Karaikudi GH to get cath lab facility from MP-LAD Fund: P Chidambaram
Congress MP P. Chidambaram has pledged ₹2 crore from his MP-LAD fund to establish a cath lab at the Karaikudi Government Hospital. He also criticized the Union government for its role in rising inflation and economic instability.
Why it matters
The announcement highlights the use of local development funds for critical healthcare infrastructure and reflects ongoing political discourse regarding national economic policy.
Karaikudi GH to get cath lab facility from MP-LAD Fund: P Chidambaram left Congress MP P Chidambaram. Ravi Choudhary PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ec2cuy/article71612307.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/TH24-Sobhana-ChGUDGEK0L6.3.jpg.jpg Ravi Choudhary New Delhi: Congress MP P Chidambaram during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI08_12_2026_000073B) KARAIKUDI Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P. Chidambaram has said that he would give a sum of ₹2 crore from the MP-LAD (Local Area Development) Fund towards establishing a cath lab in Karaikudi Government Hospital. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, he said that following some complaints, he visited the GH and during an interaction with the Dean, he found that there was no cath lab, the hospital did not have an ambulance and relied only on 108 emergency services and among others. Hence, in consultation with the Sivaganga District Collector P.
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