The Govt. of India is improving the healthcare and medical education sectors through a holistic approach that not only envisages creating more quality healthcare infrastructure but also trained manpower to efficiently run institutions, said Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya at the plenary session of the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023. 

The government has created a conducive ecosystem for businesses to grow and has brought in long-term policies to encourage investors in the healthcare sector, commented Mandaviya.

The plenary session of Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 was attended by Brajesh Pathak, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh; and Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh, Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.

Mandaviya said, “Uttar Pradesh is the land of Sushrut and Charaka. Under the leadership of Narendra Modi at the centre and Yogi Adityanath in the state, UP is a land of opportunities.”

Encouraging investors and businesses to encash on the opportunities available in the healthcare and medical education sectors in the state, Dr. Mandaviya said, “The government has created a conducive ecosystem for businesses to grow and has brought in long-term policies to encourage investors in the healthcare sector.”

Mandaviya also highlighted that govt schemes like the Ayushman Bharat initiative has empowered and enabled even the poorest of the poor to benefit from quality treatment, even in private medical institutions.

The Union Health Minister also stated that the country is today 65% dependent on import of medical devices and urged entrepreneurs to reduce this high dependency. Reminding the audience of India successfully reducing the dependency of APIs for critical medicines in recent years, he also encouraged them to innovate in producing medical devices indigenously.

Brajesh Pathak highlighted that investment proposals to the tune of Rs. 54,000 crore have been received in the healthcare sector and proposals of Rs. 17,000 crore have been received in the medical education sector.

Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh noted that the country is moving towards ‘atmanirbharta’ in the healthcare sector. He urged investors to also invest in the rural areas which are witnessing rapid development.

Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh; Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary, Medical Education, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh; Sangeeta Singh, CEO – State Health Agency, ABPMJAY; and senior officials of the Union Govt. and State Govt. were present in the meeting.