In the forthcoming budget, the Kejriwal government is set to address several significant issues, placing particular emphasis on education, health, electricity, water, roads, and infrastructure and various developmental projects, the statement said.
"Only a few months after the construction started, we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and workers left. Even after the restrictions were lifted, there were delays caused due to the curbs implemented under GRAP to control pollution in Delhi. Now that the construction work is complete, we do not anticipate further delays in finishing the minor works," the official added.
According to the official memorandum, "AIIMS Delhi will observe a half-day holiday till 2:30 pm on January 22, 2024, on the occasion of the "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Temple. However, all critical clinical services shall remain functional."
The meeting was held two days after Pramod, 47, who was arrested for allegedly molesting a 21-year-old woman in an inebriated state, died of injuries he suffered after jumping out of a moving police van on January 3.
A protest against Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the actions taken against certain doctors in relation to the death of a man who was allegedly turned away by four hospitals is scheduled for next week, the Delhi Medical Association announced on Wednesday.
"It will be appropriate for the Lt Governor/Chief Minister/Health Minister/Secretary Health (Delhi) to decide among themselves to take full and collective responsibility of the death rather than hold the doctors responsible," it said.
Pramod, 47, who was arrested after a 21-year-old woman alleged that he had molested her in an inebriated state, died of the injuries he suffered after jumping out of a moving police van on January 3, a senior officer had said earlier.
Days after an injured man died, purportedly without access to medical care, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal authorised a health department request to harshly punish four doctors. A statement made here on Monday stated that the proposal has now been sent to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of Delhi for approval.
BS3 and BS4 buses emit a significant amount of particulate matter, which is a major component of air pollution. Particulate matter in ambient air can cause a number of health problems, including respiratory infections, heart disease, and cancer.
The Delhi CM inaugurated a new OPD building of the Delhi government-run Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital on Saturday and also interacted with the patients there. The Delhi government has spent approximately Rs 22.8 crore to construct the three-storey new OPD block, apart from the ground floor.
As part of a plan to modernise MCD-run medical facilities, municipal hospitals, dispensaries, and maternity units would be renovated, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi announced on Monday. At a press conference held at the Civic Centre in this city, Oberoi stated that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) would use funds from a corpus of Rs 117 crore -- Rs 54 crore under the capital head and Rs 63 crore under the revenue head -- that it had received from the Delhi government to improve civic medical infrastructure.
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