Belagavi: All tests in Government Hospitals will be free from Jan. 1, 2021, announced Health and Medical Education Minister Dr.K. Sudhakar.
Talking to reporters after inaugurating the new oxygen unit, 200 bed Ophthalmology, ENT and 90-bed Paediatric Ward at Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) here yesterday, he said that testing facility will be available free of cost from Jan. 1 for the benefit of poor and needy patients. Instructions will be given to the authorities of all Government Hospitals not to collect any fee from patients from Jan. 1. This decision had been taken after taking into account problems faced by poor patients to get tests done in Government Hospitals, he added.
