Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates CGHS Wellness Centre in Silchar
The new CGHS centre at Silchar will provide healthcare services to serving and retired Central Government employees residing in Silchar and the neighbouring districts of Karimganj and Hailakandi and the Barak Valley
“In a significant achievement to strengthening the country’s health infrastructure and accessibility to CGHS services, there has been a threefold increase in the number of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Wellness Centres. The cities covered by CGHS Wellness Centres have grown from 25 in 2014 to 75 now,” stated Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya while inaugurating a CGHS Wellness Centre in Silchar virtually.
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mandaviya reiterated the commitment of the Central Government to providing easily accessible quality healthcare services to the beneficiaries. He stated that the new CGHS centre at Silchar will provide healthcare services to serving and retired Central Government employees residing not only in Silchar but in the neighbouring districts of Karimganj and Hailakandi and the Barak Valley.
He pointed out that despite Silchar being one of the major cities in Barak Valley, beneficiaries had to travel more than 180 km to avail of CGHS facilities from Aizawl or 208 km to Shillong. The new wellness centre would cater to the medical needs of several thousands of beneficiaries and would mitigate their hardships, as they will not be required to travel to such faraway places now. The wellness centre will provide outpatient services including medicines, referrals for investigations as well as indoor treatment at government and empanelled hospitals. Cashless treatment facilities will be provided in empanelled hospitals.
Dr Mandaviya added, “With the new CGHS Wellness Centre, Silchar is the third city in Assam after Guwahati and Dibrugarh to have CGHS facilities. The wellness centre is one of the 16 new CGHS centres being set up across the country in the government’s endeavour to expand the coverage and improve the accessibility of CGHS services.”
Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, Alok Saxena, Additional Secretary, MoH&FW, Dr Nikhilesh Chandra, Director CGHS along with Central Govt officials and CGHS beneficiaries were present at the event.
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