Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today said that 500 doctors and 200 para medics are being given special training by the Delhi government for offering treatment to participants of the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Dikshit said over 40 special clinics would be set up in various parts of the national capital during the Games to provide medical facilities to participants of the event.
The chief minister said this after giving away the state awards to 20 doctors working in Delhi government hospitals.
"The main objective of the state award is to give due recognition to honest and sincere doctors," she said.
Twenty two nurses, eight pharmacists, eight technicians and 12 Group-D staff were also awarded.
Each doctor was given a citation and a cash award of Rs50,000 while others got cash awards of Rs20,000 each and a citation.
