Kerala's demand of AIIMS, rail development projects not mentioned in budget 2023: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

It was disappointing that long long-sought demand of Kerala for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) or rail development projects in the state, found no mention in the budget 2023, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 on February 1, 2023.

The union budget 2023 was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2023. Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is not very pleased with the announcements as he feels that the state's demands were neglected and also the budget does not attempt to solve the growing economic disparities in India.

"The Union Budget 2023-24 does not attempt to solve the growing economic disparities in the country," he said, as reported by Devdiscourse.

His reaction to the budget is that it only further strengthens the concentration of wealth among corporates. He also opined that the budget has not taken a regionally balanced approach.

"It was disappointing that the long-sought demand of Kerala for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) or rail development projects in the state, found no mention in the budget," he said.

Union budget 2023: Healthcare sector gets 13% hike

The budget for 2023 has allocated INR 89,155 crore to healthcare, which is a 13% increase as compared to the last year when the health sector was allocated INR 79,145 crore.

Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital has been allocated INR 177 crore more, and Safdarjung Hospital gets more 138 crores as against last year's budget. Lady Hardinge Medical College and its attached Sucheta Kriplani Hospital have been given INR 58.15 crore more as compared to last year and Kalawati Saran Hospital’s budget has also got boosted by INR 19.09 crore.

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