JAMMU: Under fire from the opposition over healthcare facilities in areas along the border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government today said those areas have sufficient number of health centres with adequate medicare facilities.
Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat informed the Legislative Council that all the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir divisions have sufficient number of health centres.
He was replying to a calling attention notice by MLC Surinder Choudhary towards the situation arisen due to “non- availability” of basic facilities in health institutions in the border areas.
Bhagat said all health centres in these areas are providing proper healthcare facilities to the locals. (AGENCIES)