Lucknow, May 26
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the Health and Medical Education Departments on Tuesday, clearly stated that the benefits of improvements in health services should directly reach the common people. The quality of treatment, diagnostics, medicines and emergency services in government hospitals should continue to improve. At the same time, medical colleges, nursing institutions and super-speciality services should be strengthened through modern technology, better human resources and effective management.
Chief Minister said, “The objective of medical education is not merely to increase the number of institutions, but to provide the state with trained doctors, specialists and quality healthcare workers. Modern equipment, expert faculty and research activities be promoted in medical institutions.”
During the meeting, it was informed that 108 district hospitals, 106 specialised hospitals, 976 Community Health Centres, 3757 Primary Health Centres and 27,668 health sub-centres are operational in the state. In the year 2025-26, government hospitals provided 26.41 crore OPD services and 1.23 crore IPD services, while 24.33 crore pathology tests were conducted. Compared to the year 2016-17, the number of medical colleges in the state increased from 44 to 83 by the session 2025-26, registering an increase of 88.6 percent. Over the last 10 years, the number of PG seats increased from 1344 to 5067, while MBBS seats rose from 5390 to 12800. Super-speciality seats also recorded an increase of nearly 165 percent.
Providing information about the expansion of nursing education, it was also discussed in the meeting, 652 nursing institutions are currently operational in the state. Seats in ANM, GNM, BSc Nursing and other courses have increased significantly, and approximately 3.95 lakh registered nursing staff are available in the state. Information regarding reforms in nursing education under ‘Mission Niramaya 1.0’ was also shared. It was informed that counselling sessions were organised in 17 thousand schools, reaching more than 3.5 lakh students. A total of 10,570 nursing faculty members have been trained.
Chief Minister stated, Ayushman Yojana is becoming the biggest support for poor and needy families. Directing that claim settlements be ensured within the stipulated timeframe, timely payments to hospitals ensure better facilities for patients. It was informed during the meeting that 6480 hospitals are associated with the scheme in the state and more than 96.75 lakh free treatments have been provided so far.
Chief Minister directed that AYUSH systems also be included in the Deendayal Upadhyay Rajya Karmchari Cashless Chikitsa Yojana. IPD services of systems such as Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy should also be made part of the scheme. He added, “Health workers who served during the Covid period under the National Health Mission should be appropriately adjusted on a priority basis. Payments to ASHA workers should not remain pending under any circumstances. Health ATM services be expanded to reach more areas.”
Chief Minister instructed officials to make the Communicable Disease Control Campaign more effective and said that better outcomes should be ensured through public awareness, cleanliness and timely treatment arrangements. Chief Minister emphasised strengthening institutional and safe delivery systems to further reduce maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate. Every pregnant woman should receive timely and better medical facilities.
During the meeting, it was also informed that more than 15.28 crore ABHA IDs have been created under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. More than 15.14 crore electronic health records have been linked in the state. The scope of the Hospital Information System and Lab Information System is also being rapidly expanded.
Emphasising the promotion of medical research and innovation, the Chief Minister said that medical institutions should be connected with research-based healthcare services. It was informed during the meeting that work is being carried out on the ‘UP-IMRAS’ digital initiative, Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Clinical Trial Unit and MedTech programmes. Intent proposals worth approximately Rs 1500 crore have been filed for investment in medical research and the MedTech sector.
Chief Minister directed that work on under-construction medical colleges and health institutions be expedited and said, “All projects should be completed within the stipulated timeframe so that the public can soon benefit from better healthcare facilities.”
Proposed inaugurations and foundation-laying programmes scheduled in the coming months were also reviewed during the meeting. These include the multi-storey girls’ hostel at Gorakhpur Medical College, the 110-bed Trauma Centre at Ayodhya Medical College, the BSc Nursing College at Saharanpur Medical College, and the expansion of the Psychiatry Department and De-addiction Ward Block at Kanpur Medical College. It was also informed that the process of establishing medical colleges under the Public-Private Partnership model is progressing rapidly. Medical colleges are operational in Maharajganj, Shamli and Sambhal, while the process is underway in several other districts.
In the meeting, it was informed that the response time of 108 ambulance services and Advanced Life Support ambulances has continuously improved. At present, 375 ALS ambulances are operational and 9.38 lakh patients have been referred so far. The Chief Minister directed that ambulance response time be reduced further and said that every minute is important during emergencies. He also instructed that payments to ambulance operators be ensured on time.
Chief Minister issued strict instructions regarding the quality of medicines in hospitals. Medicines with less than three months of expiry should not remain in hospitals and should be replaced with fresh stock. During the meeting, it was informed that dialysis services are available in 75 districts and CT scan services in 74 districts of the state. By March 2026, more than 35.69 lakh dialysis sessions and over 45.35 lakh CT scans had been conducted. Tele-radiology services are operational at 227 CHCs.
