STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off two Mobile Medical Units for UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.
This Clinic on Wheels facility, sponsored by SBI Foundation in collaboration with Borderless World Foundation will cater to 26 villages with comprehensive healthcare services.
Appreciating the initiative, the Lt Governor acknowledged the key role of voluntary organizations and stakeholders in complementing government’s efforts to strengthen healthcare services across J&K, particularly in rural and remote areas.
The Lt Governor also inspected the Mobile Medical Units and enquired about the health services and facilities available for the people.
PM package employees meet LG
SRINAGAR: A delegation of PM package employees on Friday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here.
The delegation apprised the Lt Governor of their various issues and concerns and sought his intervention for their early redressal.
The Lt Governor gave a patient hearing to the members of the delegation and assured them that the issues projected by them would be looked into earnestly for their redressal on priority.
The government will do everything possible to address your grievances, the Lt Governor told the members of the delegation.
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Principal Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir; Ashok Pandita, Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner, J&K and other senior officers were present during the interaction.
A dedicated medical team is accompanying the mobile medical units to provide primary, preventive and curative medical facilities to the rural population at their doorsteps, it was informed.
Rakesh Aima, Regional Manager, SBI; Adv Narsingh Lagad, Trustee, Borderless World Foundation (BWF); Waleed Khalid, Advisory Board Member BWF and other team members of BWF were present on the occasion at Raj Bhavan. Director Health Services Kashmir and Additional Commissioner Kashmir were also present.