The health services and facilities at the government hospitals across the Telangana State have improved drastically compared to the previous Congress regime, said Minister for Health T Harish Rao.
Harish Rao along with Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav visited the 50 bedded hospital at Ameerpet here on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao said that the State government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar is giving huge priority to health and education, and the medical facilities have reached the doorstep of the common man in Telangana.
Denying the remarks of Congress leader Geetha Reddy who alleged that the poor people are denied the services at the government hospitals, Harish Rao said there were in only three government medical hospitals in Telangana during the Congress regime and now, all 33 districts are having its own medical college in the State.
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Stating that the footfall at the government hospitals has increased unprecedentedly across the State, the Minister said the institutional deliveries were reported at only 30 percent in the combined Andhra Pradesh and since the formation of Telangana State, its percentage has increased up to 56 percent.
With the launch of T-diagnostic centers, all the major diseases are being diagnosed free of cost. On the other hand, over 17 lakh KCR Kits have been supplied in Telangana, the Health Minister said.
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