Hamirpur Medical College will be functional from this session: Minister

Himachal Health and Family Welfare Minister, Vipin Singh Parmar on Monday said the Hamirpur Medical College will be made functional from this session and all arrangements and formalities have been completed.

With the commencement of this Medical College, 100 more Doctors would be available for State in the coming years.

Presiding over a review meeting of the health department here to review the announcements made by the Chief Minister in health sector, Parmar said that during the last four months, the Chief Minister has implemented various new schemes for the health sector besides announcing few new schemes.

The minister said Telemedicine scheme would be started in 50 more areas of the State and after Lahaul-Spiti, Pangi would soon be linked to Telemedicine scheme for which all formalities had already been completed. He said that this would go a long way in providing better treatment facility to the people of far-flung areas of Pangi.

The Health Minister said that 'Mukhya Mantri Aashirvad Yojana' will be implemented by the end of July under which a kit of Rs. 1500 would be provided to newborns having necessary items for the initial days.