Health sector
Recently Chief Secretary, held a detailed review of infrastructure and services upgradation in health sector across all districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Regarding the enhancement of additional 50 MBBS seats in new medical colleges, he made out that applications have been submitted by all nine medical colleges of the UT and these are waiting for the pre-requisite NMC inspection for their approval of the same.
It was also revealed that three-member NMC Coordination Cell has been established under the Chairmanship of the Secretary Technical, H&ME Department to iron out any issues faced by colleges in this pursuit.
With respect to faculty recruitment in New Medical Colleges, the meeting was informed that appointment orders have been issued for 50 faculty and gazetted positions. Additionally 51 candidates have received engagement orders under academic arrangements also.
As far as the progress on major infrastructure and development projects is concerned, MD NHM, Nazim Zia informed the meeting that the work on key infrastructure projects is being expedited.
He made out that the tendering and work allocation under the PM ABHIM scheme has been accelerated with work apace on several of these projects. He also mentioned that the works on all the critical care blocks in DHs, 9 Community Health Centers (CHCs), 236 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs) stands awarded, with 77 already started on the site.
