Health and Family Welfare
>> Free Drug Service and Free Diagnosis Service to achieve “ Health For All”
>> Two National Institutes of Ageing to be set up at AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras Medical College, Chennai.
>> A national level research and referral Institute for higher dental studies to be set up.
>> AIIMS like institutions in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha in Maharashtra and Poorvanchal in UP. A provision of Rs. 500 crores made.
>> 12 new government medical colleges to be set up.
>> States’ Drug Regulatory and Food Regulatory Systems to be strengthened by creating new drug testing laboratories and strengthening the 31 existing State laboratories.
>> 15 Model Rural Health Research Centres to be set up for research on local health issues concerning rural population.
>> A national programme in Mission Mode to halt the deteriorating malnutrition situation in India to be put in place within six months.
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