New Delhi Mar 26 PTI The Delhi government on Saturday said the work has begun on upgrading 15 existing hospitals in the city while four new facilities are also being planned to bolster the healthcare infrastructure in the capital that has gone through multiple waves of the coronavirus pandemicDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday presented a Rs 75800-cr budget in the Assembly for the financial year 2022-23 and later tweeted that Rs 9769 crore allocated to the health sector The allocation is 13 per cent of the total budgetThe outlay for year 2022-23 in the health sector is less compared to the allocation Rs 9934 crore in the last budgetIn his budget speech he also said 20 Aam Aadmi School Clinics are currently functional whose staff also includes a psychologist who conducts a mental health review of the children every six months to ensure their healthy growth physically and mentallyThe deputy chief minister asserted that education and healthcare sectors have been accorded top priority by the Kejriwal government in the last seven years and steps taken in these sectors are part of its governance modelAbout 46 per cent of the countrys population are turning into new poor because of expenditure on healthcare and about 72 per cent of these get impacted due to expenses on primary healthcare That is where the Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic plays a critical role and by treating them at the lower level helps them not go slip into that category new poor he saidAnd the Mohalla Clinics model is being adopted in various other states and in Delhi 549 crore people have been treated at mohalla clinics the deputy chief minister who also holds the finance portfolio saidAs of now 520 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics 29 Polyclinics and 38 Multi SpecialitySuper Speciality Hospitals are bring run and 94 polyclinics are being established by upgrading existing dispensaries The number of Mohalla Clinics will also become 1000 he saidAn amount of Rs 475 crore has been set aside for mohalla clinics and polyclinics in the 2022-23 budgetOn upgrading heathcare infrastructure he said hospitals at Burari and Ambedkar Nagar are already running and would soon run with greater bed capacity while the 1241-bed Indira Gandhi Hospital at Dwarka would run full-fledged next year the deputy chief minister saidWork has begun on upgrading 15 existing hospitals in the city while four new facilities are also being planned to bolster the heathcare infrastructure in the national capital he said adding an outlay of Rs 1900 crore has been proposed to upgrade hospitalsOnce the new hospitals are built and the remodelling work of the existing ones is completed the capacity will be increased by 16000 beds he addedHe also acknowledged the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on economy and quoted a recent research to tell that boosting healthcare after the pandemic is now being seen as a way to bolster economyIn his address Sisodia asserted that the budget of Rs 75800 crore for the year 2022-23 was about two and half times the expenditure of Rs 30940 crore in the year 2014-15For the Health Integrated Management System HIMS and e-health cards which are expected to be rolled out early next year an outlay of Rs 160 crore has been set side Sisodia saidI propose a budgetary provision of Rs 9769 crore for the health sector for the financial year 2022-23 This includes a revenue budget of Rs 7522 crore and a capital budget of Rs 2247 crore An amount of Rs 5567 crore has been earmarked for the implementation of various schemes programmes and projects in the health sector he was quoted as saying in the budget speech textUnder the Delhi Arogya Kosh free treatment surgery radiology diagnostic services are being provided to those patients through identified private hospitals if their treatment is not possible in Delhi government hospitals due to any reason An outlay of Rs 50 crore is proposed for this scheme in next year the minister saidAlso Aam Aadmi Yogashala a scheme under which free-of-cost yoga instruction is provided will continue for the next year as well For this a separate provision of Rs 15 crore has been made in the budget he addedThe budget size for the next financial year is 986 per cent higher than the previous years Rs 69000 crore Sisodia said adding that Delhis economy is recovering gradually from the impact of COVID-19Presenting the budget for the eighth consecutive year Sisodia said the city government will spend Rs 4500 crore in the next five years to generate 20 lakh jobs and Rs 800 crore will be set aside in the 2022-23 budget for the purposeIn the previous budget the Delhi government had said that special women mohalla clinics will be opened across the city to offer free gynaecological and other medical care services to them within walking distance from their homes PTI KND CK

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI The Delhi government on Saturday said it will set up an incubation centre to promote the startup ecosystem and also connect innovators with banks and investors for seeking funding for their new ventures Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday presented a Rs 75800-cr Rozgar Budget in the Assembly for the financial year 2022-23 and said plan is to generate 20 lakh new jobs here in the next five years through various measures He said the Delhi government has made a Startup policy and I am happy to share this information before the House that today our Delhi is the startup capital of India Most startups have been registered here in the country To further strengthen the startup ecosystem of Delhi we have made Delhis startup policy more progressive In our country if a young person wants to set up a start up then leaving his original job he has to waste 90 per cent of his time only for getting entangled with the government for works like taxation enforcement GST MCD patent etc Further he has only 10 per cent time to work on his idea said Sisodia who also holds the finance portfolio The new Startup