Question- Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra committee recently submitted its report to Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. For what purpose was this committee constituted?
(A) For suggesting ways to increase medical facilities on the National Highways
(B) For suggesting ways to upgrade healthcare facilities at major ports.
(C) For conducting study on feasibility of using solar lights on highways.
(D) None of the above.
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On July 14, 2017, Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra Committee submitted its report to Union Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
- This Committee was constituted on 6th May, 2016 to study how the existing healthcare infrastructure at major ports can be upgraded under PPP mode to provide world class health services, along with affordable medical and paramedical education.
- The committee has indicated possible alternatives by which port hospitals can be upgraded under PPP mode so that their healthcare facilities are augmented.
- The report has also indicated the feasibility of starting of medical college and postgraduate specialty courses attached to port hospitals. According to the report, the hospitals at Mumbai Port which has more than 200 beds can be taken up for this, while hospitals at Cochin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam and Kolkata ports can be considered for upgradation into tertiary care facilities, with a particular super specialty being assigned to a specific port hospital.
- This can be made a super specialty center hospital for referral purposes in hospitals by other port hospitals.
- As such, Port Trust Hospital, Chennai could be availed for development of tertiary care facilities in the domain of cardiovascular thoracic surgery, Port Trust Hospital Cochin for nephrology, Port Trust Hospital Kolkata for neurology and neurosurgery and Port Trust Hospital Vishakhapatnam for gastroenterology and surgical gastroenterology respectively.
- The report has also indicated certain policy changes that need to be brought in with the objective of widening the ambits of PPP mode and teachers eligibility qualification under the relevant regulations.
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http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/government-for-hospital-upgrade-at-major-ports-under-ppp/763966/