A sum of Rs 166 crore has been allocated for public health in the State budget for 2010-11.
Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac said the amount included 15 per cent of State share for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). He said there was improvement in common facilities in hospitals during the last four years. But
corresponding increase in the strength of doctors and nurses could not be made.
The Minister also said more medical staff would be provided gradually based on the overall financial position of the government.