Policy of the Delhi government will ensure that 100 per cent of the time of the youth that is setting up a startup goes towards working on their idea and the Delhi government will take the responsibility of the formalities which counts for 90 per cent of their time spent in present scenario he added The Delhi government will set up an incubation centre organise conferences for marketing mentoring and investment Further it will also get them connected with banks and investors for finance There is a provision of Rs 50 crore in this years budget for the implementation of the new startup policy Sisodia said In his address he also spoke about the Business Blaster programme started at Delhi schools last year with the aim of challenging class 11 and class 12 students to successfully work on their business ideas Over three lakh children worked on 51000 business ideas and today there are thousands of business ideas on which these children are working continuously They are earning money and giving employment to others From the next financial year the Business Blaster programme will be implemented with the children studying in government as well as private schools in Delhi so that they should not be job-seekers but study with the mindset of becoming job-providers he asserted I am sure that in the years to come these children of Delhis government and private schools from the very early years of their youth will be contributing significantly in meeting the countrys need of generating nine crore new jobs Sisodia said PTI KND CK

New Delhi Mar 26 PTI The Delhi government on Saturday said work has begun on upgrading 15 existing hospitals in the city while four new facilities are also being planned to bolster the healthcare infrastructure in the capital that has gone through multiple waves of the coronavirus pandemic Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday presented a Rs 75800-cr budget in the Assembly for the financial year 2022-23 and later tweeted that Rs 9769 crore allocated to the health sector The outlay is less compared to the allocation Rs 9934 crore in the last budget In his budget speech he also said 20 Aam Aadmi School Clinics are currently functional whose staff also includes a psychologist who conducts a mental health review of the children every six months to ensure their healthy growth physically and mentally The deputy chief minister asserted that education and healthcare sectors have been accorded top priority by the Kejriwal government in the last seven years and steps taken in these sectors are part of its governance model About 46 per cent of the countrys population are turning into new poor because of expenditure on healthcare and about 72 per cent of these get impacted due to expenses on primary healthcare That is where the Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic plays a critical role and by treating them at the lower level helps them not go slip into that category new poor he said And the Mohalla Clinics model is being adopted in various other states and in Delhi 549 crore people have been treated at mohalla clinics the deputy chief minister who also holds the finance portfolio said As of now 520 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics 29 Polyclinics and 38 Multi SpecialitySuper Speciality Hospitals are bring run and 94 polyclinics are being established by upgrading existing dispensaries The number of Mohalla Clinics will also become 1000 he said An amount of Rs 475 crore has been set aside for mohalla clinics and polyclinics in the 2022-23 budget On upgrading heathcare infrastructure he said hospitals at Burari and Ambedkar Nagar are already running and would soon run with greater bed capacity while the 1241-bed Indira Gandhi Hospital at Dwarka would run full-fledged next year the deputy chief minister said Work has begun on upgrading 15 existing hospitals in the city while four new facilities are also being planned to bolster the heathcare infrastructure in the national capital he said adding an outlay of Rs 1900 crore has been proposed to upgrade hospitals Once the new hospitals are built and the remodelling work of the existing ones is completed the capacity will be increased by 16000 beds he added He also acknowledged the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on economy and quoted a recent research to tell that boosting healthcare after the pandemic is now being seen as a way to bolster economy In his address Sisodia asserted that the budget of Rs 75800 crore for the year 2022-23 was about two and half times the expenditure of Rs 30940 crore in the year 2014-15 For the Health Integrated Management System HIMS and e-health cards which are expected to be rolled out early next year an outlay of Rs 160 crore has been set side Sisodia said I propose a budgetary provision of Rs 9769 crore for the health sector for the financial year 2022-23 This includes a revenue budget of Rs 7522 crore and a capital budget of Rs 2247 crore An amount of Rs 5567 crore has been earmarked for the implementation of various schemes programmes and projects in the health sector he was quoted as saying in the budget speech text Under the Delhi Arogya Kosh free treatment surgery radiology diagnostic services are being provided to those patients through identified private hospitals if their treatment is not possible in Delhi government hospitals due to any reason An outlay of Rs 50 crore is proposed for this scheme in next year the minister said Also Aam Aadmi Yogashala will continue for the next year as well For this a separate provision of Rs 15 crore has been made in the budget he added The budget size for the next financial year is 986 per cent higher than that of the previous year -- Rs 69000 crore -- Sisodia said adding that Delhis economy is recovering gradually from the impact of COVID-19 Presenting the budget for the eighth consecutive year Sisodia said the city government will spend Rs 4500 crore in the next five years to generate 20 lakh jobs and Rs 800 crore will be set aside in the 2022-23 budget for the purpose PTI KND CK