GORAKHPUR, Aug. 18 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asserted that adequate advanced medical facilities, along with the Ayushman Bharat card, has made super-speciality treatment accessible to economically weaker sections struggling with medical expenses for themselves and their families.

He was addressing a gathering at Jangiya Bazar on BRD Medical College Road after inaugurating the multi-super-speciality Regency Hospital in Gorakhpur. "There is no dearth of funds for treatment. In the past one year alone, Rs.1,100 crore has been disbursed from the CM Relief Fund without any discrimination or pick-and-choose policy," the chief minister said.

He said that super-speciality healthcare is now available in Gorakhpur,...