With an intention to maintain body hygienic, the government has decided to issue “hygienic kits” to every patient admit to government hospital for treatment as an in-patient. Starting from Belagavi, the government issued the kits to every in-patient from Friday.

Belagavi North BJP MLA Anil Benake and Regional Commissioner Adhitya Biswas who is also the administrator of District Hospital flagged-off the project by distributing the kits.

MLA Benake said “The district hospital has developed now, it has machinaries like x-ray, CT Scan, Ultra Sound which functioning round-the-clock. People instead spending money at private hospital utlise the government facilities which s being given in very less amount.”

Patients and their attenders are being taught about the usage of the items in the kit and also its disposal method.