Foundation stone laid for a ₹21.52 crore critical care block at Alappuzha Medical College Hospital

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Foundation stone laid for a ₹21.52 crore critical care block at Alappuzha Medical College Hospital

12 October 2026

Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, speaking online on 12 October 2026, laid the foundation stone for a critical care block at the Alappuzha Government T.D. Medical College Hospital under the 100-Day Action Programme. The block has been sanctioned 21.52 crore rupees; tenders are complete and the contract has been awarded. He also inaugurated 2 health centres and laid foundation stones for 16 more in Alappuzha district. The minister said 81.48 crore rupees had been approved for the district under the 15th Finance Commission. He said the Finance Department had been asked to create posts for about 1800 doctors and about 500 nurses, and that institutions may make ready purchases to prevent medicine shortages. Deputy Speaker Shanimol Usman presided.

Critical care block: 21.52 crore rupees 15th Finance Commission (district): 81.48 crore rupees Posts sought: about 1800 doctors, about 500 nurses Health centres: 2 inaugurated, 16 foundation stones

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12 October 2026 Source: Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala

In plain words

15th Finance Commission Fifteenth Finance Commission — The constitutional body under Article 280 that recommended Union transfers, including health grants to local bodies, for 2021–26.