Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 13: Minister for Health & Medical Education and MLA Raipur Domana Assembly Constituency Bali Bhagat conducted open public darbar at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar near here today.
The public darbar was held by the Minister to hear the problems of the people and find their solution.
While sharing his views on public darbar, MLA said Modi Government at the Centre as well BJP-PDP Government in the State is committed to the welfare of public in all spheres. BJP follows the principle of “Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas” and it is committed to address each and every problem faced by public.
He said that BJP has chalked out a schedule to conduct these type of programs on a regular basis where anybody can approach for any type of social or political problem to them.
More than fifty delegations met the Health Minister for the redressal of their personal as well as public problems. Various important issues were highlighted by the delegations. A delegation asked for posting of Dental Surgeons in Leh and another demanded screening the work of JKPSC as It has been observed that it considers maximum candidates from Kashmir. A delegation requested the Minister for opening of AIIMS OPD at Jammu while another stressed on better health care facilities in PHC Mera Mendrain, upgradation of facilities in UHC Ward-32 and supply of medicines at Jagti Medical Centre. A delegation of dental surgeons also demanded for opening of State Dental Council Office in Jammu.
Delegation led by Talib Hussain from Rajouri asked for the providing appropriate staff at PHC Fatehpur, Rojouri. Minister also issued directions for immediate Hip replacement surgery, treatment of a burn case and immediate quality treatment to the much publicized case of lady to the concerned authorities.
A delegation requested the Minister to put ISM & Unani System of Medicines under different Heads, regularization of daily wagers, consideration under salary head and DPC was also requested. Various delegations asked for toilet constructions, transformer installation, providing matador services to their areas and medicines to their health centres. MLC Vikram Randhawa also led a delegation for provision of Health Centre at Durga Mandir, Gandhi Nagar. Minister addressed many of the problems telephonically talking to the authorities and issued written instructions for others.
A deputation of Vishwa Ayurved Parishad (VAP), Jammu Chapter also called on Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, and apprised him about the plight of Ayurveda in the State.
The deputation also put forth their demands like appointment of full time departmental officer as Director, ISM, J&K, early establishment of Ayurveda Director in Jammu, initiating the process of starting of first batch of BAMS in Government Ayurvedic Medical College Jammu and filling of all posts of District Officers as per seniority in Jammu province (Ayurvedic stream) and Kashmir (Unani stream).
The members of the deputation also demanded posting of Ayurvedic doctors in sanctioned Medical Officers (Ayurvedic) posts, Unani doctors in sanctioned Unani MO posts and Homeopathy doctors in sanctioned Homeopathic MO posts in Homeopathic units.
They also apprised the Minister about their long pending demands like change of designation of ADMO/ACOs into CMO/Controller of stores (Ayush), creation of posts of 45 pharmacists for single handed dispensaries, creation of posts of District Officers (Ayush) in newly created eight districts of the State, upgradation of Government Ayurvedic Hospital Jammu, setting up of ISM faculty/counsel for ISM para medicals, rational transfer policy, improvement of ISM dispensaries in respect of staff building and supply and conducting of DPC of all cadres in the department.
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