Arunachal deputy chief minister Chowna Mein on Friday placed before Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman the specific requirements of Arunachal Pradesh for the same to be incorporated in the Union Budget 2019-20, according to sources on Saturday.
Citing health and education as the priority sectors, Mein who was in New Delhi to attend the pre-budget consultation meeting for the forthcoming Union Budget said that Arunachal Pradesh requires an additional investment of Rs 6000 crore to upgrade and develop infrastructure of all health centers, hospitals, institutes, training centers etc including that of the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences which is the only medical institute of the State.
Mein, who is also the minister in-charge of finance for Arunachal added that a tertiary care cancer treatment centre is proposed to be made operational at TRIHMS this year and at the same time also stressed on the need to establish an Ayurveda Medical College and one Pharmaceutical College in the state.
He also placed to consider funding for establishment of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences like autonomous institution in the state.