CM launched a free ambulance service ,108, by flagging off state-of-the-art ambulances here today. “Now, the road accident victims will not die for delay in receiving medical aid due to their late arrival in hospitals,” Badal pointed out before launching the ambitious Sewa project along with Punjab Health Minister, Laxmi Kanta Chawla.
Under the project, as many as 240 ambulances will be provided by the Ziqitsza Health Care limited under the public-private partnership programme in three phases.
He said the state government was concerned over improving the health services by upgrading infrastructure and recruiting new doctors and staff. He said the government had already issued Rs 360 crore sought by the Health Department in order to provide infrastructure.
The Health Minister said in the initial phase, 90 ambulances would be provided in Amritsar (14), Gurdaspur (11), Tarn Taran (7), Ferozepur (11), Muktsar (5), Faridkot (5), Bathinda (8), Mansa (6), Sangrur (10), Barnala (4), Nawanshahar (3) and Kapurthala (5).
The second phase will cover Jalandhar (11), Hoshiarpur (10), Ropar (5), SAS Nagar Mohali (6), Fatehgarh Sahib (4), Ludhiana (16), Moga (5) and Patiala (8) while in the last phase, remaining ambulances would be given to all districts depending on the requirement and population. She said special emphasis would be given on border, rural and Kandi areas.
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