Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat has called upon the officers to adopt pro-active approach in addressing all issues relating to the public importance.
He said that present PDP-BJP Government headed by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti is committed to ensure transparent, time bound service delivery to the people at the grass-root level, for which every functionary has to be made accountable towards his/her assigned task.
While reviewing the functioning the Health & Medical Education Department at a meeting held in his office chamber here today, the Minister issued specific instructions to the Commissioner/Secretary Health & Medical Education, M.K. Bhandari to further streamline the functioning of the department and make everyone accountable for achieving the targets in a time bound manner.
He directed for ensuring quick disposal of the cases and prioritizing the issues of utmost public importance so that the benefits of the government schemes percolate down to the needy.
The Minister directed the officers to maintain close synergy with all wings, seek regular feedback, performance reports to create a positive impact of this important department among the masses. He said the Health & Medical Education Department has a special mandate to provide better healthcare to the people through a vast network of health institutions across the State, therefore, a well-knit synergy and monitoring is needed at different levels.
He also urged the Commissioner to have regular interactions with the subordinate officers/heads of the institutions to get the feedback of services, performance and lapses, if any, and addressing the same on priority basis.
The issues related to the availability of manpower, medicines, equipments in the health institutions across the State, functioning of para-medical institutions, especially the newly established, viz-a-viz starting the classes and status of various on-going projects were discussed in detail. The Minister directed the Commissioner to personally monitor the progress of these flagged issues.
Among those present in the meeting included, Additional Secretaries, K.S. Chib, Naseer Ahmed Wani, Joint Director Planning, Madan Lal and others.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat flagged off a group of over 40 ASHA workers from all districts of the State to Chhattisgarh on a week-long inter-State study visit.
The visit was organized by National Health Mission (NHM) J&K.
The objective of the visit is to interact and acquaint the ASHA workers with their counterparts in Chhattisgarh State, which is being pioneer in the implementation of various flagship health and family welfare programme. The visit will provide an opportunity to the ASHA workers to gain exposure in the implementation of programmes and ground situation enabling them to help in performing better in Jammu and Kashmir. A special training and interactive session will also be organized for them during their visit to educate them about their role in providing timely help to the patients, especially the pregnant ladies and ensuring institutional deliveries.
The District Coordinators of National Health Mission (NHM) from all districts across the State are also accompanying.
Among those present on the occasion included, Mission Director, NHM, Dr. Mohan Singh, Director Health Services, Jammu, Dr. Gurjeet Singh Soodan, CMO, Jammu, Dr. Robinder Khajuria, DNO, HHM, Dr. Harjeet Rai and other senior officers of health and NHM.
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