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New Delhi: Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for bridging the urban-rural disparity in the health infrastructure on a mission mode and appealed to the private sector to try to expand its footprint to semi-urban and rural areas, and provide affordable healthcare to the people. He also suggested to Governments to partner proactively with the private sector to take modern medical facilities to rural areas, particularly the remote regions.
Speaking at the foundation laying of the Nirali Multispecialty Hospital, the Vice President said that COVID-19 pandemic taught a valuable lesson on the importance of good health and observed that a good healthcare system can actually stimulate economic development in a region.
Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 10:22 IST
Gujarat Government would get Rs. 180 crore for scholarship during this financial year under the recently approved budget for post-matric scholarship of SC students. Gujarat to get Rs.180 crore for Scholarship from Centre | Photo Credit: iStock Images
The Gujarat government will receive Rs 180 crore from the Centre during this financial year under the post-matric scholarship scheme announced recently for the Scheduled Caste (SC) students, a minister said on Wednesday. In December last year, the Union Cabinet had approved Rs 59,000 crore for the post-matric scholarship for more than four crore SC students. Under the new pattern, the Centre will spend 60 per cent on scholarship, while each state s share is 40 per cent, state Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Ishwar Parmar said at a press conference at the state BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar.