Telangana’s Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Department’s budget outlay for the fiscal yr 2024-25 noticed a cutback in comparison with the earlier yr. The present budget stands at ₹ 11,500 crore, marking a lower of ₹661 crore from the 2023-24 budget of ₹12,161 crore.
While presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu acknowledged the success of the Rajiv Arogyasree scheme, the place the Congress authorities has doubled the brink for medical remedy from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakhs, aiming to alleviate the monetary burden on households dealing with greater medical prices.
Addressing infrastructure considerations, the minister assured that the federal government would prioritise the completion of super-specialty hospitals, medical and nursing faculties that are at present in numerous levels of development. “The Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) is slated for expansion, with the government committing to providing necessary assistance to enhance the institute’s services. Additionally, plans include the construction of a new building for the Osmania General Hospital (OGH),” he stated.
– Siddharth Kumar Singh
