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Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman says improvement in health infrastructure will lead to confidence in revival of economy

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..... Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman says improvement in health infrastructure will lead to confidence in revival of economy - News and Press Release Dated:- 1-9-2021 - News - Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman says improvement in health infrastructure will lead to confidence in revival of economy Finance Minister addresses webinar on Building Healthcare Infrastructure for New Ind .....

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..... ia Over 100 stakeholders from healthcare industry banks highlighted importance of strengthening Indian healthcare ecosystem specifically targeting underserved areas Union Minister for Finance Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that overall improvement of health infrastructure will help build confidence of the people in the infrastructure and also help in the revival of the .....

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..... economy. The Finance Minister said this while addressing the webinar on Building Healthcare Infrastructure for New India . Dr Bhagwat Kisan rao Karad, Minister of State for Finance, also participated in the webinar. Smt. Sitharaman stated that the country must address not only the short-term challenges but also ensure resilience of our economy and Infrastructure Development that are the .....

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..... key to achieving these twin objectives. The Finance Minister said it is very encouraging to have industry stakeholders to be part of a discussion on the Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID-affected Sectors (LGSCAS) that the Government launched with great trust in the industry. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that second wave of COVID-19 pandemic sharply brought the need to focus and strengthen our .....

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..... medical and healthcare infrastructure so that we emerge stronger from any such healthcare crisis. The Finance Minister said the Government is reviving a pandemic affected recovery in the context of possible 3 rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic and assured that the Government is doing everything it can to increase vaccination as it is the only most sure shot protection against COVID-19. On the eff .....

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..... orts to prevent the 3 rd wave of COVID-19, Smt. Sitharaman said that all of us have to make an effort on the lines of the motto of this Government said by Hon ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi - SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and SabkaPrayaas and only then we can expect to emerge stronger out of this crisis. The Finance Minister emphasised that the most important support to heal .....

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..... thcare infrastructure is to ramp up capacities, technology, better facilities and above all ramp up trained man-power for optimally utilizing the healthcare infrastructure. Earlier in the Webinar, Shri Debashish Panda, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, gave an outline of the Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID-affected Sectors (LGSCAS) scheme to all the participants. Shri V.K. Paul, M .....

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..... ember, NITI Aayog emphasised the need and equitable distribution of healthcare facilities so that access to healthcare is easily available in Tier-2, Tier-3 and Tier-4 cities. Expressing his happiness on LGSCAS, Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health Family Welfare, said that it aims at non-Metro cities which require strengthening of healthcare services and facilities. The LGSCAS .....

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..... will become a path-breaking scheme as it can be collaborated and it can work in conjunction with other ongoing interventions in the healthcare sector. Talking about the LGSCAS, Shri C.S. Setty, MD, SBI, said that it is a first of its kind of scheme where guarantee is provided for healthcare infrastructure. Shri Setty gave a well-informed presentation on healthcare infrastructure and Government .....

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..... Guaranteed Schemes and informed all the participants that they have devised a fairly simple process of applying and processing of documents related to LGSCAS. As part of the Open House discussion, Dr Harsh Mahajan, president, Healthcare Federation of India; Dr Rajib Nath, Forum Coordinator, AiMeD; Shri AyanabhDebgupta, FICCI, and Ms Veena Kohli, president, Association of Diagnostics Manufacture .....

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..... rs of India, also participated. During the Webinar, over 100 stakeholders from healthcare industry banks highlighted the importance of strengthening the Indian healthcare ecosystem specifically targeting underserved areas. About ₹ 50,000 crore guarantee cover scheme for Covid affected sectors As Government s commitment to improving the healthcare infrastructure and well-bein .....

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..... g of the country, the Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID-19 Affected Sectors called LGSCAS to provide guarantee to Scheduled Commercial Banks for loans given for new projects i.e Greenfield projects and for expansion i.e. Brownfield projects related to healthcare infrastructure was approved by Union Cabinet on 30 th June 2021. Loans under the scheme are made available at cheaper interest rate of 7.9 .....

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..... 5%. The Scheme is aimed at ups caling the medical infrastructure in the country specifically targeting underserved areas. It is expected to provide the help the country needs in getting the much-needed health care infrastructure and provide employment opportunities after second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. This is necessary across the country, from metro cities to small towns as well as rural are .....

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..... as. LGSCAS provides a guarantee of 50 percent for brown field projects and 75 per cent to greenfield projects for loans sanctioned up to ₹ 100 crore, set up at urban or rural locations other than 8 Metropolitan Tier 1 cities (Class X cities). For aspirational districts, the guarantee cover for both brown field expansion and greenfield projects is 75%. The Scheme is applicable to all eligible .....

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..... loans sanctioned up to 31.03.2022, or till an amount of ₹ 50,000 crore is sanctioned, whichever is earlier. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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