A number of important measures to enhance healthcare and education in the state were adopted by the Bihar state cabinet on Tuesday. The approval of the Coimbatore-based Sankara Eye Foundation India (SEFI) to develop a super specialty eye hospital in Patna was one of the most important rulings. For this hospital, the state government has set aside a 1.60-acre tract of land in the Kankarbagh neighborhood. Following the state government’s allocation of Rs 48 crore to the state housing board for the land transfer, the allocation was made. For a nominal fee of Re 1, SEFI will lease the land for 99 years.
Within a year and a half, the new SEFI hospital will be constructed, becoming a significant medical center in Patna. SEFI will help train medical staff for the government’s super specialty eye hospital that is presently being created in Rajendra Nagar, Patna, in addition to building its own facility in Kankarbagh. Given that SEFI’s hospital will be ideally situated next to the government’s super specialty eye hospital and Jay Prabha Medanta Hospital, this partnership is anticipated to establish a healthcare hub in the city. These organizations will come together to create a comprehensive health center that will raise the state’s medical standards.
After it opens, people from economically disadvantaged groups who make up to Rs 2.5 lakh a year will be eligible for free eye care at SEFI’s super specialty eye hospital. The hospital will provide services at relaxed and reasonable prices for individuals with better earnings. The fact that Bihar residents will now have access to top-notch eye care treatments is a huge advancement, particularly for individuals from underprivileged backgrounds. Similar hospitals have also been constructed by SEFI in other regions of India, such as Varanasi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently dedicated a facility of the same type.
A new (G+7) building for the Shrimati Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library in Patna, with a budget of Rs 67 crore, was also authorized by the cabinet in addition to the healthcare program. Around 3,000 people, including students and those getting ready for competitive tests, will be able to use the library’s reading rooms. This action intends to improve the state’s learning environment and increase public access to educational materials.
Lastly, for the soon-to-be Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam scientific City, which is almost finished, the cabinet approved the creation of two new positions: scientific consultant and technology consultant. These actions demonstrate the government’s dedication to enhancing Bihar’s healthcare and educational systems.
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TIMES OF INDIA
