Govt approves construction of second floor at Chintamani Public Hospital in Chikkaballapura
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka government issued an order on Monday approving the construction work of the second floor at the 100-bed Chintamani Public Hospital in Chikkaballapura district.
The hospital is at present functioning on the ground floor and first floor with an area of about 4,000 square metres, said the health department.
The project, estimated to cost Rs 9.98 crore, will use the funds of the Karnataka Examination Authority, stated the government order.
The project must also ensure that, before starting the construction work, technical approvals are obtained from the competent authority. Detailed estimates of the work should also be sent to the department for administrative approval, stated the government order.
The project should be implemented by inviting tenders in accordance with the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act 1999 and Rules 2000, added the order.
According to the health department, as per the structural stability analysis of the existing Chintamani Public Hospital building, two additional floors can be constructed.
The health department also said there was a proposal to upgrade the existing 100-bedded taluk hospital to a 150-bedded hospital at Chintamani, but it found that the existing facility does not have the required area of 6,500 square meter, as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) norms. It is therefore decided to construct an additional floor, according to the order.
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Budget allocation to AYUSH Ministry sees 20% rise
New Delhi (PTI): Budget allocation for the AYUSH ministry saw 20 per cent increase, from Rs 3,671.82 crore (revised estimates) in FY 2025-26 to Rs 4,408.93 crore in FY 2026-27.
The government has also announced the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda to strengthen research in the field.
Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Ancient Indian Yoga, already respected in several parts of the world, was given a mass global recognition when the Prime Minister took it to the United Nations."
Stating that post-Covid Ayurveda has gained similar global acceptance and recognition, Sitharaman said exporting quality Ayurvedic products could help farmers who grow the herbs and the youth who process them.
To meet the global demand, she proposed setting up of three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda, upgrading AYUSH pharmacies and drug-testing labs for higher standards of certification ecosystem, making available more skilled personnel, and upgrading the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre in Jamnagar to bolster evidence-based research, training and awareness on traditional medicine.
Among the Centrally sponsored schemes, the allocation for the National AYUSH Mission has been increased from Rs 780.96 crore in FY 2025-26 to Rs 1,300 crore in FY 2026-27, registering 66.5 per cent hike.
The allocation for the All India Institute of Ayurveda has been reduced by 12 per cent.
Funding for the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda has also declined from 279.24 crore to 219.05 crore.
