Union MoS reviews health care sector in J&K

Union MoS H&F Welfare Dr B P Pawar chairing a meeting on Tuesday.
Union MoS H&F Welfare Dr B P Pawar chairing a meeting on Tuesday.

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, June 21: Union Minister of State Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar today chaired a meeting at SKICC to review the progress of Health and Medical Education sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Director SKIMS, Dr Parvaiz Ahmad Koul, Director AIIMS Jammu, Dr Shakti Gupta, Director NHM, Dr Sachin Mittal, MD NHM J&K, Yasin M Choudhary, Principals of GMCs, Director Health Services Kashmir, Chief Medical Officers of various districts and other officers.
While reviewing the physical and financial progress on twin AIIMS in Jammu and Kashmir, MoS impressed upon the officers to work in a dedicated manner so that the projects are completed well within the stipulated time frame.
She directed the officers to hold regular meetings and iron out all the difficulties.
She said that the Government is working on a mission mode to further strengthen the healthcare infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir and many initiatives are being taken in this regard.
She assured the concerned officers that every support will be provided by the Union Government and impressed upon them to work in a cooperative manner in order to serve people better.
Director AIIMS Jammu and Deputy Director AIIMS Kashmir gave a detailed presentation about the progress of work on their respective institutes and also highlighted certain issues.
While reviewing the arrangements for Yatra 2022, MoS directed the concerned officers to provide quality healthcare to the pilgrims coming for the Amarnath Yatra 2022.
Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi briefed the MoS about the health sector and the arrangements that have been put in place for the Amarnath Yatra 2022.
He also informed that work on various projects is going on smoothly and necessary measures are being taken to ensure that all the projects are completed within the set deadlines.
MD NHM also gave a detailed presentation on the status of health indicators and the existing health facilities in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the UT of Jammu and Kashmir has moved from performers to fore runners.