PUNJAB GOVERNMENT COMMITTED FOR PROVIDING WORLD CLASS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE: SHIVALIK

Dehlon (Ludhiana), August 29, 2016: Gill constituency MLA Mr Darshan Singh Shivalik today said that the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janta Party led Punjab government is committed for providing world class healthcare facilities to people. He said that strengthening the healthcare facilities is one of the foremost priorities of the present Punjab government and that is why several new hospitals and Community Health Centres (CHC's) have been developed in different parts of the state.
Mr Shivalik said this while addressing the gathering during the inauguration of a CHC in Dehlon village of Ludhiana district today.
This newly constructed 30-bedded CHC would cater mainly to the residents of 42 nearby villages of Ludhiana and Sangrur districts. Mr Darshan Singh Shivalik informed that this CHC has been constructed with a cost of more than Rs 6 crore by Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC).
While speaking on the occasion, MLA Mr Darshan Singh Shivalik said that several new healthcare schemes have been started for the benefit of people, while several other schemes are in the offing. He said that the Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana is running successfully in the state and lakhs of beneficiaries are availing benefits under this scheme, that has been started with the efforts of Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal.
Mr Shivalik said that for providing world class health facilities to the residents of our state, several new hospitals are opened. He said that there is no shortage of funds when it comes to providing healthcare facilities in Punjab.
While speaking to media persons, Mr Shivalik said that this CHC was a long pending demand of the area residents as the area lacked a big hospital. He said that this CHC would have all ultra modern facilities, labs and four specialist doctors- a Gynaecologist, Child specialist, a surgeon and a specialist of medicine, besides other facilities.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included Civil Surgeon Dr Renu Chhatwal, Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr Beant Kaur, SMO's Dr Manjit Singh and Dr Santosh Kaur, Superintending Engineer PHSC Mr Gurlal Singh Chahal, SDO Mr Gurpinder Singh Sandhu, besides several others.