PMDP: 102 projects completed across J&K
As many as 102 health projects under Prime Minister Development Programme (PMDP) and over 1470 Sub Centres have been operationalized as Health and Wellness Centres in Jammu and Kashmir.
Over 140 ongoing/new health infrastructure and projects have been undertaken under PMDP and over 2029 Sub Centres have been set as a target to make operationalised as Health and Wellness Centres in Union Territory by the government of India.
The data was released by the Ministry of Home Affairs in its annual report 2021-22.
As per the report, 5.97 lakh families are entitled to receive insurance coverage under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PMJAY) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, out of which, 4.72 lakh families have cards for at least one family member. 16.55 lakh persons have been issued Golden Cards. 251 hospitals have been empaneled under PMJAY.
The report further reads that under AB-PMJAY-SEHAT Scheme, 40.95 lakh beneficiaries have been issued golden cards. Around 78.21% of families (with at least one member registered) have been verified so far. The hospitals empanelled under the PMJAY scheme shall provide services under this scheme as well.
“Seven New Medical Colleges (Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Handwara and Udhampur) have been sanctioned by the Government of India. Five Medical colleges have been made functional on makeshift arrangements basis”, the report reads.
Adding that the report read, “Two Medical Colleges shall be made functional in the financial year 2024-25 and lasses are operational for 1st batch of MBBS students in respect of five new medical colleges. This has increased the MBBS intake capacity from 500 to 1100 seats in the UT of J&K”.
Fifteen B.Sc. Nursing Colleges have been sanctioned by GoI, to improve Nursing education and the availability of Trained Nursing Staff. Two State Cancer Institute’s are under construction in the UT, one at SKIMS Soura, Srinagar and the other at GMC Jammu, the report further reads.
“Establishment of 2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), one each at Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu and Awantipora (Pulwama), Kashmir Rs.2000 crore each is under progress”, the report further read.
