Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh will extend digital health services to every citizen, including those living in the remotest parts of the state, under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Wednesday.Reviewing the implementation of the mission, Shukla said the state government is committed to building an integrated digital health ecosystem to provide faster, transparent and quality healthcare across the state.“The objective of the Ayushma…
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Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Tuesday said the proposed government hospital at Khajrana in Indore could not be constructed because the Health Department failed to get possession of the allotted land due to encroachment, rejecting allegations of corruption in the project. The proposed hospital has recently come under the spotlight after questions were raised about staff recruitment despite the hospital building not yet being constructed, prompting t…
Bhopal, July 2 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha arrived in Bhopal on Thursday for the 28th AOMSI Mid-Term Convention and the 14th AOMSI Postgraduate Convention (MIDCOMS 2026).Saha, a distinguished oral and maxillofacial surgeon, is the chief guest at the three-day national conference that has drawn leading experts from India and abroad.He was received by Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Rajendra Shukla, at his residence, where the two leaders discussed healthcare and medical educati…
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh will receive 13 MRI machines, 11 mammography machines and 308 AI-enabled handheld X-ray devices over the next three years under the PM-CARES initiative, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said after attending a digital health programme in New Delhi on Monday. The equipment will be provided under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Madhya Pradesh Public Health and Medical Education Department and the Union Ministry of Health and Family W…
Bhopal, June 23 (IANS) In a significant organisational move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh has announced the members of its State Working Committee and invited them permanently. State BJP President and MLA Hemant Khandelwal released the much-awaited lists on Tuesday.The new State Working Committee comprises 106 prominent leaders, reflecting broad representation across the state. It includes top-tier leaders such as Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, former Chief Minister Shivraj Si…
Vidisha, June 6 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister and Vidisha MP Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said cancer patients from Vidisha and surrounding districts would no longer have to travel to cities such as Mumbai for treatment as Madhya Pradesh moves to strengthen oncology care at the district level. Speaking after inaugurating a three-day Cancer Screening and Treatment Camp at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College in Vidisha, Chouhan said the state was working to bring cancer diagno…
Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Thursday directed officials to give top priority to the recruitment of doctors and specialist doctors in remote and underserved regions of the state. Chairing a review meeting of the Public Health and Medical Education Department at the Mantralaya, Shukla said healthcare services must reach the last person in need.He reviewed staffing, infrastructure projects, and hospital management during the meeting.“Recruitment o…
Kolkata/Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday that a “new era” of good governance, security, and development has begun in West Bengal with Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as the state’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister. “Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Suvendu Adhikari on taking oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Starting today, a new era of good governance, security and development has begun in the state,” Madhya Prade…
Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Friday that has secured the first position in the country in the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Scorecard 2025-26 with an AMB Index score of 92.1. He added that the achievement reflects the state government’s “unwavering commitment and effective implementation” of strategies to improve maternal and child health and control anaemia.Deputy Chief Minister Shukla congratulated the Health Department, National Health Mission,…
Bhopal, April 13 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening welfare measures for party workers, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) medical cell in Madhya Pradesh is set to launch the ‘Seva Prakalp’ at the party’s state headquarters in Bhopal on April 14.The initiative will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla and BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, underlining the leadership’s focus on the programme.According to Dr Vishal…