Regulations & Policy
CGHS Wellness Centres opens in Chandigarh and Panchkula
IMT News Desk
1 year ago
CGHS Wellness Centres opens in Chandigarh and Panchkula
IMT News Desk
1 year ago
The wellness centres will not only benefit the Chandigarh-Panchkula-Mohali tricity area, but also nearby areas of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the CGHS Wellness Centres in Chandigarh and Panchkula in the presence of Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, Chandigarh, and Gian Chand Gupta, Member of Legislative Assembly from Panchkula, and Speaker in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. This makes Panchkula the 80th city with CGHS facilities fulfilling a long-cherished demand of the employees and pensioners in the city.
Chandigarh already had a CGHS Wellness Centre with 47000 registered beneficiaries.
Dr Mandaviya highlighted the Government’s focus on ensuring ease of living for the citizens of India. In this regard, he said, “Pensioners shouldn’t have to struggle to access quality healthcare, the billing and reimbursement cycle has already been made much easier than in the past, it will only become quicker and simpler going further.” He further said, “CGHS technology has been integrated with that of the National Health Authority, and with our aim to expand CGHS soon to 100 cities in India, people’s access to good quality healthcare in India will only increase.”
The opening of these two wellness centres will go a long way in mitigating the hardships faced by pensioners residing not only in the Chandigarh-Panchkula-Mohali tricity area, but also in nearby areas of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.
With this launch, the coverage of CGHS cities has expanded from 25 cities in 2014 to 80 in 2023.
