Finance and Health Minister Harish Rao has instructed Roads and Buildings (R&B) officials to accelerate the construction of the Warangal Health City, a significant medical facility being brought up under Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s ambitious vision.
Minister Rao pushed for the project’s completion by Dussehra and the speedy construction of three Tims hospitals in Sanath Nagar, LB Nagar, and Alwal to provide advanced medical care to those residing in the suburbs.
During a progress review meeting at MCRHRD, the Finance and Health Minister applauded the revolutionary efforts of CM KCR in expanding medical education and enhancing healthcare services for the people of Telangana. Minister Harish Rao stressed the importance of establishing Tims services that are on par with AIIMS in Delhi, demanding the construction of eight teaching hospitals and the design of nine medical colleges to be finished this year.
Harish Rao said, “The Warangal multi-specialty hospital will become a medical hub equipped with modern medical facilities, state-of-the-art modular operation theaters, and air handling units to prevent the spread of infections. Officials should expand the structures according to future needs while ensuring quality construction and medical care.”
Further, the minister spoke with the representatives of the employees and teachers unions on the cashless medical services (EHS) provided by the state government to government employees, pensioners and teachers and prepared a report within 10 days. “The announcement in the assembly that the new EHS policy will be brought in this financial year as per the request of the employers’ unions is a matter of course. Aarogyasri CEO Visalatchi should speed up the steps in that direction. At the same time, efforts should be made to make Arogya Shri services more accessible to the people,” he said.
The minister said that he will visit three hospitals a week and know the services provided by Aarogyasri to the patients at the field level.
The minister expressed happiness that out of the 9 medical colleges to be opened this year, six have been approved. DME Ramesh Reddy explained to the minister that the permissions of the remaining three medical colleges are in the final stage.
The meeting was attended by Health Secretary Rizvi, Health &Family Welfare Commissioner Swetha Mahanthi, DME Ramesh Reddy, DH Srinivasa Rao, TVVP Commissioner Ajay Kumar, CM OSD Gangadhar, Arogya Sri CEO Vishalakshi, R&B ENC Ganapathi Reddy, TS MSIDC CE Rajender, Nims Director Birappa, and other officials.
