Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar conducts review of hospitals in Pune, asks officials to ensure adequate supply of medicines

Ajit Pawar. File Pic

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday conducted a review of hospitals in Pune district of Maharashtra and directed officials to ensure that there is an adequate supply of medicines, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, Ajit Pawar, who was appointed as the district's guardian minister earlier this month, held a meeting with senior officials and reviewed facilities at government-run hospitals in the region.

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He also took a review of the state-run Sassoon General Hospital.

As per a release issued by the district administration, Ajit Pawar instructed officials to ensure that hospitals provide all facilities to patients and informed of the government's decision to provide additional funds for healthcare.

Senior officials, including divisional commissioner Saurabh Rai, district collector Rajesh Deshmukh, commissioner of Pune police Ritesh Kumar, dean of Sassoon General Hospital, and district health officer Ramchandra Hanakare, among others, were present for the review meeting, as per the PTI.

The deputy chief minister also reviewed water supply schemes and work on electricity lines, the release said.

Meanwhile, last week Ajit Pawar had on Saturday said a Rs 81.86 crore tourism development plan for Saptashringi Garh in Kalwan taluka of the district will be sanctioned soon, reported news agency PTI.

Saptashringi Garh is one of the 'Sade Teen' (three and half) Shakti Peethas of Adishakti or Goddess located in Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar noted in his speech after the ground-breaking ceremony of development works worth Rs 494 crore in Kalwan and Surgana talukas of the district, reported PTI.

"A Rs 81.86 crore tourism development plan prepared with a view to boost tourism and enhance convenience of devotees will be sanctioned in a meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis soon," he had earlier said.

A revised administrative plan for Otur dam in Kalwan district will also be sanctioned, Ajit Pawar said, reported PTI.

"The government has decided to give loans of upto Rs 3 lakh to farmers at zero percent interest rate. A solution will be found at the government level for the revival of the Nashik District Central Cooperative (NDCC) Bank, but everyone's cooperation is necessary for it. As in Saputara in Gujarat, efforts will be made to boost tourism in Surgana and Kalwan talukas. A plan will also be made for development of main roads in the district in view of the coming Simhastha Kumbh Mela," he said.

(with PTI inputs)