Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 4: Division Bench of High Court comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Sindhu Sharma has constituted a committee of experts to examine infrastructure, equipments and human resource in all the hospitals.
Hearing two different petitions seeking improvement of medical facilities and the infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, the DB observed, “court is not an expert body which can advice on the issues as to how medical infrastructure available in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has to be improved and in what manner to bring it at par with the best medical facilities available in other parts of the country”.
Accordingly, a committee of experts was constituted to visit the hospitals to examine the infrastructure, equipments and human resource available and submit a report to the High Court to proceed further in the manner so that best infrastructure is created.
For Jammu Division the committee is comprised of Dr Yogesh Chawla, Retired Director PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr Ravi Gupta, Medical Superintendent Govt Medical College and Hospital, Dr H L Goswami, Retired Principal, Govt Medical College, Dr Rattan P Kudyar, Retired Associate Professor, (Endocrinologist), Govt Medical College Jammu, Director Health Services, Jammu and Principal, Government Medical College, Jammu.
For Kashmir Division the committee is comprised of Dr Yogesh Chawla, Retired Director PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr. Ravi Gupta, Medical Superintendent Govt. Medical College and Hospital , Dr Kaisar Ahmed, Ex. Principal Government Medical College, Srinagar, Dr Showket Zargar, Retired Director, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) , Director, Health Services and Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar.
The Directors of Health Services shall coordinate and work as the Member Secretary of the committee. “The members of the committee have very graciously consented to lend their services for a noble cause as they had been concerned with the medical education and facilities for the citizens for a long time”, the DB observed.
“Though we all know that a service provided by a doctor to a patient cannot be measured in terms of money but still as an honorarium we direct that the members of the committee shall be paid honorarium in terms of the guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India for inspections”, the DB said, adding “the members of the committee are requested to visit the main Government Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir at the first instance. They need to examine the current facilities available with regard to infrastructure, human resource and equipments in various faculties- departments”.
“Wherever improvement is required recommendations shall be made for the same. If execution has to be in phased manner, the same shall be also suggested. If approximate cost is also indicated, the same will be of immense help”, the DB said and directed that all concerned in the respective hospitals shall render all possible help so as to enable the members of the committee to furnish proper report.
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