DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Dec 12
The Minister of State for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, while replying to a question by MP Rajya Sabha Er. Gulam Ali Khatana, stated that approval has been accorded by UT of J&K for the establishment of five (05) Medicities at Jammu (02), Pulwama (02), and Srinagar (01), while seven medical colleges at Doda, Kathua, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramulla, Handwara, and Udhampur have been approved in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Minister of State for H&FW under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY), the establishment of two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), one at Vijaypur in Jammu and another at Awantipora in Kashmir, has been approved for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (UT of J&K).
Ninety-two percent of civil construction work of AIIMS, Vijaypur, Jammu, has been completed. Faculty/non-faculty posts have been sanctioned for AIIMS, Vijaypur, Jammu, out of which 549 have been filled up. One MRI machine has been delivered at AIIMS Vijaypur, Jammu.
Forty-four percent of civil construction work of AIIMS Awantipora, Kashmir, has been completed. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of ‘Establishment of new medical colleges attached to existing district/referral hospitals,’ setting up of 07 new medical colleges at Doda, Kathua, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramulla, Handwara, and Udhampur in UT of J&K has been approved till date on cost-sharing in the ratio of 90:10 between the Centre and State, and all of these are functional, he said. The Minister further said that as per the scheme guidelines, planning, execution, and commissioning of the projects and operation and recruitment of staff for the approved Government Medical Colleges are the responsibility of UT of J&K. Under the National Programme for Prevention and Management of Trauma and Burns Injuries, establishment of Trauma care facilities has been approved for four (04) hospitals including MMAM District Hospital, Anantnag; Trauma Hospital, Ramban, Doda; Government District Hospital, Udhampur; and District Hospital, Kupwara.
As informed by the UT of J&K, approval has been accorded by UT of J&K for the establishment of five (05) Medicities at Jammu (02), Pulwama (02), and Srinagar (01).
MP Gulam Ali Khatana has asked for the current status of the newly established AIIMS and Government medical colleges (GMCs) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K); the availability of trained staff to operate medical equipment in these AIIMS/GMCs; the number of MRI and CT Scan machines available in AIIMS/GMCs in J&K; the number of referral cases from District Hospitals and new GMCs to AIIMS/GMCH Jammu/ Srinagar; the number of trauma centers between Batote and Doda in Jammu and Kashmir; the current staff position in J&K AIIMS/GMCs, whether there are any ongoing plans to address potential staff shortages in these medical institutions; and the status of Medi-cities in Jammu and Kashmir?
