New gift of health in the villages of Himachal, gift of Rs 51.79 crore from the Centre; Dispensaries and PHC to be restored - center funds 5179 cr for rural health in Himachal Pradesh

Updated: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:22 (IST) The Central Government has released Rs 51.79 crore to strengthen health facilities in rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. This amount was received by the 15th Finance Commission and will be spent on three items. With this money, pharmacies will be built in rural areas, which will especially benefit senior citizens, and primary health centers will be improved. Center releases Rs 51.79 crore for health facilities in rural areas (symbolic photo) State Bureau, Shimla. The central government has released Rs 51.79 crore to strengthen health facilities in rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. This amount was received by the 15th Finance Commission of the Central Government. This amount should be spent on three items. According to this, Rs 16.77 crore has been released in the first item, Rs 31.33 crore in the second item and Rs 4.13 crore in the third item. Remove Advertisement Only Read News With this amount, pharmacies will be built in rural areas so that people can get better health facilities at their doorstep. Senior citizens in particular will benefit from this, because if they do not get better health services in rural areas, they have to go to cities. The government should improve the facilities in primary health centers which also include testing of patients. The government is also trying to ensure that together with the deployment of doctors, nurses and pharmacists in these health centres, necessary equipment can also be purchased. The state government is also going to spend three thousand crore rupees to improve health services at its level, which includes improving infrastructure facilities.