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Tamil Nadu chief minister to unveil ‘Nalam Kakkum Stalin' initiative soon
Namakkal: Health minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday said chief minister
M K Stalin
would soon unveil the 'Nalam Kakkum Stalin' initiative, under which 1,256 special medical camps would be held across the state, offering free health check-ups for the needy and disabled people, who would be issued disability certificates as well.
Since Stalin took office as the chief minister, Rs360.75 crore have been spent on medical services and infra for the residents of Namakkal district alone, Subramanian said after inaugurating five projects completed at a cost of Rs2.96 crore and laying foundation for 13 new projects worth Rs8.30 crore.
According to the minister, the govt has set up eight urban health centres at a cost of Rs2 crore, 14 sub-health centres for Rs3.51 crore and 13 primary health centres at a cost of Rs5.96 crore in Namakkal district.
Other health infrastructure that the district received include public health units, nurses' quarters, a new building with outpatient services, laboratory, accident and emergency care, intensive care unit and surgical department at Kumarapalayam govt hospital, a blood bank at Kollimalai govt hospital and a new building at Tiruchengode govt hospital, he said.
"In addition, 20 healthcare projects are currently in progress at a cost of Rs110.95 crore. One of them includes construction of a 50-bed intensive care unit at Paramathi Velur govt hospital at a cost of Rs23.75 crore," the minister said.
