 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 22: Financial Commissioner (FC) Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Atal Dulloo, chaired an executive meeting to review the functioning of various components of National AYUSH Mission and released a Book on success stories of AYUSH systems of Medicine in the Civil Secretariat Jammu. The implementation of the components of National AYUSH Mission viz. Establishment of four 50 Bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospitals, , Establishment of AYUSH Health & wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat, upgradation of ISM Dispensaries and Hospitals, Repairs/Renovations of ISM Dispensaries, Establishment of DTL & Pharmacy and other related activities of NAM came under discussion.
Director ISM, J&K Dr Mohan Singh briefed regarding the latest status of various components of National AYUSH Mission. He informed that 50% of the funds allocated under the scheme have been utilized under various approved components. Director ISM, J&K informed that Ministry of AYUSH, Govt of India had sanctioned five 50 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hosptials at, Kishtwar, Billawar, Kulgam and Kupwara in 2019-20 which are under execution and one more 50 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospital alonwith Yoga and Naturopathy Centre at Central University Samba, has been approved to be established during current Financial Year.
Director ISM further informed that 94 AYUSH Health & WCs have been established by upgrading existing ISM Dispensaries and 100 more have been approved during current Financial Year. He further added that 123 more AYUSH Health & WCs are proposed to be established in 2021-22 which are being reflected in Annual Action Plan under National AYUSH Mission.
Financial Commissioner H&ME directed that DPRs for establishing Herbal Gardens in the premises of Govt Ayurvedic Medical College, Akhnoor, and Govt Unani Medical College, Ganderbal Kashmir should be prepared by concerned college authorities and reflected in SAAP 2021-22 under Medicinal plants component of National AYUSH Mission. It was also decided that services of Anganwari workers may be utilized on the same analogy as that of ANMs and ASHA workers for providing Nutritional Health Care services in order to achieve Holistic health care under inter-sectoral convergence at grass root level. It was also decided that MOUs shall be signed at District level between respective Chief Medical Officers and District AYUSH Officers for utilization of ASHAs/ANMs in AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres. Further it was decided that all AYUSH Health & Wellness centres shall have proper optic fibre internet connectivity for their smooth functioning for which tender shall be floated.
The Annual Action Plan 2021-22 under National AYUSH Mission J&K, to be submitted to Ministry of AYUSH Govt. of India, was also discussed in the meeting.
In the conclusion Financial Commissioner, H&ME released a Book titled “AROGYA-SIDDI” published by Directorate of ISM, depicting the success stories of the cases treated through AYUSH interventions by the Medical Officers of ISM Department in the interest of general public. |
