Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has bagged the top prize of Rs 5 crore for its efforts in promoting hygiene and health facilities under the Centre's 'Kayakalp' programme.
'Kayakalp', a national initiative to promote cleanliness and enhance the quality of public health facilities aspires to inculcate culture of cleanliness to gain trust and confidence of community in such facilities, Union Health Secretary B P Sharma today said during a felicitation function for the awardees.
This year the awards have been given to central government hospitals and district hospitals from 26 states.
Under the central government hospitals category, the first prize has been given to PGIMER, the second prize of Rs 3 crore to AIIMS, Delhi and the third prize of Rs 1 crore was given to North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong.
"With 'Kayakalp', we are taking a significant step towards achieving the goal of Swachch Bharat, as clean hospitals form an integral component of the larger mission of 'Clean India'," Sharma said.
He said from next year onwards, Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs) will also be included in the award category list.
The ministry would soon also issue guidelines on spending of the award money.
