It is time to change the perception that government hospitals are dirty and inferior, and to stop treating healthcare as a low-priority sector, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.

Reviewing health sector schemes in his war room in Mumbai, he directed officials to make public healthcare more citizen-friendly by ensuring quality services, cleanliness and better facilities, while fast-tracking Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, critical care blocks, laboratories, and new medical colleges using modern modular technology.