ranchi with covid19 exposing chinks in the states health infrastructure the government has increased its allocation to health sector by 27 in 202223 budget tabled by state finance minister rameshwar oraon on thursday it aimed at upgrading medical facilities in rural areas and kick off new initiatives to improve healthcare at the grassroots among the major initiatives oraon proposed in his speech a plan to start economical air ambulance services for patients in emergency we intend to take an air ambulance on wet lease he announced this years total allocation of funds stood at rs 561883 crore a hike of 27 sources in the health department said that other plans in this fiscal year include increasing infrastructure at public hospitals introducing and expanding mobile clinics for people living in remote areas using technology for providing healthcare services remotely to people in farflung areas among others state health minister banna gupta termed the budget as fulfillment of common mans dream for quality healthcare at public hospitals we had envisioned the health budget in a way that we could use technology to provide healthcare facilities to people living in remote areas too telemedicine and mobile clinics are an example of the same apart from that we are trying to strengthen the medical infrastructure so that poor people do not have to worry about medical billsother major announcements included renovation of rims in ranchi mgm jamshedpur and shaheed nirmal mahato medical college in dhanbad the state government also aims to set up a medico city near rinpas ranchi on prioritythe budget also announced upgradation of subdivisional hospitals at saraikela khunti and lohardaga at par with district hospital norms apart from that select district hospitals will be equipped with 300 beds said an official the health budget also had many announcements on strengthening of health services in rural areas the government has decided to set up sncu icu blood banks and jan aushadhi store at all district hospital apart from that bike ambulance mobile clinics at rural market place will be launched for people living in farflung areas and for pvtg population so that they should be able to access healthcare services