Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Odisha Phases Out Old Ambulances
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, started a new service with 150 new ambulances.
These ambulances are part of 428 new ones bought by the state government to replace old and damaged ones.
The new ambulances will help more people get to hospitals faster.
The government spent Rs 111 crore on these new ambulances.
Some special ambulances will be used at airports and a hospital in Jharsuguda.
The Chief Minister said this will make healthcare better and faster in Odisha.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched 150 new ambulances under the Emergency Medical Ambulance Service.
The state government procured 428 new ambulances at a cost of Rs 111 crore.
419 old ambulances and 2 damaged ambulances will be replaced by the new ones.
Five ALS ambulances will be used at airports/airstrips, and two ALS ambulances for Jharsuguda Cardiac Care Hospital.
The new ambulances aim to make healthcare delivery faster and more efficient in Odisha.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Health officials
- What
- Launch of 150 new ambulances under the Emergency Medical Ambulance Service
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Why
- To phase out old ambulances and improve healthcare delivery
- Number of new ambulances procured
- 428
- Cost of new ambulances
- Rs 111 crore
- Number of old ambulances replaced
- 419
- Number of ambulances damaged in accidents
- 2
- Number of ALS ambulances for airports/airstrips
- 5
- Number of ALS ambulances for Jharsuguda Cardiac Care Hospital
- 2
- Daily patients transported by 108-ambulance service
- 5,000