SHIMLA-5 Feb, 2026-Health and Family Affairs Minister Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil chaired a Special High Power Purchase Committee of the Himachal Pradesh Medical Services Corporation Limited (HPMSCL) meeting here today. He said that the state government was strengthening and modernizing the healthcare services in the state to ensure that every citizen gets advanced and quality medical care at their doorstep. He said that the robotic surgery has been introduced for the first time in the state and the state government has spent around Rs. 1,110 crore on strengthening of infrastructure across the state, including State Cancer Institute, Trauma Centers, Cancer Day Care, Medical Colleges and Adarsh Swasthya Sansthans.

Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil added that the government was further strengthening the health sector across the state with support and cooperation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Under the JICA phase one, Rs. 1,710 has been provisioned for purchase of state-of-the-art medical equipment. In phase two, the quality healthcare infrastructure would be built and strengthened for which a work plan of Rs. 1,617 has been sent for approval.

He said that the HPMSCL plays a vital role in ensuring quality purchases in the health sector and directed the officers to speed-up the tender and procurement of medical equipment and supplies and make sure that the process was completely transparent.

The HPMSCL meeting focused on strengthening diagnostic services and procuring advanced medical equipment, including laparoscopic surgery sets, medical consumables, surgical items, FESS endoscopy units, multipara monitors and laparoscopic sets with instruments.

"Modernization and strengthening of health infrastructure and expansion of quality healthcare services is the priority for Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. The Chief Minister has repeatedly made clear that all the requirements of the health sector would be fulfilled without any financial constraint. Our government was dedicatedly working to provide state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to every citizen across, ensuring that no one has to move out of the state in search of quality treatment. This would save time and money for the people," the minister remarked.

During the meeting, approval for tender document was granted for procurement of biomedical equipment for block primary healthcare units, supply of 13 single puncture laparoscopes and processes involved for establishment of track-based integrated total lab automation systems in government medical colleges in Hamirpur, Tanda and AIMSS Chamiyana.

These initiatives aim to improve healthcare infrastructure and services in the state, benefiting the people of Himachal, stated the Minister.

Secretary Health M. Sudha Devi, Mission Director NHM Pradeep Kumar Thakur, Managing Director of the HPMSCL Divyanshu Singal, Director Health Safety and Regulations Sunil Sharma, Director Medical Education and Research Rakesh Sharma, Director Health Services Dr. Gopal Beri and other senior officials were present at the meeting.

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Health Minister chairs IT based solution for providing healthcare

Health and Family Affairs Minister Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil today here chaired a meeting on IT-based application solutions for Government Medical Colleges to enhance healthcare delivery. He said that the integration of digital technologies has the potential to transform medical services by improving efficiency and transparency, benefitting patients and doctors.

In the meeting a detail discussion was held on e-health platforms, hospital information management systems and real-time data management.

The Minister highlighted the need for secure, patient-centric solutions that support timely diagnosis, effective monitoring and better coordination among healthcare professionals, thereby strengthening the overall public healthcare system.

Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil stated that Sugam Swasthya mobile application had been developed for online registration and e-Sushrut, a web based Hospital Management Information System, for patient registration, billing, OPD, IPD, nursing desk, admission, discharge, transfer, bed and inventory-store management and various other services. The e-Sushrut has been integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, ABHA, DVDMS, Mera Aspataal, SMS gateway and payment gateway. The e-Sushrut and Sugam Swasthya facilities were being implemented on pilot bases in 53 hospitals across the state, including 12 district hospitals, five medical colleges and 36 civil and sub-divisional hospitals.

The Health and Family Affairs Minister said that desktops, printers, UPS, bar code scanners and bar code printers have been supplied to all the 53 health institutions, 516 tablets has been provided to the hospitals, whereas process for providing 56 tablets was underway. The tablets would be used by the doctors in the IPDs for using OPD desk module of HMIS application, e-Sushurt, for entering the data of investigations and prescriptions.

In the first two years, since the implementation of e-Sushurt HMIS application on pilot basis in the 53 hospitals, 77,89,266 OPD registrations, 8,18,430 Emergency OPD registrations and 7,35,984 ABHA token generation have been made using the application. A total of 26,83,276 investigations have been raised, 3,72,529 inventory-drugs have been issued to patients and 2,04,898 admission, discharge and transfer have been successfully completed.

Secretary Health M. Sudha Devi, Mission Director NHM Pradeep Kumar Thakur, Principal Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialties, Chamiana, Dr. Brij Sharma, State Programe Officer NHM Ravinder Kumar, Principal IGMG Dr. Sita Thakur and other senior officers were present at the meeting.