Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said the Special High Powered Purchase Committee approved procurement of 117 critical and essential medicines worth about ₹97 crore. The decision is intended to improve the continuous availability of quality medicines in government health institutions and strengthen diagnostic and treatment facilities. The state also indicated that facilities at Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, would be strengthened. This item is exam-relevant because it combines a precise amount, the number of medicines, the approving mechanism and the concerned minister. Candidates should distinguish it from a new welfare scheme: it is a procurement decision aimed at improving public-health service delivery and medicine availability across government facilities.
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- 1117 critical and essential medicines
- 2Approved value: about ₹97 crore
- 3Approved by Special High Powered Purchase Committee
- 4Health Minister: Arti Singh Rao
- 5Strengthens medicine availability and diagnostics
- 6PGIMS Rohtak facilities also highlighted