New Delhi: In order to improve health care facilities, the AAP government Monday said that it would increase the bed capacity of government hospitals from existing 10,000 to 20,000 in next two-and-a-half years.
Addressing a gathering at 'Janta ki Cabinet, Janta ke Beech' on completion of 100 days of Delhi government, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that out of 20,000 hospitals beds, government will set aside 3000 beds for emergency and ICU.
"At present, Delhi government has hospitals having a capacity of 10,000 beds, but in next two-and-a-half-years, we will increase from 10,000 beds to 20,000 beds which could never be done in past 65 years. Government has prepared a plan of this project," Jain said.
"We have got to know that in Delhi, people have to spend Rs 60,000 to Rs 1 lakh for using ICU beds every day. In view of this, our government has decided to set aside 3000 beds for emergency and ICU out of 20,000 beds in government hospitals," he also said.
The minister said that health department will open separate four branches of Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, GB Pant Hospital, Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Dental College and Delhi Cancer Institute in the national capital.
"For example, if you want to get your eyes treated at Guru Nanak Eye Centre, but it falls far from your house. Keeping this in view, government will open four branches of Guru Nanak Eye Centre across the city so that people will be benefited," Jain said.
Jain, who is also Power Minister, said that government will get power purchase agreement of discoms cancelled to provide electricity to Delhiites at cheaper rates permanently.
"We will also build pit-head coal-based power plant for which we have demanded from the Central government to give coal blocks to us so that power can be provided to people at cheaper rates. We hope that by July end, we will get coal block from the Centre," he said, adding that government will also focus on solar power.
On trial basis, government has installed solar panel at 20-25 places and after studying their result, government will install more solar panel so that consumption of power can be reduced, the minister said.
Jain, who is also Delhi's Home Minister, said that there are thousands of small cases which are not important and in view of this, government has decided to withdraw such cases.
"Delhi government will withdraw thousands of small cases which burden court. We have starting making a list of such cases," he said.
The minister added that there are 5,000 home guards in the city and government has decided to increase them up to 15,000 in first phase and thereafter, it will further increase the numbers of such personnel in the capital.
