Haryana gets Rs 301.38 crore for enhancement of health services

Chandigarh: Haryana has received a budget of Rs 301.38 crore for the enhancement of health services under the 15th Finance Commission during the financial year 2021-22.

Giving this information on Thursday, an official spokesman said that out of the said budget an amount of Rs 27.87 crore was received for primary health centres, Rs 24.16 crore for sub-centres and Rs 6.98 crore have been received for urban primary health centres to strengthen clinical infrastructure.

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Apart from this, Rs 138 crore has been received for setting up urban health and wellness centres in the state, Rs 28.34 crore for setting up block level public health units and Rs 29.42 crore has been received for construction of sub-centres, primary health centres and community health centres in the state.

The spokesperson further said that under the 15th Finance Commission, the state has got a budget of Rs 46.61 crore for converting rural primary health centres and sub-centres into health and wellness centres.

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