Announces increasing of B.Sc. Nursing seats to 60 in Tanda Medical College Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu virtually inaugurated robotic surgery facility at cost of Rs. 30 crore at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda in district Kangra on Friday from Chandigarh. He was supposed to inaugurate this facility in person, but his helicopter could not land at Tanda due to inclement weather conditions.
The Chief Minister said that the state government was committed to provide specialized health services to the people nearer to their homes by using advanced technology. The government had already provided robotic surgery facility at Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialty, Chamiyana (Shimla) recently.
Sh. Sukhu said that after coming to the power, the present state government had given priority to health and education sectors. The modern medical techniques were being introduced in the health institutions of the state and there would be no paucity of funds for this.
He said that Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan machine would be installed in Tanda Medical College soon so that patients did not require to visit other states for this facility. He said that department of emergency would also be strengthened in the medical colleges across the state.
The Chief Minister announced increasing of seats of B.Sc. Nursing to 60 in Tanda Medical College. He said that robotic surgery would also be started at medical colleges at Hamirpur, Chamba, Nerchowk and Nahan in a phased manner.
He said that 150-200 para-medical staff would also be provided in these medical colleges. The state government would create posts of 50 operation theatre Radiographer as well and incentives would be given to the best performing doctors in their respective field.
Health Minister Col. (Dr.) Dhani Ram Shandil, Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar, Ayush Minister Yadvinder Goma, Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board Bhawani Singh Pathania, Vice Chairman H.P. Tourism Development Board R.S. Bali, MLAs Sanjay Rattan, Kishori Lal and Ashish Butail, Vice Chairman, HRTC Ajay Verma, former MLAs Ajay Mahajan and Surender Kaku, Principal, Medical College Tanda Dr. Milap Sharma were present at Tanda Medical College during the inaugural ceremony, while Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania was present at Chandigarh with the Chief Minister.