Chandigarh, April 30
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said that Swasth Haryana is the foundation of Viksit Haryana, emphasising that strengthening public healthcare remains a top priority of the State Government. He said that the Government is consistently undertaking focused and result-oriented measures to expand and modernise healthcare infrastructure and services across the State.
The Chief Minister informed that in the current financial year, a provision of approximately Rs. 14,000 crore has been made for the health sector, registering an increase of 32.89 percent over the previous year. He said this reflects the Government’s firm commitment to ensuring accessible, affordable and quality healthcare for all citizens. He further shared that the State’s health budget has increased from Rs. 2,646 crore in 2014 to Rs. 10,500 crore in 2025–26, marking a rise of nearly 298 percent.
Saini said this while addressing a two-day National Conference on best and replicable practices in the health sector, organised in Chandigarh. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Describing the conference as a significant milestone, the Chief Minister said it would contribute meaningfully towards shaping the future of India’s public health system. He said that best practices and innovative initiatives from across the country are being deliberated upon during the two-day event. He expressed confidence that the conference would serve as an effective platform for knowledge-sharing and dissemination of successful healthcare models.
Highlighting key initiatives of the State Government, Saini said that the Care Companion Programme has been launched to train attendants of patients. Under this initiative, attendants have been trained at 188 centres and linked through a WhatsApp-based Mobile Care Service. He further shared that under the digital health initiative e-Sanjeevani, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are facilitating more than 2,200 tele-consultations daily, enabling rural patients to directly consult specialists from premier institutions such as PGI, Chandigarh.
The Chief Minister said that digital platforms such as U-WIN and eVIN have enabled end-to-end digitisation of vaccination and vaccine supply chain management, ensuring and sustaining full immunisation coverage.
