Hyderabad, September 25: The GVK-EMRI which renewed its MoU with the state government for the ‘108’ emergency management services till 2016, has planned to further expand the service to benefit ‘poorest of the poor’.
The GVK group which took over the Emergency Management and Research Institute in May 2009, has called upon all its employees to resume duties without any fear.The new MoU calls for expansion of 108 services with 48-hour pick and drop of mothers after deliveries in government hospitals.
Further, it expects reducing both maternal and infant mortality in the state.
The state government has provisioned significant investments through vehicle replacement (annually 10 percent of fleet), refurbish aged vehicles and upgrade communication technology between emergency response centre and fleet.
Operating expenses henceforth will be released as quarterly advances and in conjunction with funds to be released for capital upgrades
–Agencies