A notification issued by the Health Department said the UPHCs would be set up at Jajpur and Vyasanagar in Jajpur district, Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri town, Soro in Baleswar, Rajagangpur in Sundargarh, Talcher in Angul and Cuttack city.
The Government has also decided to transform 147 health facilities into high-case load facilities in the first phase under the 5T initiative Ama Hospital by October this year. The district Collectors would implement the scheme with the assistance of the District Level Committee (DLCs).
The districts liked to the Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation (OMBADC) and the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) can utilise the funds from the two sources for execution of the Ama Hospital scheme.
The funds for implementation of the scheme would be provided out of the State Budget, which would be placed with the district Collectors of non-DMF districts.