Health Department review meeting concluded under the chairmanship of Chief Minister
Raipur, 03 May 2025: Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has given instructions to all the major officials of the Health Department and said that health facilities should continue to expand in the interest of the general public. He has said that better facilities should be ensured for the patients in the hospitals and they should get good treatment near their home. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai was reviewing various schemes of the Health Department in his residence office located at Raipur Civil Lines today. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has instructed the officials of the Health Department to work on diseases like anemia, maternal program and leprosy on priority basis. The Chief Minister said that there will be no shortage in the treatment of the common people and for this the vacant posts of the Health Department will also be filled soon through PSC and Vyapam.
In the meeting, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal gave information about the achievements made in the field of health after the formation of the state government and also placed the future plans before the Chief Minister. Giving information about the meeting, Health Department Secretary Amit Kataria said that Chhattisgarh state is doing better work towards the elimination of diseases like TB and malaria. The treatment success rate towards TB elimination is 90 percent, while during this period 100 percent of TB patients have been notified. Along with this, 94 percent of the vaccination target has been achieved in the state by March 2025. Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh, Health Department Secretary Amit Kataria, Secretary to Chief Minister P Dayanand, Commissioner Medical Education and Commissioner AYUSH Department Mrs. Shikha Rajput Tiwari, Managing Director NHM and Commissioner Co-Director Dr. Priyanka Shukla, Controller of Food and Drugs Department Deepak Agarwal, CGMSC Managing Director Mrs. Padmini Bhoi Sahu and senior officials of the Health Department were present in the review meeting of the Health Department.