Chandigarh, June 10 -- The project's appraisal and approval committee, headed by UT Chandigarh chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad, approved three development projects worth over Rs.111 crore, with an aim to strengthen public healthcare and education infrastructure in Chandigarh.

These include the construction of a 50-bed critical care hospital at the sub-district hospital in Manimajra, an Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) health & wellness centre with an administrative block in Sector 28, and an additional academic block at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 27-C.

The 50-bed critical care hospital will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (P...