Maharashtra government to totally fund phone-an-ambulance service
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to fully fund the phone-an-ambulance service across Maharashtra, a government resolution (GR) issued today said.
It was partially funded by the Centre, and now state government has decided to bear its total expenditure, said the GR.
Under Maharashtra Emergency Medical Service (MEMS), the Maharashtra government had provided hundreds of ambulances across the state with a common emergency number of 108.
One has to dial it from mobile or landline number and the ambulance service was available free of cost.
The scheme, which launched during the tenure of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, was expanded in the subsequent years by the present BJP government.
The government resolution stated that the partially funded Centre's scheme will now be handed over to the state government and all types of expenses will be borne by the state government.
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