New Delhi, Sep 25
Launching Delhi's own organ donation portal, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday dedicated 11 new Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) to the people, promising to induct another 53 such life-saving emergency vehicles in October.
Pointing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to eradicate TB from the country, she said the Delhi government has screened 56,000 people and detected nearly 1,000 TB patients in its first 100 days.
She said that for modern testing of TB, 40 Truenat machines, 10 PathoDetect machines, and 27 handheld X-ray machines have been provided by the Delhi government.
Delhi government Cabinet Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh was also present at the programme.
The Chief Minister said that the launches on Thursday were part of the 75 schemes and welfare projects to be dedicated to the public during the government's 15-day 'Seva Pakhwada' being observed to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday. The Pakhwada is being observed from September 17 to October 2.