Chandigarh, September 30 – Several significant decisions were taken to strengthen the state’s health service system, ensure the availability of essential medicines and medical supplies, and improve patient care services during a meeting of the “Special High-Powered Purchase Committee” (SHPPC) chaired by Haryana Health Minister Arti Rao.
During the meeting, taking a crucial step towards strengthening blood donation and transfusion services, a two-year rate contract worth approximately ₹4.18 crore was finalized for nine blood donation vans for district hospitals; this initiative will facilitate the organization of blood donation camps at various locations and improve access to safe blood. Additionally, CT scan and MRI services at Civil Hospital, Karnal, under the PPP mode… Rates for scanning services have also been fixed, enabling patients to access affordable and modern diagnostic services.
To strengthen the drug warehouse and logistics infrastructure, a two-year agreement was finalized—involving approximately ₹1.94 crore for 274 starter units and extension racks, and about ₹86.23 lakh for nine 50 kVA diesel generator sets—to ensure the safe storage of medicines and vaccines, improved inventory management, and uninterrupted power supply. Additionally, rates were fixed for six optical biometers, 13 ENT operating microscopes, and six advanced phacoemulsification machines—at a total estimated cost of approximately ₹12.22 crore—to upgrade Ophthalmology and ENT examination and surgical services. Under measures for the prevention of serious diseases and emergency management, the procurement of 100,000 Micro-PCR TB test kits (Truenat chips)—essential for the rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB)—was approved at an estimated cost of ₹6.72 crore. Additionally, a budget of ₹8.55 crore was allocated for the smooth operation and maintenance of PSA oxygen plants installed in district hospitals, ensuring the uninterrupted availability of medical oxygen.
Furthermore, substantial budgets were approved to ensure the timely availability of essential medicines and medical supplies across government health centers in Haryana. This includes medical consumables worth approximately ₹132 crore for routine diagnostic, surgical, and patient care services; AYUSH medicines worth about ₹80 crore for patients undergoing treatment at government AYUSH facilities; and anti-rabies vaccines worth ₹12.10 crore for the timely treatment of individuals at risk of rabies infection. Additionally, rates were finalized for Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplement (WIFS) supplies worth ₹3 crore under the school-based anemia prevention program, and for dual test kits worth ₹2.10 crore for the early detection of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women and other patients.
Health Minister Arti Singh Rao stated that these decisions by the state government would resolve shortages of medicines, vaccines, and diagnostic kits in government hospitals across the state and further strengthen the healthcare infrastructure.
