer-ECRP Dr. Abhay Kumar, Senior Technical Officer Devendra Nailwal, Dr. B.K. Shukla, Executive Engineer B.D. Pandey, Irrigation Department, Bridkul, etc. officers and employees were present.