LUCKNOW: Committed to improving health infrastructure in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government feels the need to increase health sector spending.
Speaking at the TOI-NBT Project Health webinar titled ‘Making UP’s Health Care World Class’ minister for finance and medical education Suresh Khanna said that UP will, in due course of time, increase the allocation to the health sector.
Adding that UP had a sensitive and committed political leadership represented by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Khanna stated: “A heftier budget for the health sector is the need of the hour. I will speak to the CM and urge him to facilitate the same. It is beyond doubt that the present government has gone an extra mile to give an impetus to the health sector by undertaking some bold steps.”
The minister was speaking in the presence of an eminent panel comprising founder of Dr Lal’s PathLabs, Padma Shri (hony) Brig Dr Arvind Lal; vice-chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Prof AK Singh; health care economist Ramamurthi Balasubramaniam, chairperson of Smart Bharat Group Preeti Malhotra, Unicef health specialist Dr Kanupriya Singhal and Apollomedics Multi-Specialty Hospital MD and CEO Dr Mayank Somani.