Number of cities covered under CGHS will be expanded to 100: Mansukh Mandaviya

"To ensure optimum health facilities for patients suffering from tuberculosis requiring surgery, robotic surgery will be instrumental in providing the right care to them," Mandaviya said. He said that providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the last mile is the government's goal and the foundation of a healthy nation.

Reemphasising the commitment to foster a healthier, technologically advanced, and prosperous nation, the union minister said a multi-tier approach has been adopted to ensure comprehensive quality healthcare at affordable rates in which the health ministry has revised the rates of CGHS packages in empaneled private hospitals. The National Health Authority platform has been deployed for this purpose, he said. The minister underlined that this facility will ease processes equipping private hospitals with resources to provide priority treatment to beneficiaries.

Highlighting that 4 out 10 medicines prescribed in the world are generic medicines made in India, Mandaviya said, "Jan Aushadhi medicines are also provided in CGHS Wellness Centres, not just for the CGHS beneficiaries, but for all public."

Highlighting the transformation of healthcare services and infrastructure, Mandaviya said, "Over 1.6 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have been established in India 1 for every 10,000 people providing holistic treatments for the public.