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Bihar govt will open more than 1,500 new hospital buildings in rural areas: Health minister
At present, the state has 12 medical colleges and hospitals. In the next financial year, 22 new state medical colleges and hospitals will be opened in Bihar. Besides, 1,500 new hospital buildings will be constructed in rural areas in the state," he said.
The department's budget for the next fiscal year was passed in the assembly by voice vote.
"Today Bihar is among the leading states in the country in the field of healthcare due to the NDA government in the state. Health facilities and infrastructure have remarkably improved in the state over the years. At present, the state has 12 medical colleges and hospitals. In the next financial year, 22 new state medical colleges and hospitals will be opened in Bihar. Besides, 1,500 new hospital buildings will be constructed in rural areas in the state," he said.
The minister further stated that in the coming years, a total of 5,220 MBBS seats will be available in different medical colleges in the state.
"At present, there are 2,870 MBBS seats and a total of 18,984 beds are available in different medical colleges and hospitals in the state. In the coming years, MBBS seats will increase to 5,220 and the total number of beds for patients will be around 28,884 in the state. The Patna Medical College and Hospital is being made a 5,462-bed hospital, second largest hospital in the world," said Pandey.
All primary health centres are running 24x7 and the average number of patients reaching government hospitals has substantially risen.
"The dream of our government is to provide healthcare facilities to the last person of the society. The state has been able to bring down the mothers' mortality rate from 312 to 118 per lakh and efforts were on to reduce it to 70 per lakh in the coming years," he said.
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