Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials to prioritise quality and speed in the implementation of healthcare projects and ensure construction of critical care blocks and integrated public health laboratories are completed within the stipulated time.

The mindset of treating healthcare as a low-priority sector needed to change. Government hospitals should be known for quality, cleanliness and effective branding so that citizens' perception that these medical facilities are unhygienic or substandard is transformed, he stressed.

Reviewing health-related schemes at the Chief Minister's War Room, set up to monitor social sector projects, Fadnavis said the state government was committed to providing citizens with accessible and high-quality healthcare services through effective implementation of central and state-sponsored programmes.

The meeting reviewed the progress of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, strengthening of health infrastructure under the 15th Finance Commission, the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, establishment of new medical colleges and the HPV vaccination campaign.

The CM informed that his government had studied healthcare systems in states such as Tamil Nadu and prepared a dedicated action plan for Maharashtra.

Source: ET Healthworld - May 19,2026