Raipur. On the third day of the winter session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, members raised the issue of fire safety in hospitals. Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal said that currently, the audit of the fire safety system is going on. The government has also formed a committee for investigation in every district.
As soon as the third day’s proceedings began in the Chhattisgarh Assembly, the members congratulated Dr. Raman Singh on the completion of one year of his tenure as the Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Assembly. After this, BJP MLA Dharmjit Singh asked how many government and private hospitals are there in the state. What are the provisions of the fire safety system in these hospitals? When was the fire safety system audited? What action was taken against those hospitals where the fire system is not updated or does not have a system?
In response, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal told the House that there are 1129 private hospitals in the state. There is no provision for registration of government hospitals. According to the notification of the Chhattisgarh Government dated 29 November 2022, hospitals with more than 30 beds and critical care units must obtain fire safety certificate. There is also a provision of fine along with suspension and cancellation of license of hospitals which do not have fire safety system.
Rajesh Moonat raised the issue of the incomplete Hamar Clinic. On this, Health Minister Jaiswal said that ‘Hamar Hospital, Hamar Clinic’ scheme was launched for health expansion. The 15th Finance Commission has sent more than 38 crores to the department. The Finance Department delayed, after which the amount was not sent. A fine has also been imposed on this. The next amount will not be received until the fine is paid.
The minister clarified that this time this amount has been kept in the budget, the second and third installments will come after this. On the question of what is the role of the state government in Moonat’s Hamar Clinic, how many draws should be done, the minister said that there are five human resources in Hamar Clinic, where the whole setup is there, it is being operated there.
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