Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 11: Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, J&K, Bhupinder today chaired 14th executive committee meeting of National Ayush Mission (NAM), wherein the State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) for the financial year 2023-24 to the tune of more than Rs 100 crore under National Ayush Mission formulated by Directorate of Ayush, J&K was deliberated in detail and recommended for submission to Union Ministry of Ayush for approval.
Director Ayush J&K Dr Mohan Singh gave a detailed power point presentation regarding various components of State Annual Action Plan viz. Ayush Services, Ayush Health & Wellness Centres, Ayush Educational Institutions, Flexipool and Admin cost.
He said that during the Financial Year 2023-24, 129 more Ayush dispensaries are proposed to be upgraded to Ayush Health & Wellness Centres, which will in turn result into up gradation of all Ayush Dispensaries to Ayush Health & Wellness Centres in the UT of J&K i.e. 571 achieving saturation. He further informed that during the current financial year it is proposed to establish more Integrated Ayush Hospitals in J&K.
It is pertinent to mention here that Ministry of Ayush, Govt of India has already sanctioned five 50 bedded Hospitals in District Kupwara, Kulgam, Kishtwar, Samba and Kathua. He informed the committee that two 10 bedded integrated Ayush hospitals are proposed to be established at Lower Gari Garh, in Jammu Division, and Bandipayen Baramulla in Kashmir Division.
He further informed that the Construction of Government Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital at Rakh Hoshiyari, Kathua, for which 57 Kanals of Government land already stands transferred to the Directorate of Ayush, J&K, has also been proposed in SAAP 2023-24 under National Ayush Mission.
During the meeting, a publication of Directorate of Ayush, J&K (J&K Medicinal Plants Board) titled “Agro-Techniques and Therapeutics of Some Important Medicinal Plants of Jammu & Kashmir” was released by Bhupinder Kumar.
MD National Health Mission, J&K, Director Finance H&ME, Joint Director Planning, H&ME, State Drug Controller, J&K, representatives from Finance and Planning departments and other senior officers of H&ME Department along with senior officers from Directorate of Ayush J&K and Programme Management Unit staff of Directorate of Ayush attended the meeting.
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