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34 health institutions to be equipped with new CT scan machines soon : Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil

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SHIMLA 4th September, 2025

Health and Family affairs Minister Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil while chairing a high power purchase committee meeting here today stated that 34 health institutions would soon be equipped with the state-of-the-art CT scan machines. He said that the procurement and installation of these machines would be completed within three months and by December, 2025, the machines would be installed. “This would offer modern and reliable CT scan services to the people at nearby places and would also reduce their dependence on private service providers,” stated the Health Minister.

These machines would be installed Civil Hospitals Paonta Sahib, Rajgarh, Arki, Nalagarh, Nadaun, Dehra, Jawali, Amb, Chopal, Rohru, Theog, Reckong Peo, Mandi, Bilaspur, Nurpur, Ghumarwin, Karsog, Sundernagar, Sarkaghat Jogindernagar, Manali, Anni, Bharmour, Chowari and Bhoranj, Zonal Hospitals Dharamshala and DDU Shimla, Regional Hospitals Una, Solan, Keylong and Kullu, MGMSC Khaneri Rampur and various other places.

The Health Minister said that the modernization and strengthening of health infrastructure and expansion of quality healthcare services across the state was the utmost priority of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. “The Chief Minister has conveyed that the requirements of the health sector would be fulfilled without any financial constraint in order to provide quality services to the patients,” said Dr. Shandil, adding that that the Chief Minister has asked to prepare a list of health institutions under construction and the budget required to ensure timely construction alongwith the staff requirement in the health institutions. The Chief Minister has ensured that once the estimates are prepared, the government will release adequate funds for construction and equipping them with the modern machinery.

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