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JAMMU: Minister for Health & Medical Education Bali Bhagat on Wednesday said formal sanction and grant-in-aid for establishment of new medical college in Doda is awaited from the Government of India and work on the project will start as and when the same is received.
He further said the revenue papers duly mutated in favour of Health & Medical Education Department for the land measuring 160 kanals at village Arnora Ghat in Doda for establishing the College have already been submitted to the Government of India asking it to convey the formal approval.
The Minster was replying to a question raised by MLA, Shakti Raj Parihar in the Legislative Assembly.
Regarding the operationalisation the newly sanctioned GNM School at Doda, the Minister said that under Centrally Sponsored Scheme, a GNM School has been sanctioned by the Government of India for the Doda district to strengthen the nursing services for which funds to the tune of Rs 3.37 crore have been released to the executing agency. However, there is no proposal before the government for establishment of Nursing College in the district.
On the issue of creation of staff for Trauma Hospital Khellani and New Type PHCs in Doda, the Minister said some posts for the NTPHCs have been referred to the recruiting agencies, besides a proposal for creation of posts for Accidental Hospital Khellani is under the consideration of the government.
