No shortage of funds to give medical treatment to the needy: Fadnavis
The Hindu
The government announced the setting up of a government medical college in 14 districts of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that his government has allotted colossal funds to strengthen health institutions in the State and there is no shortage of funds to provide medical treatment to the needy.
Speaking at the inauguration of a health camp at the government medical college in Akola, he said that in the current fiscal budget, the government announced the setting up of a government medical college in 14 districts of the State, and medical colleges in other districts are being modernised.
With over 60 dead in State-run hospitals in two districts of Maharashtra in little over four days, the Opposition has slammed the government for gross negligence and triggered calls for an investigation.
With increased terminal entry points (eGates) at Mumbai International airport from 24 to 68, which is the highest number of e-gates at kerbside or landside in the country, the expansion will enhance the airport’s processing capacity to an astounding 7,440 passengers per hour at Terminal 2 (T2) and 2,160 at T1