NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, digitally inaugurated the CGHS Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) at Mysuru in Karnataka and Chandrapur in Maharashtra on Wednesday in the presence of Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar.
Expressing his delight at the event, Dr Mandaviya said that the two CGHS HWCs will play a pivotal role in providing good medical facilities to the people of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Congratulating the beneficiaries on the opening of the CGHS HWCs at Mysuru and Chandrapur, he said, “It is our government’s responsibility to provide quality healthcare services and welfare for our govt employees and retired officials”.
The Union Health Minister added that these centres will help in increasing the ease of attaining medical services. He highlighted that the number of CGHS Centers has increased from 25 in 2014 to 77 today.
He further added that “the Union Government is following ‘token to total’ approach by not only opening HWCs, but also ensuring increased medical professionals and their training through more medical colleges”. “To reach the remotest parts of the country, digital interventions like teleconsultations and ABDM has been taken. Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been established and the Ayushman Bharat Yojana scheme has been launched. The Union government has been undertaking various reforms so that “Health for all” can be ensured”, he stated.
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar said that “CGHS will give robust coverage to pensioners and with new innovations and practices inculcated in these centres”.
She highlighted that the government has taken several measures to improve health facilities under CGHS. “The Union government started some of the ambitious initiatives like PMJAY, PM ABHIM, and HWCs to provide welfare to every citizen of the country. We are hopeful that these HWCs opened today in the cultural capital of Mysuru and City of Black gold, Chandrapur, will ensure the same”, she added.
She also underlined that the new CGHS centre in Mysuru will not only provide healthcare services to serving and retired Central Government employees residing in the region, but also the neighbouring areas of Kodagu, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Srirangapatna and ease the hardship of pensioners living in nearby areas like Nanjanagud.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Additional Secretary, CGHS, Alok Saxena, and other senior officials of the ministry were also present on the occasion. (ANI)