Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 5: A new 50-bedded hospital at Banihal with an estimated cost of Rs. 20.18 crore is under construction while Rs. 3 crore has been released under NHRM for the purpose.
Minister of State for Health, Shabir Ahmed Khan while replying to a question of Sham Lal Bhagat in Upper House today said that re-modelling of emergency hospital Batote and doctors residential quarters stand completed at a cost of Rs. 90.82 lakh and Rs. 130.50 lakh respectively. He said para-medical staff quarters, mortuary is under execution with an estimated cost of Rs. 97 lakh and accidental hospital at Khellani (Doda) is under construction at an estimated cost of Rs 399.60 lakh, adding District Hospital Doda is also under construction at an estimated cost of Rs 32.23 crore.
The Minister further stated that the trauma hospital at Thathri (Doda) is coming up at an estimated cost of Rs.75 lakh while the District Hospital Kishtwar stands completed and has been made functional with an estimated cost of Rs. 11.15 crore.
Minister for Tourism Ghulam Ahmad Mir while replying on behalf of Health Minister to a question of Syed Mohammad Rafiq Shah informed the House that Primary Health Centre Trehgam was established by Maharaja Pratap Singh in 1856.
The Minister said that on the recommendation of House Committee constituted by the Legislature to look into the process for creation and up-gradation of health institutions, the Directorate of Remote Sensing was asked to undertake a mapping survey to identify the places where there is need to set up health institutions, adding that the department is working on the report.
The Minister said that a consolidated proposal for opening and up-gradation of various health institutions and creation of posts was submitted to the Planning and Development Department in which the Planning and Development Department has advised to revisit the proposals and assess minimum creation of staff required.
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