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| Govt to recruit 1,700 doctors: Lt Governor Sinha | | |  Early Times Report
Udhampur, Oct 7: The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to recruit 1,700 doctors to strengthen the healthcare system, Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday.
“There is a shortage of paramedics and doctors in J-K. There are vacancies. We are going to start the recruitment of 1,700 doctors soon,” Sinha told an event organised as part of the “Back-to-Village-3” campaign in Udhampur district’’s Kud area.
“Since we are facing a pandemic and new lifestyle diseases, we have ensured universal life and health cover for all people in our villages.... we will deliver on this,” he added.
The Lt Governor appreciated the progress achieved by the district in the health sector and stressed on expediting the work on recently approved new medical colleges. Summarising achievements of the “Back-to-Village” programme, the Lt Governor announced that 1.79 lakh beneficiaries have been linked with the Jammu & Kashmir Health Insurance Scheme, 65,000 farmers have been provided Kisan Credit Card, 1.55 lakh ration cards have been seeded with Aadhaar and more than 55,000 farmers have benefitted under PM KISAN initiative.
“It is heartening to know that school enrolment in the district has increased over the past years; three new colleges are coming up while four others are already operational. It should be our collective responsibility to reduce the school dropout rate in the district,” said the Lt Governor.
He complimented the district administration for the ‘’Back to School’’ initiative which has led to resumption of studies for school dropouts.
Panchayats and people will be the sole planners and executors of developmental projects, while the administration will play the role of a facilitator he further said.
People should decide about the works to be executed and the government will use all its resources to fulfil them, Sinha said at a public function here in Udhampur district. “We all are ready to work unitedly for your (peoples) progress and development. The role of all officers is just a facilitator. Under the ‘Back2Village’ programme, all works will be formulated and planned by panchayats, its members and the people. You will be its executors. We are here to facilitate,? the L-G said.
The programme of the Jammu and Kashmir administration seeks to take governance to the hinterlands of the Union Territory.
L-G Sinha said that he was working on a four-point plan to accelerate growth, provide benefits of social security and welfare schemes to all, eliminate regional disparities and ensure effective execution of developmental works.
“Panchayats will be a new model of equitable development and growth in the country. The people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide their own priorities and the administration will be a facilitator,” he said.
There is no dearth of resources and infrastructure. Every work for the benefit of the people has been completed with honesty and within a stipulated timeframe, Sinha said.
He said that he will ensure socio-economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir.The Union Territory will become an example and a benchmark for other states of the country, the L-G said. |
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