Chandigarh, August 22 - The Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the Amrita Hospital, built in an area of 133 acres in Sector-88 of Faridabad, on August 24. Many dignitaries including the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal will be present on the occasion. The hospital is founded by Mata Amritanandamayi 'Amma', this hospital is the largest and state-of-the-art hospital in the region. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that with the opening of this hospital, the health facilities available to the people of the state will also increase. He said that people from neighbouring states including Delhi NCR will also be benefited from this hospital. Expressing gratitude to 'Amma', the Chief Minister said that she chose the pious land of Haryana for the construction of this hospital. At the same time, Sh. Manohar Lal also extended gratitude towards the Prime Minister and said that he took time out from his busy schedule to inaugurate this hospital.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government was committed to provide better health facilities to the citizens of the State. More and more poor families have been linked to the Ayushman Bharat scheme by the government. About 22 lakh families of the state will be provided free medical facilities up to Rs. 5 lakh through Ayushman Bharat scheme. He said that the government is also taking several steps to ensure the availability of adequate doctors in the state. For this, the process of opening medical colleges in each district is in progress. At present there are 13 medical colleges in the state and 8 medical colleges are under process and there are about 13,000 doctors. The government aims to increase their number to 28,000, which means that 2,650 doctors will be engage in the services.

It is noteworthy that after final completion, Amrita Hospital in Faridabad will have 2,600 beds, which includes 534 critical care beds. The hospital will have 64 modular operation theatres. An entire floor in the hospital will be devoted to the care of the mother and the children. 2,500 para medical staff including 800 doctors will be working in the hospital. The total built up area of this hospital will be one crore square feet with an estimated expenditure of Rs. 6,000 crore.