Gujarat dedicates over Rs 500 crore in healthcare projects, including 255 facilities

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel dedicated healthcare projects worth over Rs 500 crore on Saturday, 24 October, at an event in Ahmedabad. The package includes 255 newly built facilities and a Rs 223 crore Institute of Neuroscience and Research Centre at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. That institute will have 521 beds and 13 advanced operation theatres and will treat strokes and complex brain and spinal cord disorders.

The Chief Minister cited a rise in medical colleges, from 8 in 2001-02 to 43 in 2025-26, and MBBS seats from 1,375 to 7,525 over that span. New medicities are planned at Vasai and Kamrej at an estimated cost of around Rs 3,000 crore. More than 2.87 crore Ayushman cards have been issued in Gujarat. He told doctors that their role extends to building patient confidence and offering emotional support.