Public Health - Primary Health Centres - Upgradation of Primary Health Centres at Alwarthirunagari and Karungulam in Thoothukudi District into 30 bedded Hospitals - Sanctioned - Orders - issued.

From the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Letter No. 30373/ PHC.6/ A4/2003, dated 4-3-2003.

***

ORDER:

It is the policy of the Government that one Primary Health Centre in each block shall be upgraded into that of 30 bedded Hospital with specialised Doctor, X-Ray facilities and Operation Theatre in a phased manner. There are 385 blocks in Tamil Nadu. Many of them have medical institutions with more than 30 beds and other advanced medicare facilities or have easy accessibility to Medical College Hospitals, District Hospitals, Taluk Hospitals and Non Taluk Hospitals. Excluding these blocks,
30 bedded institutions have to be established in the remaining blocks. During
2001-2002 and 2002-2003, orders have been issued for the upgradation of 58 Primary Health Centres into 30 bedded Hospitals.

2. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has now submitted proposals for the upgradation of two Primary Health Centres, one at Alwarthirunagari in Alwarthirunagari Block and the other at Karungulam in Karungulam Block in Thoothukudi District at a total cost of Rs.137.20 lakhs. (Recurring cost Rs.27.70 lakhs and non-recurring cost Rs.109.50 lakhs).

3. The Government have examined the proposal of the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. The non-recurring cost of Rs.109.50 lakhs involves the following items of expenditure.

The recurring component of expenditure which mainly relates to staff and other items may be considered after the building construction is over. Therefore, the Government have decided to upgrade the Primary Health Centres at Alwarthirunagari of Alwarthirunagari Block and Karungulam of Karungulam Block in Thoothukudi District into 30 bedded Hospitals at a total cost of Rs.109.50 lakhs.

4. Accordingly, the Government pass the following orders:-

i) Sanction is accorded for the incurring of an expenditure of Rs.80.00 lakhs (Rupees eighty lakhs only) for the construction of 30 bedded ward, Operation theatre, and X-Ray room in the two Primary Health Centres at Alwarthirunagari and Karungulam in Thoothukudi District each at a cost of Rs.40.00 lakihs.

ii) Sanction is accorded for the incurring of an expenditure of Rs.10.50 lakhs (Rupees ten lakhs and fifty thousand only) for the purchase of two Ambulances for the above two Primary Health Centres each at a cost of Rs.5.25 lakhs.

 

iii) Sanction is accorded for the incurring of an expenditure of Rs.19.00 lakhs (Rupees nineteen lakhs only) for the purchase of X-ray Plant, Operation Theatre equipments and furniture for the above two Primary Health Centres each at a cost of Rs.9.50 lakhs.

5(i) The expenditure sanctioned in para 4(i) above shall be debited to:

"4210 Capital outlay on Medical and Public Health - 02. Rural Health Services 103. Primary Health Centre Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan-II State Plan - JE Construction of Health Sub Centres and Primary Health Centres under PMGY
16 Major Works "

(DPC No.4210 02 103 JE 1608)

(ii) The expenditure sanctioned in para 4(ii) and 4 (iii) above shall be debited to "2210. Medical and Public Health – 03. Rural Health Services Allopathy – 103 – Primary Health Centres – Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan-II State Plan KQ Primary Health Care under PMGY

21. Motor Vehicles - 01. Purchase (2210 - 03 103 KQ 2114)

19 M & E 01. Purchase (2210 - 03- 103 KQ 1919)

6. Necessary funds will be provided in Revised Estimate / Final Modified Appropriation 2003-04 inrespect of 21 M V - 01. Purchase.

7. The Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department is requested to take necessary action for the construction of 30 bedded Ward, Operation Theatre, X-Ray Room as per the type design approved in the case of 58 Primary Health Centres for which orders have already been issued.

8. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is requested to submit proposals for sanction of recurring expenditure, after the construction of building is over.

9. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O.No.47/JS(Per)/2003, dated 20-3-2003.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai-6.

The Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department, Chennai-5.

The Accountant General, Chennai-18/35.

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation, Chennai-8.

The Pay and Accounts Officer, Chennai-5/35.

The Accountant General (A&E), Chennai-18.

Copy to:-

Finance Department, Chennai-9.

Senior Personnel Assistant to Minister (Health & Education), Chennai-9.

Health and Family Welfare (L/S/AD) Department, Chennai-9.

// Forwarded by Order//

Section Officer