Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Minister for Health & Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today convened a comprehensive review meeting to assess developmental works, infrastructure projects and welfare initiatives in the Mendhar and Rafiabad Assembly Constituencies.
Besides, Cabinet Ministers Javed Ahmed Rana and Javid Ahmed Dar, the meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education Shantamanu; Secretary Health & Medical Education, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah; Director School Education Jammu; Director Health Services Kashmir/Jammu, and other senior officers of concerned departments.
During the review, Sakeena Itoo emphasized the need to accelerate ongoing projects in both constituencies, with a focus on healthcare, education and implementation of social welfare schemes.
She impressed upon the concerned officers to iron out all the issues that delay public service delivery.
Earlier raising the issues of school education sector in Mendhar, Minister Javed Rana highlighted the lack of staff strength in border areas in schools and called for urgent measures to fill those staffing gaps.
He urged upon the concerned to expedite the completion of Model School in Pathanatir, girls hostel in Balakot and Mendhar and other buildings where work has been going on for a long time.
During the meeting, Rana highlighted the issue of the absence of science subjects in several schools across the constituency. He stressed for the immediate introduction of science streams in these institutions, emphasizing that access to modern education is essential for empowering the youth and enabling them to compete at par with students from other regions.
Regarding the health sector in the Mendhar constituency, Rana stressed the urgent need to fill the existing vacancies in the Health Department. He emphasised to expedite recruitment and ensure that health centres and hospitals are adequately staffed so that quality medical facilities are made accessible to all residents.
Minister for Agriculture, Javed Dar highlighted the issues pertaining to his constituency and stressed for filling of vacancies across all educational institutions. He also raised the issue of abandoned buildings and called for taking some concrete measures to complete those buildings. He also raised certain issues of Government Degree College Bomai, Girls Hostels in Watergam and Rohama. He also raised the issue of SDH Rohama and called upon the concerned to arrange funds for its completion.
He also raised the issue of pending compensation to land donors and urged upon the concerned to resolve the matter at an earliest.
Sakeena Itoo also said that a plan will be drawn to fill staffing gaps in healthcare and educational institutions in both the constituencies for better public service delivery.
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