Amit Shah inaugurates Vishweshathirtha Memorial Hospital in Bengaluru, says it will be new centre of ‘affordable healthcare’

BENGALURU: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the Sri Vishweshathirtha Memorial Hospital built by Sri Krishna Sevashrama Trust in Marathahalli in Bengaluru.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Shah said that the Vishweshathirtha Memorial Hospital inaugurated here will be the new centre of “affordable healthcare.”

This hospital has 150 beds with 60 per cent of its beds reserved for the poor class people with multispecialty facilities like CT Scan, MRI, Dialysis and Ultrasound.

The Union Minister said, “Today the world famous Udupi Mutt, related to Madhavacharya is moving forward in its way to serve people by inaugurating this Vishweshathirtha Memorial Hospital. I am happy that this modern center of free treatment for the poor, in the heart of Bengaluru, the central part of Karnataka, will serve the people for years.”

Shah also congratulated all the people associated with the mutt after inauguration of Vishweshathirtha Memorial Hospital.

“For this, I want to congratulate all the people of the mutt. Today, the inauguration of Vishweshathirtha Memorial Hospital made on 2-acre land with the help of funds of Rs 60 crores, with 150 beds of multispecialty hospital will become the centre of ‘affordable healthcare’. In this hospital, 60 per cent beds have been reserved for poor. This project of serving poor patients with a cross subsidization has been combined with many facilities like CT Scan, MRI, Dialysis, Ultrasound. So, a very good service will be given to poor patients under the same roof,” he stated.

Hailing the trust for its welfare works, the Union Minister expressed his faith that they would always work for the welfare of the poor people.

Shah said, “Sri Krishna Seva Ashram Trust has always worked for the welfare of poor people. This trust was established by Shraddhe Vishwe Swami Ji and now it’s been carried forward by his successor Vishwa Prasang Tirth Swami Ji. I have faith that this trust will always work for the welfare of the poor.” (ANI)