GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 17th Oct. In a landmark initiative aimed at enhancing healthcare accessibility, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Chhattisgarh-based subsidiary of Coal India, has opened the country’s 216th AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacy. This new facility, located at the Health Centre in SECL’s Indira Vihar Colony in Bilaspur, makes SECL the first coal company to operate four AMRIT pharmacies.
The AMRIT pharmacies, launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015, provide a wide range of generic and life-saving branded drugs, implants, and surgical consumables at highly subsidized rates. The new pharmacy aims to benefit inpatients and outpatients, including SECL employees, the general public, and particularly those from tribal and rural areas within the coal belt.
Dr. Prem Sagar Mishra, CMD of SECL, emphasized the company’s dedication to inclusive growth, stating, “With the inauguration of our fourth AMRIT pharmacy, we are proud to enhance healthcare access not only for our employees but also for the larger community, particularly in tribal and rural areas of the coal belt. This initiative aligns with promoting inclusivity, a key focus area of this year’s Special Campaign 4.0.”
The pharmacy was established by repurposing vacant space next to the health centre, exemplifying best practices under the Special Campaign 4.0. It joins three other pharmacies located in Central Hospitals across operational areas in Gevra (Korba district), Sohagpur (Shahdol district, MP), and Chirimiri (Manendragarh-Chirimiri-Bharatpur district), ensuring a wide array of medications for common and critical conditions like cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
By providing medicines directly to its employees, SECL is not only ensuring quality treatment but also contributing to the efficient use of medical resources, helping to reduce medical reimbursement costs.
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