The Maharashtra government has announced plans to establish a dedicated health “war room” aimed at integrating all health-related schemes from both Central and state governments, ensuring beneficiaries do not receive duplicate benefits.
The war room will be headed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA) and will focus exclusively on health-related issues.
A 12-member committee under the MITRA CEO will include administrative heads from departments such as Public Health, Medical Education, Social Justice, Women and Child Welfare, Law and Judiciary, Labour, Tribal Development, Minority Development, and Divyang Welfare. Officials from the Chief Minister Relief Fund cell, including its head and assistant director, will also be part of the panel.
According to sources in the Public Health department, the chief minister had directed to set up a dedicated war room for health-related issues. “There are multiple health welfare schemes launched by the Central and state governments. There have been instances where benefits under both the schemes were availed by individuals which is not permissible. Therefore, the plan is to streamline these schemes by integrating them,” an official from the Public Health department said.