Tripura will get an amount of Rs. 56.91 crore will be invested for development of healthcare services in the state as part of Rs. 64,000-crore Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, said
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
The Chief Minister accompanied by Chief Secretary Kumar Alok, Principal Secretary (Health) J.K. Sinha and Tripura Mission Director of National Health Mission- Siddhartha Shiv Jaiswal joined the inaugural event from the civil secretariat in virtual mode.
Later speaking to the media, Deb hailed the healthcare infrastructure programme and said that the health sector of the country had seen robust change under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2014.
He also said that Rs. 93 crore was sanctioned for Tripura under External Covid Response Plan (ECRP) and the state had already received Rs. 83 crore.
On behalf of the people of Tripura, the Chief Minister congratulated the Prime Minister for launching the major health infrastructure programme.
