Panel to study setting up of PHCs, CHCs: Dinesh Gundu Rao

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A committee has been constituted to behaviour a study, arsenic per the guidelines laid down by National Health Mission, and urge places for mounting up of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs) successful the State, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao has said.

Replying to subordinate Chandru Lamani successful the Legislative Assembly connected Thursday, Mr. Gundu Rao said that a committee, led by erstwhile authoritative of Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Himanshu Bhushan, had already conducted a technological survey arsenic per IPHS (Indian Public Health Standards) and NHM guidelines and fixed recommendations connected mounting up PHCs and CHCs for the Kalyana Karnataka region.

“Now the committee has been asked to survey and urge mounting up of PHCs and CHCs crossed Karnataka,” helium said.

The Minister pointed retired due to the fact that of urbanisation, colonisation successful municipality areas was increasing portion that of agrarian areas was declining.

To beryllium filled up

Earlier replying to the question by Kushtagi MLA Doddanagouda Patil, Mr. Gundu Rao said that the vacant posts successful the PHCs, CHCs and taluk hosptials, including those of specializer doctors, aesculapian officers, nurses and pharmacists, would beryllium filled up successful a month’s time.

Already support had been fixed to capable up posts of 337 specializer doctors, 250 aesculapian officers connected declaration basis. This apart, steps had been taken up to capable up 1,500 posts of doctors nether compulsory authorities work for students who implicit aesculapian acquisition nether authorities quota. Additionally, the Finance Department had consented for recruitment of 120 specializer doctors and 100 aesculapian officers and the process excessively was nether way, helium said.

Published - December 11, 2025 06:24 p.m. IST

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