Does the primary, secondary and tertiary care have sufficient infrastructure?
The government has created good infrastructure for primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals in the State. However, constant efforts are required to improve the quality of healthcare delivery through the hospital system. In addition to the existing World Bank assisted KHSD project, the State Government has already begun informal discussion with the World Bank for another major project for an amount of Rs 800 crore with focus on primary healthcare. The infrastructure of PHCs will be improved by construction of over 100 OT and labour rooms in selected PHCs in all the districts under RCH programme. The Indian government has tied up with the Government of Finland and the Japanese government for equipping the tertiary care hospitals. The Japanese government has already provided equipment worth Rs 62 crore. A new scheme to make doctors work compulsorily in rural areas for one year before commencing their postgraduate course will be introduced. Quarters are being constructed for medical
