Hyderabad: The state’s healthcare budget got a shot in the arm, on Thursday, with the allocation being increased by roughly 10% — from Rs 5,717 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 6,295 crore 2021-22. This includes Rs 92 crore earmarked towards ‘financial assistance for Covid management’. Details about the usage of this component, however, were not shared in the budget.
It broadly stated that priority will be given to management of hospitals, prevention of diseases, improving diagnostic and hospital infrastructure, alleviating anaemia among women, basthi dawakhanas among other things. There’ll also be focus on improving people’s access to healthcare by enhancing the money allotted for Aarogyasri (Rs 720.12 crore) and various employee benefit schemes (Rs 410.35 crore).
The MNJ Cancer Hospital, meanwhile, was given Rs 3 crore for construction of a new building, in addition to Rs 20 crore for its budget, while Rs 1 crore was allocated to the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences for providing financial assistance to poor patients, not covered under Aarogyasri.
The other allocations included: Rs 36.68 crore for setting up teaching hospitals, Rs .50 crore for development of medical colleges, Rs 5 crore for vehicles to carry bodies, Rs 254 crore for medicines, Rs 48.15 crore for improving administration of state-run hospitals and Rs 40 crore for sanitation and security in hospitals.
It broadly stated that priority will be given to management of hospitals, prevention of diseases, improving diagnostic and hospital infrastructure, alleviating anaemia among women, basthi dawakhanas among other things. There’ll also be focus on improving people’s access to healthcare by enhancing the money allotted for Aarogyasri (Rs 720.12 crore) and various employee benefit schemes (Rs 410.35 crore).
The MNJ Cancer Hospital, meanwhile, was given Rs 3 crore for construction of a new building, in addition to Rs 20 crore for its budget, while Rs 1 crore was allocated to the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences for providing financial assistance to poor patients, not covered under Aarogyasri.
The other allocations included: Rs 36.68 crore for setting up teaching hospitals, Rs .50 crore for development of medical colleges, Rs 5 crore for vehicles to carry bodies, Rs 254 crore for medicines, Rs 48.15 crore for improving administration of state-run hospitals and Rs 40 crore for sanitation and security in hospitals.
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