⇒ Union Minister of State (I/C) Science & Technology; Minister of State (I/C) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Tele-Digital Healthcare Pilot Program at BHU, Varanasi on 31 December 2021.
Launching the Tele-Digital Healthcare Pilot Program, Dr Jitendra Singh said, innovative healthcare solutions like Tele-medicine could save India between 4-5 billion US dollars every year and replace half of in-person outpatient consultations. He also said that Tele-medicine technology is going to be the main pillar of India’s future health care system.
Initial Phase:
The project starting in three districts of Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Kamjong (in Manipur) will cover 60,000 patients in the initial phase. It will be scaled up gradually to cover the entire country in the coming years.
Designed by:
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous body of Department of Science and Technology at the Centre has designed a pilot Tele-diagnostics project in collaboration with IIT Madras-Pravartak Foundation Technologies & CDAC Mohali.
This will also generate Electronic Health Record (EHR) for Indian population.