Raipur, 21 August 2023
In Chhattisgarh, with the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, arrangements have been made for free treatment to poor families living in slums of urban areas. So far, 55 lakh 9 thousand 24 people have been treated through the Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme by the medical team of the Mobile Medical Unit by reaching near the houses of the people in the slum settlements. Under the scheme, doctors, paramedical teams, mobile medical units equipped with medical equipment and medicines are now providing health facilities to the people in the slums of the urban areas of the entire state. Pathology tests of 14 lakh 80 thousand 55 patients have been done so far through this scheme. Along with this, free medicines have also been given to more than 47 lakh 50 thousand 425 patients.
Under the Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme, run by the Urban Administration and Development Department of Chhattisgarh Government, 72 thousand 380 camps have been set up in the slum settlements of the state’s urban bodies, people have been given medicines after free check-up and treatment. Urban Administration and Development Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahria has given instructions to the departmental officers to provide free medicines to the poor people of urban areas and other needy people after health check-up.
It may be noted that Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel had launched the first phase of Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme on November 01, 2020, to provide health facilities to the people living in slums of 14 municipal corporation areas of the state. Under this, 60 mobile medical units started going to the slums for health check-up and treatment and distribution of medicines. On March 31, 2022, it was expanded to the urban body areas of the entire state and 60 more new mobile medical units were started. On July 1, 2023, the Chief Minister has started 5 mobile medical units for the treatment of people in slums. More mobile medical units will be started in cities for treatment of needy people including slums.
