Works underway to set up 24 district hospitals at ₹1,100 cr: TN Health Minister.

The Tamil Nadu government is in the process of setting up 24 new district hospitals at a cost of ₹1,100 crore, said Tamil Nadu Health & Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian here on Saturday.

“Currently, there are 18 district government hospitals. Soon after our government came to power, we announced 24 new district government hospitals. A budget of ₹1,100 crore has been earmarked for this. Government orders to the effect have already been issued and the work is under progress,” said Subramanian.

He was delivering the inaugural address at the second edition of TN MedClave 2022 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The theme of this year’s event was ‘Emerging Processes & Technologies to Enhance Patient Experience’.

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