New buildings for Rasipuram GH will be inaugurated in four months, says Health Minister

Minister for Health K.G. Arunraj inspecting the construction of the Government District Headquarters Hospital, Rasipuram in Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Minister for Health K.G. Arunraj said on Sunday (November 15) that construction of new buildings at Rasipuram government district headquarters hospital will end soon and it will be inaugurated in four months.Minister Arunraj and Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration D. Logesh Tamilselvan inspected the ongoing construction at Rasipuram Government District Headquarters Hospital.Speaking to reporters, Dr. Arunraj, said the new buildings with six floors are being constructed at ₹53.39 crore on 6.99 acre. The hospital will have a post-mortem examination building and other facilities.For levelling works from the main road to the hospital, ₹5 crore has been allocated in the budget for gravel filling and for installing paver blocks. Soon a government order will be issued and work will start. Based on the Chief Minister’s instruction, the new buildings will be inaugurated in the next four months, the Minister added.Stating that 4,724 nurses were appointed in government hospitals across the State, the Minister said that 284 specialist doctor posts were created for 11 new medical college hospitals, and soon these posts would be filled.Later the Ministers inaugurated three completed projects worth ₹3.48 crore in the Paramathi Velur Assembly constituency, including a new primary health centre building worth ₹1.20 crore at Paramathi and an additional building worth ₹78.20 lakh at Nallur primary health centre.Likewise, the Ministers inaugurated three completed projects worth ₹3.15 crore in the Namakkal Assembly constituency, including a sub-health centre building worth ₹45 lakh at Nathamedu, an Ayush building worth ₹1.50 crore at the old government hospital in Namakkal, and a primary health centre building worth ₹1.20 crore at Periyapatti.In these functions, District Collector L. Madhubalan, MLAs Dileep and Chandrasekar, and officials from concerned departments participated. Published - November 15, 2026 09:10 pm IST