Access to better healthcare is the right of every citizen, and the present state government is committed to delivering it. Giving priority to expanding health infrastructure, the government is building modern facilities across primary health centres, sub-divisional hospitals, district hospitals and referral hospitals.

Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha said this today at a programme held on the premises of Tripura Sundari Sub-Divisional Hospital in Udaipur, where he laid the foundation stones for the expansion of Gomati District Hospital, the expansion of Tripura Sundari Sub-Divisional Hospital, and a Public Health Unit. The estimated cost of the three projects is 189 crore.

Before the foundation stone ceremony, the Chief Minister and Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy took part in the ground-breaking (bhumi pujan) ceremony for the sub-divisional hospital’s expansion.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said the state government is carrying out development projects across the state, with special emphasis on health infrastructure. In the last financial year, development works worth t1,500 crore were inaugurated or had their foundation stones laid.

In the current financial year, works worth about 1,300 crore have been inaugurated or launched so far. Projects worth around 260 crore were inaugurated or launched before and after this year’s Durga Puja. He said Udaipur is a city of great religious, cultural and historical significance.

The state government is developing satellite townships in Agartala, Dharmanagar and Udaipur. He noted that the Tripureshwari Temple was beautified under the PRASAD scheme, and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the project last year. Since then, more tourists and visitors from across the country have been coming here.

A replica of the 51 Shakti Peethas is being built in Udaipur, and an Ayurvedic college has been started at Tepania in Udaipur.