The Health Department on Sunday instructed officials of 166 district and taluk government hospitals across the State to conduct a fire safety audit of its premises and receive an NOC from the State Fire and Emergency Services Department.
Such a measure was initiated by Health Minister K. Sudhakar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference recently with Chief Ministers of all States. In the video conference, the Prime Minister had suggested that all Chief Ministers conduct a fire safety audit as incidents of fire accidents had increased in hospitals due to summer heat.
The hospitals will be granted ₹50,000 each under Rashtriya Aarogya Abhiyan for taking up fire safety measures, said an official release.
