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SRINAGAR: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday said, Jammu & Kashmir, including Srinagar, is now emerging as a preferred destination for hosting national and international medical and other academic conferences conferences, particularly after the highly successful G20 meet at Srinagar.
This reflects a change of mood in the region , he said.
BJP ready, up to EC to decide on J&K Assembly polls: Dr Jitendra
Srinagar: The BJP is always ready for elections and it is up to the Election Commission (EC) to decide when the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls will be held, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday.
The Lok Sabha MP from Udhampur also said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved a lot over the last few years.
“It is up to the EC to decide when the election will be conducted. As far as the BJP is concerned, it is always ready for every election — whether it is the panchayat, Assembly or Parliament,” Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
The Union minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) also said “there have been no incidents of stone-pelting (in Jammu and Kashmir) for so many years now. Encounters do not take place while walking on the roads. The status of tourism is such that houseboats and hotels are full of tourists”.
Singh said Jammu and Kashmir has an important role to play in India’s growth story as it emerges as a powerful country in the next 25 years, as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“The prime minister says India will emerge as a powerful nation in the world in the next 25 years and in that journey of development, Jammu and Kashmir has an important role to play,” he said.
Dr. Jitendra was addressing a Workshop on Communication in Healthcare organized by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences.
During his address, Dr. Jitendra said, the success of G20 meeting (3rd Tourism Working Group Meeting) at Srinagar is explicitly showing that Kashmir is changing rapidly under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The successful G20 meeting attended by the highest number of delegates at Srinagar is in itself an indication of the change that has happened over the last 9 years particularly after the path breaking initiatives taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dr. Jitendra added.
During the workshop, Dr. Singh marked a significant milestone in underscoring the importance of proper communication in quality healthcare delivery.
While marking the profound importance of effective communication in the field of healthcare, Dr. Singh emphasized that healthcare is not just a science but an art, one that encompasses not only the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses but also the delicate and compassionate act of communicating with patients and their families.
The Union Minister expressed happiness in selecting Srinagar as the venue for this workshop and highlighted the rich legacy of healthcare in J&K. He said that the region has always been considered as the seat of medical learning and has been way ahead in this field even when disturbances came up in the 1990s. A series of successful meetings have led to this positive perception and an evidence of the fact is that more and more events are taking place in the valley.
Dr. Singh highlighted the astounding success of G20 meeting organised at Srinagar and is considered one of the best meetings held all across the country marking maximum attendance of delegates. All the official and nonofficial events marked the success of G20 with a huge media presence. Recent two-day conference on administrative reforms also garnered a good response and is a testimony of the fact that we are marching ahead.
Dr. Singh enlightened the audience that the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) programme took a little longer time to implement in this region but we are marching ahead at a smooth pace even in the times when so much transition is taking place. We have seen a shift from communication based healthcare to non-communication based one due to many factors including technological interventions, Dr. Singh added. Dr Singh said that India being a heterogeneous country, these facilities of no or less communications have come as a boon as well. Earlier, Bhupendra Kumar, Secretary, Department of Health and Medical Education Department spoke and extended gratitude to NBEMS in organising the workshop.