The Health department started its innovative programme to provide ₹5 meals to the attendants of patients admitted at government hospitals on Thursday.
Health Minister Harish Rao formally launched the programme at Osmania General Hospital (OGH). The scheme ensures three meals a day for patient attendants in 18 government hospitals. Over 20,000 meals a day would be provided at government hospitals at an estimated cost of ₹40 crore a year.
The Minister also launched the Orthopaedic Academy and other developmental works at OGH at a cost of ₹36 crore. He inaugurated a 40-bed ICU and three mini operation theatres.
