A total of 43,022 health and wellness centres have become operational in different parts of the country to ensure that an array of healthcare facilities reaches the people, the Union Health Ministry has said. A total of 43,022 HWCs are now operational across different parts of the country, it said.

Over twenty-two thousand active covid-19 cases have been reported in India, out of which around eight thousand cases have been cured. (Source: www.mygov.in dashboard, as of April 29th 2020).

According to the World Bank, India is the world’s third largest economy in purchasing parity terms. The country aspires to better the lives of more than 1.3 billion citizens and become a high-middle income country by the year 2030.

Alumni of India’s only premier Institute for Construction Management and Research (NICMAR) will come together & discuss industry best practices, ideas and lay down the road map to transform the Indian construction sector to world class.

Public health and hospitals is the subject matter of the State as per the Constitution of India. The primary responsibility to address healthcare challenges is that of the State Governments.

The government has decided to build a medical college and hospital in every district of the country. As part of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the Government plans to come up with 1.5 lakh wellness centre. Each wellness centre would be built every 10 to 12 km offering the best health care services.

Plans construction of double storeyed 50-bedded integrated Ayush hospital at Harwan in Srinagar. Tenders were recently invited.