Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 28: Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings Choudhary Lal Singh today said the Government is keen to encourage the treatment with the Indian System of Medicines (ISM) in the State.
This was stated by the Minister while addressing a review meeting of officers of ISM at Directorate office in Indira Chowk, here today.
The Minister said in this regard 417 stand alone ISM dispensaries, 21 Homeopathic OPDs and 25 AMCHI OPDs, one Unani Hospital, 34 AYUSH Units are functional in two Government Medical Colleges, 22 District Hospitals, 10 Community Health Centers, and 56 dispensaries are functional on internal arrangements across the State. He said the Government is making all out efforts to fill up of vacant posts under the ISM Department through PSC and SSRB.
Choudhary Lal Singh informed that vacancies of Medical Officers of Ayurvedic and Unani, staff of ADMO office in newly created eight districts and 14 vacancies of nursing orderlies have been referred to the concerned recruiting agencies for filling up of these posts on fast track basis.
The Minister directed the concerned officers to post doctors and paramedics from the institutions where excess staff worked to the less staff institutions for the smooth run of the less staff institutions.
Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Dr. Mandeep K Bhandari, Director General ISM, Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar besides other senior officers of Jammu province attended the meeting.
Choudhary Lal Singh informed that Government has sanctioned Rs. 25.80 crore for construction of Government Ayurvedic Medical College at Sangani in Akhnoor, Rs. 32.50 crore for Government Unani Medical College at Nawabagh Ganderbal and Rs. 7.50 crore for 50-bedded Integrated Ayurvedic Yoga, Unani and Homeopathy (Ayush) Hospital at Harwan. He informed that Government of India has released Rs. 39.56 crore and the balance amount of Rs. 26.24 crore of State share is yet to be released.
The Minister received detailed appraisal of the different health care activities from Director General ISM and instructed the concerned functionaries to sensitize the people for availing this choice of treatment.
Choudhary Lal Singh emphasized upon the authorities concerned to ensure proper treatment facilities for people at the ISM hospitals, adding that it should be strictly ensured that patients get free of cost medicines and other health care facilities in these hospitals.
While reviewing the physical and financial achievements of Drug and Food Organization, the Minister asked the field functionaries of the ISM organization to ensure that no drug sub-outlets are operative on proxy basis anywhere in the State and ordered that drug shops should only run by license holders issued by the competent authority of the organization “It is matter of health care and we have to ensure that drugs only sold by trained pharmacists having requisite certificates and license from the Organization”, he instructed.
Choudhary Lal Singh also stressed on lifting of samples of variety edibles in the markets for testing to ensure that no adulteration is made in them which harms the health of the people. He directed that such manufacturers and shopkeepers should be fined and booked, adding that their units should be sealed and licenses canceled under the law.
Later, Director General, ISM, Dr. Abdul Kabir gave detailed resume of physical and financial achievements registered by the department towards promotion of ISM treatment in the State.
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