Mohali, June 27 -- The strengthening of the infrastructure especially with regard to the healthcare sector at the grassroots level occupies priority slots in the scheme of things of the Punjab Government. As the whole world is grappling with the coronavirus, a robust healthcare structure would be of utmost importance in tackling the pandemic.

These views were expressed here today by Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister, and MLA Mohali Balbir Singh Sidhu on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of a dispensary at Sohana.

The minister said that the dispensary would come up in about 6 months time period and would cost Rs. 40 lakh to the State exchequer. He further divulged that a Community Centre is also in the pipeline in the a...