CM set on establishing an independent health system for Bengaluru

Bommai says he wants to make all services accessible to citizens on their mobile phones

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who also holds the Bengaluru Development potfolio, said the State government will soon institute an autonomous health system for the city. “Presently, health infrastructure and responsibilities have been spread out among multiple agencies creating confusion. All health services will be brought under one system,” he said. He was speaking at Govindaraj Nagar after inaugurating a slew of development works, worth ₹89.5 crore, including five school works, two hospitals, one primary health centre, and three playgrounds/parks on Sunday. “The recent pandemic has exposed us to gaps in the health infrastructure in the city. Several assembly constituencies have added ICU beds and other facilities, which we will continue. We will ensure all wards have a PHC soon. Public health infrastructure will be augmented under the aegis of the new health authority,” he said, indicating that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will be stripped of its public health function to be given to a parastatal.