Raipur, 24 February 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, 41 lakh 57 thousand 878 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, 120 mobile medical units equipped with doctors, paramedical teams, 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 9 lakh 75 thousand 255 patients have been done so far through this scheme. Along with this, free medicines have also been given to more than 35 lakh 25 thousand 895 patients. Among the benefited patients, more than 2 lakh 68 thousand 475 hard-working people have also taken advantage of the free treatment check-up facility.
Under the Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme, run by the Urban Administration and Development Department of Chhattisgarh Government, so far 55 thousand 222 camps have been set up in the slums of 169 urban bodies of the state, 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 is noteworthy that the first phase of the Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme was started on 01 November 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.
