Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the 100-bed state-of-the-art KIMS Rural Hospital at Kalarabank in Cuttack District.
The Chief Minister also dedicated Kalarabank Smart Village and laid foundation for 19 KIMS Rural Hospitals in various districts of the State.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that the rural hospital will play a pivotal role in providing better healthcare services to the people of the area and it would create a new identity for Kalarabank Smart Village.
The Chief Minister further said that doing something for one’s village and for one’s motherland is the greatest satisfaction in life. Thanking Achyuta Samanta, the founder of KIMS and Kandhamal MP, for the transformation of Kalarabank village, the CM said if we all work responsibility for our village and mother land, the goal of transformation will be achieved soon.
The Chief Minister also expressed his happiness that 19 more 100-bed rural hospitals are being built in various districts of the State by KIMS.
The CM said that every life is precious for us. We are working with this great goal in our healthcare sector and we are working on priority so that every family of Odisha can get good healthcare. In this regard, AMA Hospital, BSKY, BSKY Nabin Card and other schemes have been implemented. The participation of private companies like KIMS in this initiative of the government will further strengthen the healthcare sector, the CM added.
Delivering welcome address, KIMS founder Achyuta Samanta said that education and health are two indispensable aspects of the society. The Chief Minister has taken these two aspects very seriously and has taken them to the top by developing them. The Chief Minister gives equal priority to the development of both urban and rural areas. Today, Kalarabank village has all the amenities of a city. He said that the sincerity of the Chief Minister and the encouragement of 5T & Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian in this regard are commendable.
Participating in the program, the 5T Chairman praised the great contribution of Achyuta Samanta to his native land and in the field of healthcare of the state.