New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for healthcare projects worth approximately Rs 13,000 crore on Tuesday. The event will be held at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New Delhi and will commemorate Dhanvantari Jayanti and the 9th Ayurveda Day.

The initiatives focus on expanding health coverage, enhancing healthcare infrastructure, and integrating technological advancements into the healthcare system. A key highlight is the extension of health coverage under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) to all citizens aged 70 and above.

PM Modi will inaugurate several new facilities at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, including Phase II, which features a Panchakarma hospital, Ayurvedic pharmacy, sports medicine unit, library, IT incubation center, and a 500-seat auditorium. He will also inaugurate three new medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh (Mandsaur, Neemuch, and Seoni) and service expansions across various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), including new facilities in Bhopal, Bilaspur, and Patna.

Further bolstering healthcare infrastructure, PM Modi will lay the foundation stones for five nursing colleges in Madhya Pradesh and 21 Critical Care Blocks across Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan. These projects are part of the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).

Other initiatives include the inauguration of an ESIC Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and the laying of the foundation for additional ESIC hospitals in Faridabad, Haryana; Bommasandra and Narasapur, Karnataka; Indore, Madhya Pradesh; Meerut, Uttar Pradesh; and Atchutapuram, Andhra Pradesh.

To improve emergency response, PM Modi will introduce AIIMS Rishikesh helicopter emergency medical services and drone services at 11 tertiary healthcare institutions, including AIIMS Raipur and AIIMS Guwahati.

In addition to infrastructure development, PM Modi will launch several digital initiatives, including the U-WIN portal to streamline vaccination records for pregnant women and children and a centralized portal for allied healthcare professionals. He will also inaugurate a Central Drugs Testing Laboratory in Bhubaneswar and establish two Central Research Institutes in Yoga and Naturopathy in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

PM Modi, promoting the "Make in India" initiative, will inaugurate five new facilities under the Production Linked Incentive scheme to manufacture high-end medical devices and critical drugs.