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SAS Nagar: During the ongoing budget session in the Punjab Assembly, Mohali constituency MLA S. Kulwant Singh strongly raised the issue of giving government land to Max Hospital. S. Kulwant Singh asked a question in the Assembly that where has the Rs 138 crore received by the Punjab Government from Max Hospital been spent? Expressing doubt, he asked whether the poor people are getting facilities from the crores of rupees given to the hospital by the Punjab Government?
MLA Kulwant Singh, Health Minister of Punjab. A question was asked to Balbir Singh that Max Hospital Phase 6 S.A.S. has been opened by the Punjab Government. A portion of the government hospital land was given to the city for the construction of the hospital on certain conditions, such as on the basis of giving to the government a portion of the total amount received by the hospital from patients or other sources. Is on. It was told whether all the conditions were being fulfilled by Max Hospital.
He asked whether this hospital is depositing the outstanding amount to the Punjab Government as per the conditions. If deposited, how much money has been received by the government so far and whether that money is being spent on free treatment and other facilities for the poor or is this money being used elsewhere. Requested Punjab Health Minister to share details in this regard.
Answering the question of MLA Kulwant Singh, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh said that a committee has been formed under Pradhan and Health Welfare regarding the use of this money. This money has been used for the repair of government hospitals, medicines and payment of outstanding electricity bills of the hospital, in which Rs 13 crore 24 lakh has been spent.
The Health Minister said that at other places in Punjab, the expenditure is spent on hospital construction, repairs and medicines. Along with this, money goes wherever it is needed in Mohali including health units and hospitals. He said that complete information in this regard will be given to MLA S. Kulwant Singh will be provided He said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is working with complete transparency and is committed to the upliftment of the health sector.