Shimla: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today held an interaction with dental doctors to discuss measures to strengthening and improvement of dental services in the state. During the interaction, the Chief Minister reiterated the state government’s commitment to offer world-class, accessible and technologically advanced health care services to the people of the State.
Sukhu stated that the state government had already released Rs. 5.10 crore in the first phase for strengthening dental health care services and announced an additional allocation of Rs. 18 crore for further strengthening dental infrastructure in the state. He said that the Government would provide advanced equipment to Rajiv Gandhi Government Dental College, Shimla including high-end dental chairs, CBCT machines, Intra Oral scanners and operation theatre tables.
The Chief Minister said that a state-of- art Dental College and Centre of Excellence was being established at Hamirpur with an estimated cost of Rs. 600 crore. He said that the state government is also exploring the possibilities of constructing a new campus for the dental college at Chamiyana. He said that senior residency policy would also be implemented in dental colleges to strengthen academic and clinical services.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil, while appreciating the Chief Minister’s initiatives, said that the Chief Minister had consistently accorded priority to strengthening health care infrastructure across the state. He said that technological upgradation would be undertaken not only in medical colleges but also in dental colleges to ensure better health care delivery. He thanked the Chief Minister for providing an additional Rs. 18 crore for improving dental services in the state.
