Over 70 pc Himachalis benefit from govt hospitals: Dhumal

Female sex ratio improves in state

PTI | September 26, 2011



Around 70 per cent of the population in Himachal Pradesh avail benefit of health facilities at the state-owned medical institutions, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Monday.

The state has been ranked at the top in delivery of health services to the people, he was quoted as saying in a press release in Dharamshala.

The state-of-art medical facilities had been created at Shimla and Tanda Medical Colleges, he said, adding that the female sex ratio was improving in the state.

Dhumal said the government had launched 'Matri-Shishu Sewa Yojna' providing free medical services to the mother and her child free of cost up to one year in all state-run health institutions.

The state was also providing free institutional delivery facilities with free ambulance, pregnancy-related tests and allied services, he added.

Health minister Rajiv Bindal said the state had won 45 national and international awards which included award in health sector as well.

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