Six government hospitals to get 120 dialysis machines for the poor

“The Cabinet has approved a proposal to set up state-of-the-art dialysis centres in six major Delhi government hospitals. We will install 120 dialysis machines which will provide free of cost dialysis and allied procedures to the poor and identified categories of patients according to the policy of the Delhi government,” Dikshit said.

She added that other patients would be charged affordable rates.

According to the government,30 machines will be installed at the Rajiv Gandhi Super-speciality Hospital in Tahirpur,20 machines at the Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan,25 each at the Janakpuri Super-speciality Hospital and Bhagwan Mahaveer Hospital in Pitampura and 10 each at the Lok Nayak Hospital and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital in Malviya Nagar.

“The dialysis centres will be installed in different places across the city so patients from across the city can avail services,” Dikshit said.

Meanwhile,the Cabinet also approved the new excise policy for the year 2013-2014,which portends a increase of five per cent on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 11 per cent in rates for country-made liquor or Delhi medium liquor. “The new policy will focus on better availability of quality liquor in Delhi. There is no change in licence fee for grant of licence in Form-L-1 and L-1F or in licence fees for hotels,clubs,restaurants and retail vendors,” Dikshit said.

She said the new policy would mean a marginal increase in different quality and brands of liquor,which would come into force only after the issue of a notification.

The maximum retail price of Delhi medium liquor has been increased from Rs 90 to Rs 100 per quart while the maximum retail price of economy liquor has been increased from Rs 120 to Rs 130 per quart.

The ex-distillery price on non-free pricing brands or IMFL will be increased by about 5 per cent. Sources in the Excise department said local transportation charges have also been marginally increased.

30 machines at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in Tahirpur

20 machines at Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan

25 at Janakpuri Hospital

25 at Bhagwan Mahaveer Hospital in Pitampura

10 at Lok Nayak Hospital

10 at Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital in Malviya Nagar.