Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday announced that Rs 110 crore will be allocated in the upcoming fiscal year to equip all district hospitals with CT scan facilities.
The initiative aims to enhance diagnostic services across the region, ensuring timely and accurate medical interventions for residents.
Currently, several district hospitals in JK lack CT scan facilities, and their introduction at the district level will significantly benefit patients.
Additionally, the government has allocated Rs 86 crore for the construction of a 250-bed Maternity and Child Care Hospital (MCCH) in Janglatmandi, Anantnag.
CM Omar Abdullah highlighted that the existing MCCH Anantnag operates from a dilapidated building with limited space. Declared unsafe by the Fire and Emergency Department in 2014, the facility is overcrowded, with beds placed in corridors to accommodate patients.
Located in the congested Sherbagh locality, the hospital currently has only two labour wards, four surgical wards, and one operation theatre to cater to the increasing patient load. Hospital staff reported that multiple patients often share single beds, leading to congestion and compromised healthcare services.
A proposal for constructing a 200-bed maternity and childcare hospital on the premises of the GMC Anantnag-associated Janglatmandi Hospital was submitted in December last year.
At present, the hospital handles over 50,000 OPD patients and around 10,000 indoor patients every month. Officials emphasised that new infrastructure is essential to provide tertiary-level maternal and child care services in South Kashmir. KNO