Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- The Special High-Powered Purchase Committee (SHPPC) in a meeting held on Thursday approved several key rate contracts proposals aimed at strengthening healthcare services and infrastructure. Health minister Arti Rao said that the committee finalised rate contracts for 87 defibrillators for all Civil Hospitals, amounting to Rs.4.64 crore, 40 Mobile X-Ray Machines, amounting to Rs.1.01 crore, 11 video bronchoscopes worth Rs.4 crore, and advanced GI video endoscopy systems, amounting to Rs.7.19 crore. Rao said that selection of a service provider for the operation and management of 30 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Gurugram district were also approved. She further said that in addition to equipment procurement, the SHPPC also approved 44 essential and life-saving drugs valued at approximately Rs.60 crore....