Kannur, Aug. 11 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi VIjayan announced that the State government has allocated more than Rs 10,000 crore through "The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board" (KIIFB) alone for the development of infrastructure in the health sector, while speaking the dedication of Super Speciality block at the Kannur District hospital to the people on Monday.

Mr Pinarayi Vijayan detailed that Rs 5,700 crore has received administrative approval for 78 projects across general, district and taluk hospitals, as well as cancer treatment centres across the state.

Additionally, Rs 3,200 crore was sanctioned for 17 Medical college infrastructure projects, and Rs 450 crore was allocated to 31 hospitals via National Bank for Agricu...