Lucknow,

26 May (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the Health and

Medical Education Departments on Tuesday, stated clearly that the benefits of

improved healthcare services should flow directly to the common man. He

directed that the quality of treatment, diagnostics, medicines, and emergency

services in government hospitals should be continuously improved. Furthermore,

medical colleges, nursing institutions, and super-specialty services should be

strengthened with modern technology, improved human resources, and effective

management.

The

Chief Minister said that the objective of medical education is not just to

increase institutions, but to provide the state with trained doctors,

specialists, and quality health workers. He directed to promote modern

equipment, expert faculty, and research activities in medical institutions. The

Chief Minister said that the Ayushman Yojana is becoming a major support for

poor and needy families. He directed to ensure settlement of claims within the

stipulated time frame. It was informed in the meeting that 6480 hospitals in

the state are associated with the scheme and till now more than 96.75 lakh free

treatments have been provided.

The

Chief Minister directed to include AYUSH systems in the Deendayal Upadhyaya

State Employees Cashless Medical Scheme, to make appropriate adjustments on

priority basis to health workers providing services during the Covid period, to

ensure that payments to ASHA workers are not pending under any circumstances,

to expand Health ATM services and to make the communicable disease control

campaign more effective. Along with this, Chief Minister Yogi stressed on

strengthening the institutional and safe delivery system to further reduce

maternal and infant mortality rates.

During

the meeting, the Chief Minister was informed that more than 15.28 crore Abha

IDs have been created under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. More than

15.14 crore electronic health records have been linked in the state. The scope

of the Hospital Information System and Lab Information System is also being

rapidly expanded.

Emphasizing

the need to promote medical research and innovation, Yogi said that medical

institutions should be integrated into research-based healthcare services. The

meeting was informed that work is underway on the 'UP-IMRAS' digital

initiative, a multidisciplinary research unit, a clinical trial unit, and

medtech programs. Letters of intent have been filed to invest approximately Rs.

1,500 crore in medical research and medtech.

The

Chief Minister directed the acceleration of work on medical colleges and health

institutions under construction, urging that all projects be completed within

the stipulated timeframe so that the public can benefit from improved

healthcare facilities soon. The meeting also reviewed important inaugurations

and foundation stone-laying projects planned for the coming months. These

include the multi-story girls' hostel at Gorakhpur Medical College, the 110-bed

trauma center at Ayodhya Medical College, the B.Sc. Nursing College at

Saharanpur Medical College, and the expansion of the Psychiatry Department and

the de-addiction ward block at Kanpur Medical College. The meeting was informed

that the process of establishing medical colleges under the public-private

partnership model is also progressing rapidly. Medical colleges are operational

in Maharajganj, Shamli, and Sambhal, while the process is ongoing in several

other districts.

The

meeting was informed that the response time of the 108 ambulance service and

Advanced Life Support ambulances has steadily improved. Currently, 375 ALS

ambulances are in operation, and 9.38 lakh patients have been referred so far.

The Chief Minister directed further reduction of ambulance response times,

noting that every minute is crucial in an emergency. He also called for

ensuring timely payment to ambulance operators.

The

Chief Minister gave strict instructions regarding the quality of medicines in

hospitals. He said that medicines with an expiry period of less than three

months should not be available in hospitals and new medicines should be made

available in their place. It was told in the meeting that dialysis service is

available in 75 districts of the state and CT scan service is available in 74

districts. More than 35.69 lakh dialysis sessions and more than 45.35 lakh CT

scans have been done till March 2026. Tele-radiology service is operational at

227 CHCs.

The

meeting was briefed on the achievements of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of

Medical Sciences, Lucknow. It was reported that the institute has performed

over 376 robotic surgeries and 250 kidney transplants. The state's first Gamma

Knife Center is also being established there. It was also reported that approval

has been granted for the construction of a state-of-the-art 1,010-bed hospital

on the Lohia Institute's new campus. Work on the 500-bed Advanced Pediatric

Center project at SGPGI is underway.

Presentations

were also made at the meeting on the action plans of the Uttar Pradesh State

Cancer Mission, the UP Trauma and Emergency Network (UPTEN), Project Sushruta,

and the CARE-UP Mission. It was reported that under UPTEN, an emergency trauma

network will be developed in the state, while under the CARE-UP Mission, ICU

and HDU services are being expanded in medical colleges and district hospitals.

The

Chief Minister, while emphasizing on making the TB eradication campaign a mass

movement, directed to connect schools, colleges and voluntary organizations with

it. It was told in the meeting that Uttar Pradesh has been honored by the

Government of India for its excellent performance in the 100-day TB-free India

campaign. The Chief Minister said that the honorarium of contract MBBS doctors

should be increased so that better doctors join government services. He said

that technology, accountability and sensitivity should be visible together in

health services; only then the trust of the common people will be strengthened.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi